Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NGEN Mission Critical is a provider of critical power and cooling infrastructure for data centers, AI factories, and utility-scale power generation. The Product Manager, Thermal will own the day-to-day execution of liquid cooling product lines, manage OEM suppliers, develop RFQ and quote packages, support product roadmaps and NPI processes, and coordinate with engineering, supply chain, compliance, and customers.
Responsibilities
- Own day-to-day execution for liquid cooling product lines, including RFQ development, documentation, and supplier analysis
- Manage OEM supplier relationships and technical evaluation, covering spec compliance, cost negotiation, and quality accountability
- Build and deliver RFQ packages and multi-option quote proposals for liquid cooling opportunities
- Support product roadmap development and evaluation of new products that expand NGEN's cooling offer
- Coordinate on NPI process execution and stage-gate progression for assigned cooling products
- Engage with engineering, supply chain, and compliance teams to keep products moving through development and certification
- Represent NGEN in OEM and occasional customer discussions during RFQ and spec alignment
Skills
- Location: Remote, must live in the contiguous U.S. or Canada
- • A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated technical depth in the relevant product domains
- • You bring 3-8 years of experience in product management, product engineering, applications engineering, or OEM/supplier management
- • Direct experience with liquid cooling systems for data centers - you can read specs and engage engineering SMEs without needing an introduction to the product
- • Hardware/physical product NPI experience - long lead times, physical validation, and certification cycles are familiar territory
- • Supplier and OEM management experience for cooling systems
- • You know liquid cooling products well enough that you can own the work without needing to be taught what you are looking at
- • You are comfortable doing the hands-on execution work
- • You are self-directed and can set your own pace while staying aligned with the team
- • You are curious about how AI and HPC infrastructure is reshaping liquid cooling requirements and want to be close to that shift as it happens
- • This is a permanent, full-time position and a fully remote role with some travel required
- • We are not in a position to sponsor visa applications of any kind. As a result, only candidates who are currently legally entitled to work in the USA or Canada will be considered for this role
- • This position will typically work Monday to Friday within the normal business hours of the region in which the successful candidate lives. As a member of a globally remote team, some meetings outside of normal business hours will be required for this role
Benefits
- Annual bonus of up to 25% of your base salary, based on performance
- 401k or RRSP match of up to 5% of your base salary
- Access to health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents
- Three weeks of paid vacation
- Five paid personal days
- Home office set-up support
- Remote working environment with flexibility and autonomy
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