Mechanical Engineer, Sustaining

CoolIT, An Ecolab Company, a leading Direct Liquid Cooling technology provider for data centers, supercomputers, and desktop computers, is seeking a talented Mechanical Sustaining Engineer to join our team.
In this role, you will support the lifecycle management, reliability, manufacturability, and continuous improvement of production liquid cooling products. You will be responsible for maintaining and improving released products, supporting manufacturing and field operations, resolving technical issues, approving alternate-source components, and executing engineering changes.
The ideal candidate possesses strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, practical problem-solving skills, and experience collaborating cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Service, and Product Development teams. This position is primarily focused on Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs), ensuring products continue to meet customer, quality, cost, reliability, and performance objectives throughout their lifecycle.
What's in it for You?
We strive to be an employer of choice and believe in rewarding our employees with career growth and development opportunities that strengthen our culture while aligning with our vision and values.
Dress for your day in a casual yet professional environment.
Thrive in a company that values sustainability, promotes a safety-first culture, and has been recognized as one of the world's most ethical companies.
Vacation and flex days, plus a paid company-wide shutdown during the holiday season.
Comprehensive benefits including dental, prescription drugs, vision, paramedical coverage, and a health spending account. These benefits are fully covered by CoolIT and begin on your first day.
What You Will Do
Support released CDU products throughout their lifecycle, ensuring continued performance, quality, reliability, and manufacturability.
Investigate product, manufacturing, supplier, and field issues; perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
Create and implement Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) to support product improvements, component changes, and issue resolution.
Provide day-to-day engineering support to Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Service teams.
Support resolution of production issues related to assembly, testing, quality, and component availability.
Identify and qualify alternate components to address obsolescence, supply constraints, and cost reduction opportunities.
Perform engineering calculations, tolerance analysis, reliability assessments, engineering evaluations, and root cause investigations.
Develop, execute, and document engineering validation testing to verify product performance and design changes.
Identify and drive value analysis/value engineering (VAVE) opportunities.
Create, review, and maintain engineering documentation including drawings, bills of materials, specifications, test reports, and work instructions.
Collaborate with suppliers to resolve technical issues and support component qualification activities.
Participate in design reviews, failure reviews, FMEA activities, and corrective action investigations.
Provide technical support for customer meetings, field investigations, factory testing, and product deployments as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
Must have a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility to obtain it within 6 months.
3-7 years of mechanical engineering experience in product development, sustaining engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related field.
Experience supporting production products and resolving technical issues in a manufacturing environment.
Experience creating and implementing Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Notices (ECNs).
Experience conducting root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions.
Experience working collaboratively with suppliers, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams.
Demonstrated experience with stainless steel and aluminum fabrication and welding techniques.
Strong understanding of design for manufacturability (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and design for serviceability (DFS) principles.
Interest in working in a fast-paced and innovative technology environment.
Legally eligible to work in Canada.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with thermal analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (dFMEA).
Demonstrated experience with pump, heat exchanger, and valve selection and verification.
Familiarity with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
Experience using SolidWorks PDM and Arena PLM.
Knowledge of data center cooling technologies and strategies.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Please note that immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
Successful candidates will be required to complete a background check as a condition of employment.
During pre-screening, we may use an AI tool, supported by human oversight, to efficiently manage tasks such as resume screening and/or interview scheduling. All hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo pre-hire background checks as a condition of employment.