Description
- 8+ years of experience in new product development of thermal management products such as Cooling Distribution Units (CDUs), Liquid Cooling Systems, Chillers, Precision Cooling Units, CRAC/CRAH, Heat Exchangers, and Data Center Cooling Solutions.
- Lead end-to-end product development activities from concept through commercialization, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer requirements, quality standards, cost targets, and project schedules.
- Demonstrated experience in leading global cross-functional engineering teams involving mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and service functions.
- Robust understanding of Product Development Processes (Stage-Gate/NPDI) and experience driving product release readiness through multidisciplinary collaboration across global regions.
- Own and review key product development deliverables including requirements management, product architecture, CAD models, drawings, BOMs, DFMEA/PFMEA, DFM/DFA/DFX, verification plans, compliance documentation, and Gate Review deliverables.




- Drive technical decision-making and problem resolution through design reviews, root cause analysis, risk assessments, and implementation of engineering improvements to enhance product performance, manufacturability, reliability, quality, and cost competitiveness.
- Experience in thermal-hydraulic system design, architecture development, prototype build, product validation, pilot production, and product launch activities.
- Strong knowledge of component selection, sizing, integration, and optimization including pumps, heat exchangers, valves, sensors, reservoirs, piping systems, filtration systems, controls, and liquid cooling distribution networks.
- Hands-on experience with thermal analysis, fluid flow calculations, system pressure drop analysis, heat load calculations, and performance validation testing.
- Familiarity with applicable industry standards and compliance requirements related to data center

📌 Lead Engineer (Pune)
🏢 Vertiv Group
📍 Pune