Senior Director - Cooling & Chiller Systems
Location: Dallas, Texas (Hybrid)
Salary: $190,000 - $220,000 + Bonus
Relocation Assistance: Available
Employment Type: Permanent
The OpportunityWe are seeking an experienced
Senior Director of Cooling & Chiller Systems to lead engineering, product development and commercial strategy across advanced cooling technologies.
This is a senior leadership position requiring deep technical expertise in
centrifugal chiller design and engineering, combined with the ability to build teams, develop products and drive business growth.
Key Responsibilities- Lead engineering and product development across centrifugal chillers, modular chiller plants and integrated cooling systems.
- Define product strategy, technical roadmaps and commercial development priorities.
- Oversee product design, validation, certification and market introduction.
- Drive system integration across mechanical, electrical, thermal and controls technologies.
- Ensure compliance with North American regulatory and certification requirements.
- Build and lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, establishing technical capabilities and operational processes.
- Partner with commercial teams, customers and global engineering stakeholders.
- Support the development of cooling solutions for hyperscale data centres and mission-critical infrastructure.
- Oversee product lifecycle performance, manufacturing collaboration and field support.
Candidate RequirementsEssential- Direct experience in centrifugal chiller design, engineering or product development within an OEM or manufacturing environment.
- 15+ years of relevant engineering experience, including significant senior leadership responsibility.
- Strong understanding of industrial cooling, thermodynamics and large-capacity chiller systems.
- Proven experience leading engineering teams and complex product development programmes.
- Experience with product strategy, commercialisation and customer-facing technical leadership.
- Knowledge of North American equipment standards, certification and regulatory requirements.
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering or a related discipline.
Desirable- Modular Chiller Plant (MCP) development and system integration.
- Data centre cooling and mission-critical infrastructure experience.
- Liquid cooling and Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) technologies.
- International engineering collaboration and product localisation.
- Experience scaling engineering teams or developing new business capabilities.
Compensation & Benefits- Base salary: $195,000 - $225,000.
- Annual bonus opportunity: 30%.
- Comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits.
- Relocation assistance.
- Hybrid working arrangement.
- Domestic and occasional international travel.
