Sr. Project Manager - CDU

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.•Plano, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA) is looking for a Sr. Project Manager - CDU, to join our team. This is a hybrid role based out of our Plano, Texas, location. For over 130 years Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group’s innovative and integrated solutions have demonstrated our commitment to creating a positive social impact around the globe. Our range of products and services are tailored to meet our customers’ evolving needs across the commercial aviation, energy, transportation and infrastructure, machinery, defense and space systems sectors. Our culture embraces diversity and cooperation, and we promote a healthy balance of professional and personal development, ensuring that your ideas and expertise are valued and respected.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical field
Minimum of nine (9) years of experience in product development, project management, or engineering coordination for industrial equipment, cooling systems, or packaged/skid systems.
Experience coordinating development activities involving external partners, suppliers, or cross-functional teams, including the ability to manage and align multiple stakeholders without direct authority.
Experience working in the data center market for five (5) years in cooling system.
Proven ability to define product requirements and translate them into development specifications.
Strong understanding of system-level integration across mechanical, electrical, and controls domains.
Ability to review and assess technical documents such as drawings, specifications, and test results.
Strong project/program management skills including planning, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and balanced decision-making considering technical feasibility, cost, schedule, and business impact.
Ability to work effectively with global teams, including coordination with Japanese stakeholders, in evolving and sometimes ambiguous development environments.
Professional communication skills required, including the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in a business environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with liquid cooling systems, CDU, or thermal management equipment.
Experience working with OEM partners, integrators, or in collaborative development environments.
Experience in data center infrastructure or mission-critical facility projects.
Familiarity with U.S. industry standards such as UL, CSA, NEC, and ASME.
Experience with prototype development, validation testing, and pilot deployments.
Understanding of modular or skid-based system solutions.
Familiarity with product lifecycle management (PLM) tools and processes.

Responsibilities

Defining and own CDU product requirements and specifications based on customer needs, system requirements, and business objectives.
Translate high-level market inputs and customer use cases into clear and structured specifications for development.
Establish scope boundaries, performance requirements, interface definitions, and compliance criteria.
Coordinate development activities involving external partners and internal engineering teams.
Act as the primary interface for aligning expectations, deliverables, roles, and responsibilities across all stakeholders.
Evaluate technical proposals, design approaches, and development outputs to ensure alignment with product requirements.
Define and manage system-level architecture and interfaces across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines.
Ensure CDU solutions are compatible with broader data center infrastructure systems.
Identify and resolve integration gaps between system requirements and available solutions.
Manage the development of the lifecycle from concept through design alignment, validation, and readiness for deployment.
Ensure development outputs meet requirements for performance, manufacturability, quality, and compliance.
Coordinate validation activities such as testing, PoC, and pilot deployments, incorporating feedback into final product definition.
Align development direction with business strategy, including cost, scalability, and competitive positioning.
Support early-stage opportunity development through technical feasibility assessment and configuration definition.
Contributes to building a scalable product portfolio through effective use of internal and external capabilities.
Identify, track, and manage risks related to technical feasibility, partner capability, schedule, and quality.
Lead structured issue resolution processes across teams and stakeholders.
Drive timely escalation and decision-making to maintain development progress.
Establish repeatable processes for specification management, partner coordination, and interface control.
Capture lessons learned and apply them to improve future development efficiency and scalability.