Product Manager - Thermal Management Systems (Hybrid/Remote)

Daikin Applied Americas; Staunton (VA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with employer match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Sick time

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Daikin Applied is seeking a Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, and commercial growth of our thermal management portfolio. You will own the product lifecycle from concept to launch, aligning market needs with technical execution and business goals in Staunton, VA (Hybrid or Remote in the US).

Collaborate with engineering, sales, operations, and customers to deliver high‑performance, energy‑efficient cooling solutions for data centers, smart buildings, and industrial environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Business, or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of related experience in product management, application engineering, or product marketing within HVAC, building automation, or industrial thermal management.
• Strong working knowledge of HVAC systems, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, chillers, or cooling infrastructure.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership, communication, and stakeholder-influence abilities across engineering and commercial teams.
• Direct experience with data center thermal architecture or liquid cooling technologies (CDUs, direct-to-chip cooling) and Dry Coolers is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Own the multi-year product roadmap and strategic vision for our thermal management portfolio, liquid cooling systems, and related heat-rejection equipment.
• Market & Customer Insights: Conduct VoC research and competitive analysis to identify emerging market trends, regulatory shifts, and unmet customer requirements.
• New Product Development (NPD): Translate market demands into detailed product specifications. Partner with R&D and engineering to guide product development, managing cost, manufacturability, performance targets, and launch timelines.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and finance teams to optimize product margins, oversee value-engineering (Cost-Out) projects, and ensure supply chain resilience.
• Commercialization & Go-to-Market: Create high-impact product positioning, pricing strategies, technical literature, and sales-enablement training to support global sales channels and regional execution.
• Lifecycle Management: Monitor ongoing product adoption, field performance, and profitability, executing lifecycle updates, enhancements, or phase-outs as necessary.

Skills

HVAC knowledge

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Data center cooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Daikin Applied is seeking a Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, and commercial growth of our thermal management portfolio. You will own the product lifecycle from concept to launch, aligning market needs with technical execution and business goals in Staunton, VA (Hybrid or Remote in the US).

Collaborate with engineering, sales, operations, and customers to deliver high‑performance, energy‑efficient cooling solutions for data centers, smart buildings, and industrial environments.