CDU Product Lead – Product Development & Application
Reports to: Head of Liquid Cooling Business or designated management representative
Direct reports:
- Thermal and Fluid Selection Engineer
- Electrical Controls and Engineering Interface Engineer
Key Responsibilities
1. Product Planning and Development
- Develop and maintain the CDU product roadmap.
- Define requirements for new products, product upgrades and standard configurations.
- Coordinate product development from concept and design through prototype, testing and release.
- Track development schedules, technical risks and open issues.
2. Product Requirements
- Convert market and customer needs into clear product requirements.
- Define key parameters such as cooling capacity, temperature, flow, pressure, redundancy, fluid type, controls and communication.
- Coordinate thermal, mechanical, electrical and control interfaces.
3. Testing and Product Release
- Organize design reviews and product validation.
- Define test requirements for performance, hydraulic conditions, control logic, reliability and safety.
- Coordinate FAT procedures, instruments, calibration, data logging and acceptance criteria.
- Review test results and follow up issues before product release.
4. Configuration and Change Management
- Maintain approved product models, BOMs, hardware and software versions, options and standard configurations.
- Coordinate technical changes and evaluate their impact on performance, cost, supply and delivery.
- Ensure that customer quotations and projects use approved configurations.
5. Product Selection and Application
- Lead CDU selection and configuration for customer projects.
- Coordinate thermal calculations, electrical requirements and engineering interfaces.
- Review technical proposals, scope of supply, deviations, cost and lead time.
- Support customer meetings and technical clarification.
6. Cost and Delivery Coordination
- Work with procurement, suppliers and manufacturing teams on product cost, component availability and delivery schedule.
- Support alternative component evaluation and cost reduction.
- Consider manufacturability, maintainability and supply-chain risks during product development.
7. Team and Cross-Functional Management
- Manage the work priorities of the two direct-report engineers.
- Coordinate R&D, quality, manufacturing, procurement, sales and delivery teams.
- Assign clear responsibilities and completion dates.
- Escalate major technical, schedule or resource risks when required.
8. Product Improvement
- Follow up product and field issues and coordinate corrective actions.
- Collect feedback from customers, projects and service teams.
- Maintain product capability documents, selection tools and standard solutions.
- Promote the reuse of proven designs and configurations.
CDU product roadmap and development plan
Product requirements and technical specifications
Design review and development records
Verification plans, FAT requirements and test reports
Approved configurations, BOMs and change records
Product release and manufacturing handover documents
Product capability matrix and selection guidelines
Customer technical proposals and deviation records
Responsibility Boundaries
The CDU Product Lead is responsible for product requirements, development coordination, configuration strategy, selection decisions and release recommendations.
Detailed engineering calculations, safety-critical design approval, software approval and certification shall be completed by the relevant R&D or engineering specialists.
Commercial approval, site construction and overall site commissioning are managed by the relevant functions unless separately assigned.
Qualifications
- Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Thermal Engineering, Refrigeration, HVAC, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation or a related field.
- Two years or more of experience in cooling equipment, liquid cooling, HVAC, mechanical equipment or technical product support.
- Candidates with strong project or practical engineering experience may be considered even if they do not fully meet the experience requirement.
- Basic understanding of pumps, heat exchangers, valves, piping, instruments and control systems.
- Able to understand cooling capacity, temperature, flow, pressure and redundancy requirements.
- Good coordination, problem-solving and technical documentation skills.
- Able to communicate in English for normal technical and project work.
Preferred Experience
- CDU, direct liquid cooling or data-center cooling experience
- PLC, BMS, Modbus or control-system knowledge
- Supplier or manufacturing coordination experience
- Experience leading a small team or technical project
Perks and benefits
Medical Miscellaneous allowance Dental Parking Group Medical & Term Life Insurance, Optical, Spor
Truwater Cooling Towers Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Seagull Cooling Technologies (Asia Pacific), is a trusted Malaysian manufacturer with over 35 years of expertise in wet and hybrid cooling towers. Serving industries such as HVAC, power generation, petrochemical, and food processing, we deliver high-efficiency, environmentally friendly solutions. Backed by the global strength and innovation of Jiangsu Seagull, we combine local manufacturing excellence with international R&D to meet evolving industrial cooling needs across Asia Pacific.