Program Manager - Data Center

Eaton; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton in Maharashtra, India, is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead development and lifecycle management of Data Center infrastructure products, including liquid cooling and power distribution solutions.

You will coordinate with engineering, product management, sales, supply chain, quality, manufacturing, and marketing to ensure on‑time, profitable product launches and robust governance across programs.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech (Mechanical or Electrical) required.
• 7–10 years in multinational engineering groups; minimum 5 years in program management.

Responsibilities

• Define project scopes, budgets, resources, and timelines for Data Center products (CDUs, Cold Plates, Liquid Cooling, Busbars, Power Distribution Solutions).
• Develop and maintain detailed NPI schedules with cross‑functional teams.
• Maintain project risk registers with mitigation plans and measurable evidence.
• Create and manage program budgets including materials, labor, tooling, prototyping, validation, and NRE costs.
• Lead cross-functional program reviews and governance for milestones and launches.
• Negotiate schedules and priorities with customers and OEMs/ODMs/hyperscalers.
• Engage Supply Chain for supplier strategies and capacity planning.
• Manage end‑to‑end NPI programs for Data Center infrastructure products.

Skills

Product development

PMP Certification

MS Project

Executive reporting

Cross-functional leadership

Education

BE/BTech (Mechanical / Electrical)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

What You’ll Do

This role is responsible for Program Management within the Data Center Solutions team, focusing on CDUs (Coolant Distribution Units), Cold Plates, Liquid Cooling, Busbars, and Power Distribution Solutions. The candidate will collaborate with engineering, product management, sales, supply chain, quality, manufacturing, and marketing teams to drive successful product development, launch, and lifecycle management.

The ideal candidate should have proven experience in project scheduling, budget management, stakeholder engagement, cross-functional leadership, risk management, milestone execution, and executive reporting. He/She will proactively identify risks, implement mitigation plans, and drive execution to ensure profitable, reliable, and on‑time product launches.

Experience managing Data Center Infrastructure, Liquid Cooling, CDU, Cold Plate, Thermal Management, or Power Distribution product development programs with OEMs, ODMs, hyperscalers, or Tier 1 suppliers is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Business Leaders to define project scope, budgets, resource requirements, and timelines for Data Center products, including CDUs, Cold Plates, Liquid Cooling Systems, Busbars, and Power Distribution Solutions.
• Develop and maintain detailed NPI project schedules in partnership with cross‑functional teams, working backward from customer and business launch targets to ensure timely execution.
• Establish and maintain project risk registers, proactively identifying technical, supply chain, manufacturing, and customer‑related risks, while driving mitigation and closure plans with measurable evidence.
• Create and manage program budgets, tracking material, labor, tooling, prototyping, validation, and non‑recurring engineering (NRE) costs to ensure projects meet financial objectives.
• Lead cross‑functional program reviews and governance meetings, driving accountability for critical milestones, deliverables, design validation, manufacturing readiness, and launch activities.
• Partner with customers, OEMs, ODMs, hyperscalers, and internal stakeholders to negotiate schedules, prototype builds, validation plans, and program priorities to support successful product development and deployment.
• Engage Supply Chain, Sourcing, and Manufacturing teams early in the development cycle to establish supplier strategies, manufacturing readiness plans, procurement schedules, and capacity planning.
• Manage end‑to‑end NPI programs for Data Center infrastructure products, including liquid cooling systems, thermal management solutions, power distribution products, and related technologies from co

Qualifications

• BE/BTech (Mechanical /Electrical)
• 7 to 10 years of experience with multinational engineering organizations, with a minimum of 5 years in program management.

Skills

• Experience managing product development programs for Data Center Infrastructure, Liquid Cooling Solutions, CDUs, Cold Plates, Thermal Management Systems, Power Distribution Solutions, or related technologies serving hyperscale, enterprise, OEM, or ODM customers.
• PMP Certification (or equivalent program management certification) is highly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, project scheduling tools, and program management methodologies, with strong skills in executive reporting, resource planning, and program governance.
• Work & interact with global cross‑functional and cross‑cultural team. Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to clearly communicate to internal/external customers and suppliers.