Product Manager – Liquid Cooling

York Employment Services Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking an experienced Product Manager – Liquid Cooling to lead the development and lifecycle management of liquid cooling solutions for data centers. This hybrid role involves customer site visits and cross-functional collaboration, requiring expertise in thermal engineering and strong communication skills. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 3 years of experience in cooling systems. The compensation is between $150,000 and $250,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• Strong foundation in heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.
• Minimum of 3 years in cooling system engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of liquid cooling solutions.
• Serve as primary technical interface during customer discussions.
• Collaborate closely with R&D and engineering teams.

Skills

Heat transfer

Thermodynamics

Fluid mechanics

Excellent customer communication

On-site troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Travel: 50%+ (domestic and international as required)
Compensation: $150,000 – $250,000 per year
Location: Hybrid (Sunnyvale, CA area)

Product Manager – Liquid Cooling

Direct Hire Opportunity

Immediate Need

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Product Manager – Liquid Cooling to lead the development and lifecycle management of advanced liquid cooling solutions supporting data centers and high‑performance computing environments.

This role owns the product strategy from technical requirements and solution development through deployment and customer support. The ideal candidate combines deep thermal engineering expertise with strong business acumen and customer‑facing leadership to deliver innovative, high‑performance solutions that drive growth and market expansion.

This is a hybrid role requiring significant travel (50%+), including customer site visits, project support, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities – Technical Solution Design & Product Leadership

• Analyze customer requirements including thermal power loads, space constraints, reliability targets, and PUE objectives
• Lead development of liquid cooling solutions such as cold plate and immersion cooling systems
• Partner with R&D teams to develop technical proposals, drawings, and documentation for key components including:
  • Liquid cooling plates
  • Manifolds
  • Sealing structures
  • Support cooling applications including IGBT heat dissipation and water‑cooling radiators
• Oversee and understand testing methodologies including:
  • Thermal testing
  • Pressure testing
  • Leak testing
  • Reliability validation
• Monitor industry trends in chip‑level liquid cooling and AI server cooling technologies
• Contribute to innovation initiatives and continuous product improvement

Key Responsibilities – Customer & Cross‑Functional Leadership

• Serve as the primary technical interface during customer discussions
• Translate customer requirements into actionable product and engineering deliverables
• Collaborate closely with R&D, engineering, and operations teams
• Address technical concerns and provide solution‑oriented guidance
• Support product positioning, market analysis, and competitive strategy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Energy & Power Engineering, Refrigeration, Thermal Control, or related field
• Strong foundation in heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and refrigeration principles
• Familiarity with data center infrastructure design standards and liquid‑cooled server architectures
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in cooling system engineering for data centers or AI server clusters
• At least one significant successful cooling project within the past three years
• Excellent customer communication and needs analysis skills
• Strong on‑site troubleshooting and analytical capabilities
• Experience preparing technical documentation and coordinating cross‑functional projects
• Fluency in Chinese is a plus

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance