Director, Engineering (IT Cooling, North America)

Job description

Job Summary: The Director, Engineering - IT Cooling, is responsible for the leadership, capability, capacity, and technical excellence of the North American engineering organization supporting CoolIT's IT Cooling product portfolio. This role develops and leads a high-performing team while establishing the engineering standards, processes, and technical direction required to deliver innovative, high-quality liquid cooling solutions and support the company's long-term growth strategy.

What's in it For You:

- Vacation and flex days, and paid company-wide shutdown during the holiday season.

- Comprehensive benefits including Dental, Drugs, Optical, Paramedical, and Health Spending. These costs are covered by CoolIT and are enacted from your first day.

- Dress for your day - in a casual yet professional environment.

- Retention rewards like The Big Coffee Break that reward tenure with additional vacation time and a monetary bonus.

- Company-funded RRSP contributions to support your long-term financial goals.

What You Will Do:

- Lead the North American IT Cooling engineering organization responsible for the design of cold plates, cold plate loops, manifolds, and related cooling technologies.

- Provide functional leadership to engineering managers and technical leaders, ensuring organizational effectiveness and technical excellence.

- Own engineering resource forecasting, and organizational scaling to support business objectives.

- Develop, coach, and retain a high-performing engineering team through talent management, performance development, and succession planning.

- Establish and continuously improve engineering standards, processes, tools, and best practices across the IT Cooling discipline.

- Partner with the Principal Engineer and the Advanced Technology Group to define technology roadmaps, innovation strategies, and long-term technical direction.

- Oversee the work of the Technical Solutions Group that is responsible for Technology Development and internal subject matter expert consultancy.

- Ensure robust technical governance through design reviews, risk management, validation activities, and engineering quality processes.

- Collaborate with Product Management, Program Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Customer Focus Teams to achieve business objectives.

- Represent the engineering organization in customer engagements, executive reviews, strategic planning, and key technical escalations.

- Represent CoolIT at industry events by participating in speaking engagement and panel discussions.

- Participate in corporate strategic planning and yearly budget development. Manage the budget for the department.

- Drive continuous improvement in engineering productivity, capability development, product quality, and organizational performance.

Location and Travel:

- Based in Calgary, AB

- Up to 20% international

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

- 12+ years of engineering experience in product development, thermal management, liquid cooling, or related industries.

- 5+ years of experience leading engineering managers, technical leaders, or multidisciplinary engineering organizations.

- Strong understanding of cold plate technologies, liquid cooling systems, thermal management, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics.

- Proven ability to build, develop, and scale high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.

- Experience establishing engineering processes, technical standards, design methodologies, and governance frameworks.

- Strong business and organizational planning skills, including budgeting, workforce planning, and resource management.

- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

- Excellent communication, customer engagement, and executive presentation skills.

- Strategic thinker with strong technical judgment, risk-based decision-making abilities, and a passion for engineering excellence.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

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.