Senior Process Flow Engineer

Maximize your potential. Minimize your footprint.

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a Madison Industries company.  Madison Industries is one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world and has a robust portfolio of indoor air quality solutions. Madison builds entrepreneurially driven, branded market leaders that are committed to making the world safer, healthier and more productive by creating innovative solutions that deliver outstanding customer value.

At Nortek Data Center Cooling, we’re shaping the future by Creating a Better Tomorrow Every Day!  We are a premier HVAC company offering energy efficient and sustainable products and solutions that exceed customer expectations through our employees’ commitment to quality, customer experience and operational excellence.

Nortek Data Center Cooling. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nortek Air Management and its divisions offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions. To apply, please visit our career site at www.nortekair.com/careers.

Other Benefits:
*Making NexGen Products - Cooling the World’s Ever Expanding Data Centers 
*Airconditioned work environment

*Benefits start day one 
*401K match 
*First year, 4 weeks’ vacation (accrued)

Job Summary
Nortek is seeking an experienced Senior Process Flow Engineer to lead the development, optimization, and standardization of manufacturing processes for advanced data center cooling solutions, including liquid cooling systems, cooling distribution units (CDUs), rear-door heat exchangers, pumps, heat exchangers, manifolds, and integrated thermal management products.

This role is responsible for designing end-to-end manufacturing process flows, improving throughput and quality, reducing costs, and supporting new product introductions (NPI). The Senior Process Flow Engineer will collaborate closely with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Operations, and Continuous Improvement teams to ensure scalable, safe, and efficient production processes that support rapid business growth in the data center infrastructure market.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineering leader with expertise in manufacturing systems, lean principles, process optimization, and industrialization of complex mechanical and electromechanical products.

Job Responsibilities

Process Design & Optimization

• Develop, document, and maintain manufacturing process flows for data center cooling products and assemblies.
• Design efficient production layouts, material flows, workstation configurations, and assembly sequences.
• Analyze manufacturing bottlenecks and implement process improvements to increase throughput, quality, and equipment utilization.
• Create and maintain process maps, value stream maps, routing structures, and manufacturing standards.
• Establish labor standards and manufacturing cycle times through time studies and process analysis.
• Lead capacity planning and line balancing initiatives to support production growth.

New Product Introduction (NPI)

• Partner with Product Development and Design Engineering teams to ensure manufacturability during product development.
• Lead manufacturing readiness activities for new products and process changes.
• Develop manufacturing work instructions, process specifications, PFMEAs, control plans, and validation plans.
• Support prototype, pilot, and production launch activities.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities during product industrialization.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Utilize data-driven methodologies to reduce waste, improve quality, and optimize production costs.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective action activities for manufacturing issues.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to monitor process performance and identify improvement opportunities.

Manufacturing & Operations Support

• Collaborate with production teams to resolve process-related issues and improve operational performance.
• Evaluate manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixtures, and capital investments.
• Support production scalability initiatives across multiple manufacturing sites when applicable.
• Ensure processes comply with safety, quality, and environmental requirements.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as a technical leader for manufacturing process development projects.
• Mentor Process Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, and Continuous Improvement personnel.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain, Quality, and Operations teams to support production objectives.
• Present project status, recommendations, and performance results to leadership.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, industrial engineering, or operations engineering.
• 3+ years of experience leading complex process improvement or manufacturing development projects.
• Strong experience developing manufacturing process flows and value stream maps.
• Experience supporting NPIs and product industrialization.
• Proficiency with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong understanding of production systems, assembly operations, fabrication processes, and materials flow.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and manufacturing execution systems (MES).
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data center cooling, HVAC, thermal management, refrigeration, fluid systems, industrial equipment, or electromechanical manufacturing.
• Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or Lean Certification.
• Experience with:
  • Liquid cooling systems
  • Heat exchangers
  • Pumps and fluid handling equipment
  • Sheet metal fabrication
  • Welding and brazing processes
  • Mechanical assembly operations
  • Test and validation systems
• Experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Creo, or equivalent CAD platforms.
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, and factory automation technologies.
• PMP certification is a plus.

Technical Competencies

• Manufacturing Process Design
• Process Flow Development
• Facility Layout & Capacity Planning
• Value Stream Mapping
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma Methodologies
• PFMEA & Control Plans
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Root Cause Analysis
• Automation & Industrialization
• Data Analytics & KPI Development
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• ERP/MRP Systems

Who we are

Cooling the Cloud. Protecting the Planet

Nortek Data Center Cooling builds the systems that keep modern data centers running — from liquid cooling to large‑scale air solutions. Our work supports some of the world’s most demanding AI and hyperscale environments, and we solve those challenges with engineering depth and practical execution.
 

We keep things simple here. We communicate early, stay close to the details, and follow through. When issues come up, we address them directly, not with layers of process. Customers count on us because we do what we say and we keep projects moving.
 

Our culture is hands‑on and collaborative. People take ownership, move quickly, and help each other. If you like working with teammates who are straightforward and accountable, you’ll feel at home.

With the backing of Madison Air, we have the scale, stability, and manufacturing footprint to support complex, high‑growth programs.

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions. To apply, please visit our career site at https://www.nortekdatacenter.com/careers/

Nortek Data Center Cooling is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Why Join Us?

Join a rapidly growing organization driving the future of high-performance data center infrastructure. As a Senior Process Flow Engineer, you will have the opportunity to shape manufacturing strategies for cutting-edge cooling technologies that enable AI, cloud computing, and next-generation digital infrastructure around the world.