About this role
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.