Senior Staff R&D Technical Project Manager Design

What you'll do

• Manage R&D programs from technology evaluation and partner engagement through pilot deployment and production handoff.
• Coordinate engineering teams and external partners, including evaluation plans, scope, contracts, schedules, and deliverables.
• Track milestones, risks, decisions, and reporting; ensure technical assessments and handoff documentation are complete.

What they ask for

• 7+ years of progressive technical program management, project management, or systems engineering experience, with a meaningful portion in data center infrastructure, manufacturing, or related industrial environments.
• Engineering degree or equivalent technical foundation; began career as an engineer and transitioned into program management.
• Working familiarity with data center infrastructure, such as power distribution, cooling, facility design, or compute/networking.
• Track record delivering complex cross-functional programs and managing external vendors, including contract negotiation, scope, and delivery accountability.

Nice to have

• Direct experience in data center construction, commissioning, or operations; or manufacturing, particularly modular or containerized systems.
• Experience with power systems, cooling, high-performance computing, hyperscale/data center organizations, R&D/NPI, or PMP certification.

Pay

up to $175,000 -$215,000 + Bonus (currency not stated; compensation type not specified)

AI focus

Supports evaluation and deployment of data center technologies for AI workloads; no direct AI development work is stated.