Senior Product Development Engineer (Data Center)

Prysmian Group; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Prysmian Group is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer for Data Center to drive new product concepts from market needs to launch. This role requires strong leadership, deep wire and cable knowledge, and hands‑on data center experience.

You will collaborate with customers, suppliers, and internal teams, travel 20–30%, and work on-site at multiple locations in the US. The selected candidate will manage the full product lifecycle, align standards with market demands, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Materials).
• 5+ years of product development experience leading technical projects.
• Wire and cable industry experience with cable constructions and manufacturing.
• Data center experience with related products or requirements.
• Experience with UL, CSA and NEC standards and testing.
• Ability to interpret and develop cable specifications.
• Onsite work 5 days per week with travel 20-30%.
• Leadership for cross‑functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Travel to customer sites, conferences, and internal locations.

Responsibilities

• Attend industry conferences and represent Prysmian at data center events.
• Engage with customers and suppliers to gather insights and influence decisions.
• Contribute to cable specifications discussions with UL/CSA/IEC/NEC.
• Bridge market needs with product capabilities for new opportunities.
• Lead definition and development of new data center products.
• Adapt quickly to market changes and provide updates across the company.
• Manage full product lifecycle from concept to cost improvements.
• Collaborate across multiple sites and cross‑functional teams.

Skills

Product development

Data center

Leadership

Market sensing

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

UL standards

CSA standards

NEC standards

Job description

Senior Product Development Engineer (Data Center)

Location: Willimantic, CT or Lincoln, RI • Country/Region: US

Team Overview

Prysmian Group is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, manufacturing thousands of miles of cable each year for power transmission, distribution, construction, infrastructure, and telecommunications. With 30,000 employees across 50+ countries, every person at Prysmian has the opportunity to make their mark. This Senior Product Development Engineer (Data Center) role for Prysmian will support the rapidly expanding data center market for Prysmian. The person in this role will understand market needs, connect customer demand with product capabilities, and lead the development of new product to address demand in this fast‑growing segment. The role includes attending data center conferences, interacting with customers and suppliers, gathering insights, driving discussions to define best products for data center application and connecting market needs with Prysmian solutions. This position requires someone who learns quickly, adapts to constant market changes, provides constant updates to keep the whole company on top of market changes, and brings strong experience in wire and cable product development. The role is ever‑changing, highly visible, and ideal for someone with both leadership experience and deep technical expertise.

Role Responsibilities

• Attend industry conferences - Represent Prysmian interests at data center shows and events.
• Engage with customers and suppliers - Gather information, understand needs, build strong relationship to influence the market decision makers.
• Actively engage on cable specifications comities - Like UL, CSA, IEC, NEC and customer cable specification.
• Connect market demand to product needs - Understand products, the market, and how to align both for new opportunities.
• Lead new product development - Lead the definition and development processes of new products and solution for the data center segment.
• Respond to market changes - Learn quickly and adjust to evolving customer and market needs.
• Manage the full product lifecycle - From concept, design, trials, qualification, launch, and continuous performance and cost improvement.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally - Work with internal teams, across multiple sites, to support data center and new product initiatives.
• Travel to customer sites and events - Travel 20–30% as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Engineering degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Materials).
• 5+ years of product development engineering experience - Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to technical product development projects, ideally involving complex engineered products with strict performance requirements.
• Wire and cable industry experience - Direct background working with cable constructions, materials, standards, and manufacturing processes; familiarity with industry terminology and product lifecycles is essential.
• Data center experience - Hands‑on involvement with data center products, applications, or customer requirements, with an understanding of how cable solutions support data center infrastructure.
• Experience with UL, CSA and NEC - Working knowledge of UL, CSA and NEC standards, testing requirements, and certification processes relevant to wire and cable products.
• Experience with cable specifications - Ability to interpret, apply, and develop cable specifications, including performance criteria, materials, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to work onsite 5 days per week - This role requires consistent onsite presence to collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and cross‑functional teams.
• Leadership - Demonstrate the ability of influencing cross‑functional teams, customer, suppliers and standard comities as an individual contributor, guiding teams toward clear decisions in complex environments.
• Ability to travel 20-30% - Travel to customer sites, conferences, and internal locations to support product development, customer discussions, and market engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 - 10 years of product development engineering experience - Extensive experience driving product development initiatives from concept through commercialization, ideally within a technical or industrial environment.
• Data center product experience from a cable/wire perspective - Direct experience designing, developing, or supporting cable products specifically used in data center applications.
• Leadership experience - Prior experience leading projects, mentoring engineers, and influencing cross‑functional teams.
• Experience attending data center shows - Familiarity with industry events, customer discussions, and market‑facing activities that support product strategy and opportunity identification, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Proactive and self‑directed - Able to identify actionable items, take initiative, and move work forward confidently without guidance from leadership.
• Experience representing technical products externally.

Prysmian, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are. All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio‑economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Prysmian is a global cabling solutions provider leading the energy transition and digital transformation. By leveraging its wide geographical footprint and extensive product range, its track record of technological leadership and innovation, and a strong customer base, the company is well-placed to capitalise on its leading positions and win in new, growing markets. Prysmian’s business strategy perfectly matches key market drivers by developing resilient, high‑performing, sustainable and innovative cable solutions in the segments of Transmission, Power Grid, Electrification and Digital Solutions. Prysmian is a public company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, with almost 150 years of experience, about 30,000 employees, 108 plants and 26 R&D centres in over 50 countries, and sales of over €15 billion in 2023.