Application Engineer - Data Center
YINLUN TDI LLC Fremont, California, United States
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing · 501-1,000 employees
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About the role
Provide technical support for data center cooling applications, including liquid cooling components, heat exchangers, and cold plates, and assess customer specifications and product suitability. Coordinate with customers and global engineering, R&D, and manufacturing teams to develop solutions and support projects from initial evaluation through qualification and implementation.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in mechanical, thermal, electrical, or a related engineering discipline, at least two years of relevant engineering experience, and knowledge of heat transfer, fluid dynamics, cooling systems, or thermal management. Candidates should be able to review technical requirements, communicate effectively with customers and international teams, coordinate projects, and travel as needed; Mandarin and relevant industry experience are preferred.
Benefits
Full description
Description
Job Title: Application Engineer - Data Center
Location: Fremont, CA (Onsite)
Company: Yinlun TDI LLC
About Yinlun TDI LLC
Yinlun TDI LLC is a leading provider of advanced thermal management solutions for the U.S. automotive, commercial truck, and off highway markets. Following the acquisition by Zhejiang Yinlun Co., Ltd., Yinlun TDI has further strengthened its engineering expertise and manufacturing capabilities in the United States.
Headquartered in Houston, TX, Yinlun TDI LLC maintains sales and engineering facilities in California, Michigan, and Illinois. With strong support from our parent company, we are well positioned for continued growth across conventional heat exchangers, hybrid, electric vehicle (EV), and autonomous driving sectors.
Yinlun TDI LLC is an ISO 14001 and IATF 16949 certified manufacturer of heat exchangers and fluid cooling components for automotive, commercial truck, bus, and industrial markets
Position Overview
We are seeking an Application Engineer to support our growing Data Center Thermal Management business in North America.
This role serves as a technical bridge between customers, sales teams, and global engineering teams, supporting the development and application of advanced cooling solutions for AI servers, high-performance computing (HPC), and data center infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, experience with thermal management or liquid cooling technologies, and the ability to translate customer technical requirements into practical engineering solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical support to customers for data center thermal management and cooling applications.
- Support the application and integration of liquid cooling components, heat exchangers, cold plates, and related thermal management products.
- Participate in customer technical meetings, product presentations, design reviews, and engineering discussions.
- Review customer specifications, drawings, and technical requirements to evaluate product feasibility and application suitability.
- Coordinate with global engineering, R&D, and manufacturing teams to develop customized solutions.
- Support product selection, technical proposals, quotations, and engineering documentation.
- Track customer engineering projects from initial technical evaluation through product qualification and implementation.
- Monitor emerging data center cooling technologies and customer requirements to support future product development.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 2+ years of experience in application engineering, thermal management, product engineering, technical support, or a related engineering role.
- Understanding of heat transfer, fluid dynamics, cooling systems, or thermal management principles.
- Experience reviewing technical specifications, engineering drawings, and customer requirements.
- Ability to communicate technical information effectively with customers and internal engineering teams.
- Strong problem-solving, project coordination, and cross-functional communication skills.
- Comfortable working directly with customers in a technical support or application engineering capacity.
- Ability to work effectively with international engineering and manufacturing teams.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Mandarin Chinese is a plus.
- Manufacturing, technology, electronics, automotive, industrial, or data center experience is a plus.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, and floating holidays
- Career growth opportunities in a fast-paced, global environment
