Lead Product Development Engineer

Reporting to the David Anthony Akman the Lead Product Development Engineer will serve as the technical owner for a major liquid-cooling product-development program. This individual leads product architecture, requirements, design decisions, technical risk management, verification, pre-production deployment, and production readiness.

What a typical day looks like:

Own the technical direction and execution of assigned product-development programs.

Lead system architecture, technical tradeoffs, interface management, and major design decisions.

Partner with the Thermal Systems Engineer to establish and maintain product requirements and traceability.

Coordinate mechanical, thermal, electrical, controls, reliability, manufacturing, quality, and supplier-engineering activities.

Define development, analysis, prototyping, risk-retirement, and DV&V plans.

Lead concept reviews, PDRs, CDRs, FDRs, DFM reviews, and production-readiness reviews.

Identify critical technical risks and drive timely mitigation.

Direct prototype and pre-production builds, testing, troubleshooting, and failure analysis.

Assess design maturity and communicate verified performance, assumptions, limitations, and residual risks before shipment.

Support supplier qualification, manufacturing transfer, customer discussions, and field investigations.

Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership without direct management authority.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent practical experience.

Typically 12+ years of hardware product-development experience.

Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary development programs.

Strong knowledge of mechanical, thermal-fluid, system-integration, and product-qualification principles.

Experience developing complex hardware from concept through pre-production or production.

Strong technical judgment, risk-management, and executive communication skills.

Hands-on experience with prototype builds, testing, and failure analysis.

Datacenter liquid-cooling experience strongly preferred.

Familiarity with SolidWorks, CFD, FEA, 1D modeling, PDM/PLM, and regulated product-development environments preferred.

Product architecture, ownership, interfaces, and technical decisions are clear.

Critical risks are identified and retired early.

Leadership receives objective design-maturity assessments before deployment.

Products transition successfully into reliable, repeatable production.

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What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans

Life Insurance

Short-term and Long-term Disability

Matching 401(k) Contributions

Vacation and Paid Sick Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.

Job Posting Start Date 10-16-2026 Job Posting End Date 12-31-2026

The base pay range for this position is provided below. The final base rate offered will be determined using job-related, non-discriminatory criteria, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, geographic location, education, external market data, and internal equity.

$122,600.00 USD - $168,600.00 USD Annual

Production Engineering

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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