Graduate Trainee Engineer - Cooling, Mechanical

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
In this position, you will get to:
• Support the Cooling Systems Engineering team in product-development activities for liquid-cooling equipment, particularly Coolant Distribution Units, while gaining structured, hands-on exposure to thermal, hydraulic, mechanical, testing, and NPI engineering processes.
• Support engineering calculations for:
o Coolant flow and pressure-drop calculations
o Pump operating-point evaluation
o Heat-exchanger sizing and performance assessment
• Assist with the preparation and maintenance of:
o Engineering requirements
o Component specifications
o Design calculations
o Test plans and reports
o Wetted material and component lists
• Support the evaluation of CDU components such as:
o Pumps
o Heat exchangers
o Valves
o Filters
o Expansion tanks
o Flow, temperature, and pressure sensors
o Piping, hoses, and fittings
• Assist engineers during prototype build, lab testing, functional testing, leak testing, and design verification.
• Support analysis of test data and comparison against calculated or specified performance.
• Participate in design reviews, DFMEA, DFM, and engineering change assessments.
• Support 3D CAD modelling, drawing updates, BOM verification, and engineering documentation where required.
• Maintain assigned activities, deliverables, and evidence in Jira or the applicable project-management system.
• Collaborate with Mechanical Design, Systems Engineering, Electrical, Controls, Reliability, Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Lab teams.
• Follow applicable safety, quality, data-privacy, and engineering procedures.


YOU HAVE:
• Academic background in BE/BTech in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Fresher with no prior full-time employment experience.
• Academic exposure to any of the following:
o Thermodynamics / Heat transfer
o Fluid mechanics
o Refrigeration and air-conditioning
o Thermal systems
o Mechanical design
• Essential
o Good understanding of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat-transfer fundamentals.
o Ability to perform basic engineering calculations using Excel.
o Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
o Basic understanding of pumps, piping systems, heat exchangers, and cooling systems.
o Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
o Clear written and verbal communication.
o Willingness to work in a laboratory and product-development environment.
• Preferred
o Academic project or internship related to HVAC, refrigeration, thermal systems, liquid cooling, pumps, heat exchangers, or renewable-energy systems.
o Exposure to SolidWorks or another 3D CAD platform.
o Exposure to MATLAB, Python, EES, CFD software, or engineering data-analysis tools.
o Awareness of DFMEA, GD&T, tolerance analysis, design validation, or NPI processes.
o Interest in data-center liquid cooling and electro-mechanical product development.

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.