Senior Product Development Engineer

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 relationships to influence the market decision makers.
• Actively engage on cable specifications committees - Like UL, CSA, IEC, NEC and customer cable specifications.
• 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 solutions 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.
• Able 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, customers, suppliers, and standard committees as an individual contributor, guiding teams toward clear decisions in complex environments.
• Able 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.

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