Critical Cooling Systems Technician (HVAC)

Req ID: 134085
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: Texas
City: Fort Worth

General Overview

Functional Area: ENG - Engineering
Career Stream: FAC - Facilities/Real Estate Engineering
Role: Specialist
SAP Short Name: SPE
Job Title: Facilities Specialist
Job Code: SPE-ENG-FAC
Job Level: Band 08
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

A Data Center Chilled Water Expert (often titled as Critical Cooling Systems
Technician, Liquid Cooling SME, or Data Center Facilities Engineer) is responsible for
the technical authority, maintenance, and optimization of large-scale chilled water and
liquid cooling systems that protect critical production.

Detailed Description

● System Maintenance & Operations: Perform advanced preventive, predictive, and
corrective maintenance on 2000 ton air-cooled/water-cooled chillers, pumps,
cooling towers, piping networks and associated control systems.
● Advanced Liquid Cooling: Act as the primary technical authority for rack cooling,
Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs), Liquid cooled rack fans and Roof Top Units
(RTUs).
● Water Chemistry Management: Monitor and maintain technical water chemistry
to prevent corrosion and biological growth, conducting regular fluid sampling and
pH/conductivity testing.
● Troubleshooting & Incident Response: Execute rapid fault isolation for
cooling-related alarms and performance deviations
● Optimization & Efficiency: Analyze temperature, pressure, and delta-T metrics to
optimize system PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) and energy efficiency.
● Vendor & Project Oversight: Supervise third-party service providers during major
repairs (e.g., chiller teardowns) and support commissioning for new
infrastructure.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

● Experience: Typically 5–10 years of hands-on experience in data centers,
Computing facilities, or heavy industrial cooling

● Technical Knowledge: Deep proficiency in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics,
hydronic balancing, and control schematics.
● Preferred Certifications:
○ Certified HVAC Process Cooling
○ EPA Section 608 Universal Refrigerant Handling.
○ Manufacturer-specific training on major chiller brands (e.g., York, Johnson
Controls, Schneider Electric).

Physical Demands

• Duties of the position are performed in a manufacturing environment with frequent exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, hazardous substances, etc.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Typical Experience

• Five to Ten years of relevant experience

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Educational requirements may vary by geography

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Celestica is an E-Verify employer.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.