Principal Product Manager

Position Overview

The Principal Product Manager Advanced Mechanical Products partners with Product Engineering to define product strategy and lead the development of advanced mechanical systems supporting Fleets data center infrastructure. This role owns product roadmaps and new product development from concept through production ensuring products meet design intent while achieving cost quality scalability and deployment objectives.

Working closely with Engineering Manufacturing Supply Chain Construction Commissioning Operations and external manufacturing partners this leader drives product strategy supplier engagement and industrialization for mission-critical mechanical systems including cooling thermal management and fluid handling solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Define product strategy requirements and roadmaps for advanced mechanical infrastructure products.
• Translate business objectives customer needs and infrastructure strategy into prioritized product plans.
• Balance performance cost manufacturability reliability scalability and deployment requirements.

Product Development & Execution

• Lead new product development from concept through validation NPI and production.
• Drive stage-gate execution program schedules budgets risks and product launch activities.
• Partner with engineering teams to transition prototypes into scalable manufacturing.

Supplier & Manufacturing Leadership

• Manage relationships with OEMs contract manufacturers fabricators and key suppliers.
• Drive supplier performance across quality cost delivery capacity and production readiness.
• Partner with suppliers on manufacturing strategies value engineering and design-to-cost initiatives.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with Engineering Construction Commissioning Procurement Operations Finance and external partners to deliver successful product launches.
• Serve as the primary product owner aligning stakeholders on priorities scope risks and execution.
• Ensure products integrate seamlessly into design construction commissioning and long-term operations.

Quality Compliance & Supply Chain

• Support product validation testing quality standards and regulatory compliance.
• Drive root cause analysis corrective actions and continuous product improvement.
• Partner with Supply Chain to manage sourcing strategies production planning inventory and launch readiness.

Communication & Documentation

• Communicate product strategy priorities risks and status to technical teams and executive leadership.
• Ensure product documentation installation guides commissioning procedures and training materials support successful deployment.

Key Competencies:

• Expertise in advanced mechanical systems cooling technologies thermal management and mission-critical infrastructure.
• Strong product management and new product development experience.
• Manufacturing supplier management and product industrialization expertise.
• Cross-functional leadership and executive communication skills.
• Strategic thinking with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced complex environments.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
• 10 years of product management product development or technical leadership experience.
• 5 years supporting data center infrastructure mission-critical facilities or complex mechanical systems.
• Proven experience delivering mechanical products from concept through production.
• Experience with HVAC cooling systems thermal management fluid distribution or related technologies.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD Revit CFD or similar engineering tools.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing NPI quality systems and supplier management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with liquid cooling advanced thermal management modular cooling systems or high-density data center technologies.
• Experience supporting hyperscale or global data center deployments.
• Experience working with OEMs contract manufacturers and global supplier networks.
• Masters degree in Engineering MBA or related advanced degree.

Additional Information:

• 25-40% travel to manufacturing sites laboratories customer locations and partner facilities.
• Work across office laboratory manufacturing and construction environments.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

Expected Salary Range
$200000-$300000 base salary plus discretionary bonus.

Tract Capital Employment

Tract Capital employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including 100% employer-covered medical dental and vision insurance a 401(k) program standard paid holidays and unlimited PTO.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the organizations ongoing needs.

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