Senior Engineer Code Compliance (Thermal) - Thermal Management Products

Senior Engineer – Code Compliance (Thermal)

Thermal Management Products | Vertiv Power and Thermal Management

Experience 5–10 years

Function Code Compliance

Scope Thermal / HVAC

Level Senior Engineer

Position Summary

The Senior Engineer – Code Compliance (Thermal) is the compliance owner for Vertiv thermal management product lines. The role ensures that product designs, engineering documentation, thermal systems, components, submittals, and certification deliverables comply with applicable product safety standards, refrigerant and pressure-equipment regulations, energy-performance requirements, customer specifications, and regional regulatory expectations.

This role is intended for a senior engineer with 5–10 years of experience in thermal/HVAC product engineering, product safety, certification support, design review, or code compliance for data center, HVAC, industrial, or critical infrastructure products. The role acts as a compliance checkpoint in the product development process and works closely with the Electrical Code Compliance engineer on the electrical content of thermal products and on integrated power/thermal systems.

Product Scope Product FamilyScope

Vertiv Thermal Products	CRAC units; fan walls; AHUs; XDUs; chillers; air cooling; liquid cooling; heat rejection/reuse equipment; controls and related cooling-system documentation.
Interface with Electrical	Electrical cabinets, control panels, and integrated power/thermal solutions, in coordination with the Electrical Code Compliance engineer.

Key Responsibilities Thermal Product Compliance

• Review thermal product designs and documentation for CRAC, fan wall, AHU, XDU, chiller, air cooling, liquid cooling, heat rejection, and heat reuse systems.
• Conduct compliance review of submittals, airflow summaries, unit drawings, component performance, fan data, filter data, electrical cabinet heat calculations, safety notes, and component specification sheets.
• Ensure thermal product designs comply with applicable HVAC/thermal equipment safety standards (including UL 1995 and UL/IEC 60335-2-40), UL 508A for associated control panels, customer specifications, and regional regulatory expectations.
• Verify alignment with pressure-equipment requirements (PED, ASME) for chillers and pressurized refrigerant/hydronic circuits, and with AHRI performance certification and ASHRAE 90.1 efficiency requirements where applicable.

Refrigerant & Regulatory Readiness

• Lead refrigerant compliance reviews for cooling products, including refrigerant safety classification, charge limits, and system safety requirements under ASHRAE 15 / ASHRAE 34 and UL/IEC 60335-2-40.
• Track and assess low-GWP refrigerant transition requirements, including the EU F-gas Regulation and US EPA refrigerant rules, and their impact on current and planned products.
• Support LEED and BREEAM credit documentation for thermal products used in data center projects, where applicable.

Testing, Commissioning & Field Documentation

• Review and verify testing, commissioning, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting documentation, Method Statements, Risk Assessments, Site Acceptance Test procedures, and incident documentation where relevant to compliance deliverables.

Standards & Certification Support

• Interpret and apply applicable product safety, environmental, and regional standards during NPD, sustaining engineering, customer projects, product changes, and product release activities.
• Conduct compliance assessments during design reviews with engineering, product management, manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and business unit teams to identify risks early and drive corrective actions.
• Maintain compliance checklists, standards matrices, technical justifications, evidence packages, compliance reports, and audit-ready documentation.
• Coordinate with internal compliance teams, certification bodies, suppliers, and product teams on certification evidence, product approvals, component changes, and change-impact assessments on existing certifications.
• Collaborate with the Electrical Code Compliance engineer on shared product content and on integrated power/thermal system compliance.

Compliance Oversight & Authority

• Act as the compliance checkpoint at key product development milestones (concept, design freeze, pre-certification, and pre-release) for thermal product lines.
• Approve compliance deliverables or place them on hold where non-conformances exist, and recommend rejection; final release decisions on unresolved items are escalated to engineering leadership.
• Maintain a non-compliance and corrective-action tracking log, and produce periodic compliance status reports for engineering leadership and management.
• Escalate unresolved compliance risks to senior management when product teams do not close identified non-conformances within agreed timelines.
• Monitor changes to applicable standards, codes, and regulations, and assess their impact on current and upcoming thermal product lines.
• Conduct compliance awareness sessions and provide guidance to product engineering teams on new or updated standards and regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications AreaRequirement

Education	Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, HVAC Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
Experience	5–10 years of experience in thermal/HVAC product engineering, compliance engineering, product safety, certification support, or code compliance.
Product exposure	Experience with HVAC systems, CRAC, AHU, fan wall, XDU, chiller, liquid cooling, or data center cooling infrastructure products.
Thermal capability	Understanding of thermal product operation, refrigeration cycles, airflow, cooling performance, hydronic/hydraulic/pneumatic fundamentals, and data center cooling principles.
Electrical awareness	Working understanding of electrical cabinets, control panels, and component data sufficient to review electrical cabinet heat calculations and safety notes on thermal products.
Standards knowledge	Working knowledge of UL 1995, UL/IEC 60335-2-40, ASHRAE 15/34, refrigerant regulations, pressure-equipment requirements, and UL, CSA, IEC, and CE requirements relevant to the product scope.
Documentation	Ability to prepare compliance matrices, design review notes, certification evidence, risk assessments, test documentation, corrective-action records, and technical justifications.
Collaboration	Ability to work with product engineering, mechanical/thermal engineering, electrical engineering, quality, manufacturing, sourcing, suppliers, certification agencies, and business unit teams.

Desirable Qualifications

• Prior experience in data center infrastructure, thermal management, cooling systems, or mission-critical products.
• Experience with thermal products such as CRAC, fan wall, AHU, Liquid Cooling Distribution Unit , chillers, direct expansion systems, chilled water systems, liquid cooling, heat rejection, and heat reuse systems.
• Hands-on experience with A2L refrigerant transitions and low-GWP product redesign or requalification.
• Experience supporting LEED and BREEAM credit documentation for equipment used in data center projects.
• Familiarity with product certifications and regional compliance requirements across North America, Europe, and global markets.
• Former mechanical code compliance official

Main Compliance Standards / Codes to Focus On CategoryStandards / Codes

Thermal / HVAC product safety	UL 1995, UL/IEC 60335-2-40, UL 508A (control panels), applicable CSA requirements, IEC, and CE depending on product and market.
Refrigerant safety & regulation	ASHRAE 15, ASHRAE 34, EU F-gas Regulation, US EPA refrigerant rules, and low-GWP refrigerant transition requirements.
Pressure equipment	Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) and ASME requirements for chillers and pressurized refrigerant/hydronic circuits.
Performance & efficiency	AHRI performance certification, ASHRAE 90.1, and product-specific requirements for airflow, filters, heat rejection, cooling performance, and component performance documentation.
Green building documentation	LEED and BREEAM credit documentation for thermal products in data center projects, where applicable.
Quality / management systems	ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001 where applicable to manufacturing, safety, and environmental management systems.
Data center / integrated systems	Local/regional construction codes, customer specifications, interoperable power/thermal system integration requirements, and standards playbook alignment.

Technical Skills Required

• Thermal product compliance review	• HVAC/cooling system design review	• Product safety standards interpretation
• Data center cooling architecture understanding	• Refrigerant / low-GWP regulatory review	• Certification documentation and compliance matrix preparation
• BOM/component compliance review	• Submittal review and technical documentation	• Root-cause analysis and non-compliance resolution
• Risk assessment and corrective action tracking	• Supplier documentation review	• Cross-functional compliance review and oversight

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong ownership and accountability
• Detail-oriented review mindset
• Ability to challenge design assumptions constructively
• Standards-first and safety-first mindset
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Continuous improvement mindset