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Mechanical NPI Liquid Cooling Engineer
- Insight Global (Santa Clara, CA)
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Job Description
Insight Global is seeking an experienced a highly technical engineering role focused on overseeing the process of taking new liquid cooled products from design to full scale manufacturing. This role requires a
combination of technical expertise in electro/mechanical design and manufacturing, along with recent experience in liquid cooled products and the thermal solutions that make them possible.
What You'll Do:
-Lead and develop a high‑performing team responsible for introducing new products to market.
-Drive focus on manufacturability, reliability, efficiency, and quality throughout the product lifecycle.
-Provide strong technical leadership while fostering cross‑functional collaboration across engineering, supply chain, quality, and manufacturing teams.
-Partner directly with customers to define product requirements and resolve field quality issues or escalations.
-Develop, optimize, and oversee manufacturing processes to ensure product quality and continuous improvement.
-Apply deep expertise in electromechanical manufacturing, Design for Cost, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles.
-Influence engineering teams and collaborate with cross‑functional partners to improve efficiency, scalability, and process robustness.
-Lead teams in performing root‑cause analysis of quality and process issues at contract manufacturers or vendors.
-Drive the development and implementation of effective solutions to resolve manufacturing and quality challenges.
-Travel internationally as needed (passport required; company will sponsor China visa).
PR: $90-100/ hr
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.
Skills and Requirements
•A Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related
manufacturing discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working as a Mechanical NPI Engineer,
-Coupled with expertise in Prototype & Production level DFM as it relates to data center products
• Should possess a minimum of 1-3 years of experience in the scaled manufacturing and implementation of liquid cooling thermal solutions, encompassing board-level to
facility-level applications.
- This experience should include cold plates, associated fittings, tubing, and hose terminations, as well as the deployment of leak detection devices and the utilization of system-level liquid cooling distribution units (CDUs) and air-assisted liquid coolers (AALCs).
• Demonstrated working knowledge and experience with PLM systems (Agile, Propel preferred) and a comprehensive understanding of ECO/MCO/DEV/PCN processes.
• A strong background in debugging and troubleshooting Electro-Mechanical (E/M) systems, conducting failure/root cause analysis, and applying the 8D methodology ● Experience with L11 level integration, assy and testing of liquid cooled products, for
direct deployment to customer data centers.
• Experience with fiber optic cable handling, integration and management. BICSI
certification is desirable.
• Knowledge of data center equipment lifecycle management, E/M assy’s and component level coordination, from New Product Introduction through Production, and End of Life.
• Knowledge in properly handling and managing cold plates during high‑level assembly.
• Familiarity with facility level power and cooling requirements for air and liquid cooled
products.
• Experience reviewing PCB layout files in Allegro, or other viewer.
• CREO MCAD experience.
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