Technical Program Manager

ecolab; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Professional development

Remote work

Job summary

CoolIT, an Ecolab Company, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead the planning, development and launch of multiple new product introductions (NPI). You will coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and sales to translate customer requirements into PRDs, technical scope, and executable program plans.

You will drive solution trade-offs, support DFMEA activities, manage risks, and maintain program health with integrated schedules and status reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years in technical program management, product development, or NPI for complex engineered products.
• Proven ability to translate customer needs into PRDs and executable plans.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain.
• Experience with DFMEA, risk assessments, and mitigation planning.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Program Core Team to drive from concept assessment, technical execution, cross-functional integration, customer alignment to NPI launch readiness.
• Build strong customer relationships by understanding objectives and success criteria; support opportunities and proposals.
• Translate customer requirements into product requirements, scope, PRDs and program plans.
• Drive solution development with engineering teams, facilitate design trade-offs and resolve issues.
• Support DFMEA activities and broader technical risk assessments across design, validation, manufacturability, reliability, cost, schedule.
• Develop mitigation plans, escalation paths and decision frameworks to protect commitments.
• Coordinate engineering, manufaturing, supply chain, quality, sales and customers to maintain alignment.
• Monitor program health through schedules, risks, budgets, and status reporting; travel 10-20% as needed.

Skills

Technical program management

Engineering collaboration

Customer relationship management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Join CoolIT, an Ecolab Company, a global leader in Direct Liquid Cooling technology for data centers, supercomputers, and high-performance computing environments.

An exciting and challenging position exists as a Technical Program Manager at CoolIT. As a member of the Program Group, you would be accountable for the planning, development and launch of numerous new product introductions (NPI's)

What's in it For You

• Health Benefits: Employer-provided benefits coverage begins on the first day of the month following your date of hire. Employees can choose from a selection of medicals plans , along with dental and vision coverage, with premiums shared between the employer and employee.
• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance: Employee-paid Life and Accidental & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
• Disability Coverage: Employer-paid premiums for Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan : 2% employer-sponsored contribution.
• Paid Time Off: Three weeks of paid time off, six flex days, plus a one-week company-wide holiday shutdown.
• Professional Development: $1,000 annually to support professional development and continued learning.
• Work Environment: "Dress for Your Day" in a casual, professional workplace environment.
• Remote Work: Enjoy the flexibility of a remote work environment

What You Will Do

• Lead the Program Core Team to drive from concept assessment, technical execution, cross-functional integration, customer alignment to NPI launch readiness and be accountable for the success of the overall program/project.
• Build strong customer relationships by understanding business objectives, technical needs, decision drivers, and success criteria; support the KAM in developing new business opportunities and preparing customer proposals.
• Collect, clarify, and translate customer requirements into product requirements, technical scope, PRDs, program plans, and measurable deliverables.
• Drive solution development with engineering teams by challenging assumptions, facilitating design trade-offs, resolving technical issues, and aligning decisions to customer commitments and program risks.
• Support DFMEA activities and broader technical risk assessments across design, validation, manufacturability, reliability, cost, schedule, and launch readiness.
• Develop and drive mitigation plans, escalation paths, recovery actions, and decision frameworks to protect customer commitments and launch outcomes.
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, sales, business stakeholders, and customers to maintain technical alignment, decision velocity, and execution discipline.
• Monitor program health through integrated schedules, dependencies, action registers, risk logs, budgets, and customer-facing status reporting in partnership with Project Managers.
• Travel globally up to 10%-20% to support customer relationship development, requirements reviews, technical reviews, supplier engagement, production readiness, and launch activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline, with strong grounding in mechanical, thermal, fluid, or electromechanical product development.
• 5+ years in technical program management, product development, systems engineering, or NPI execution for complex engineered products.
• Proven ability to manage customer relationships, understand customer needs, and translate requirements into PRDs, technical scope, and executable plans.
• Strong engineering collaboration skills, with the ability to drive solution trade-offs across design, validation, manufacturability, reliability, cost, and schedule.
• Experience supporting DFMEA, technical risk assessments, root-cause analysis, issue resolution, and mitigation planning.
• Excellent communication and influence skills with customers, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, suppliers, and leadership.

We thank every candidate in advance; however, we will contact only those selected for an interview. Please note: immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.

Successful candidates for this position will be required to undergo background checks, including criminal record checks and education verification.

ABOUT COOLIT, AN ECOLAB COMPANY

Founded in Calgary, Alberta in 2001, CoolIT Systems is the leading Direct Liquid Cooling technology provider for data centers, supercomputers, and desktop computers. We design and manufacture solutions used by the largest tech companies globally.