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Senior Product Development Engineer (Data Center)
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Posted on: Nov 09, 2026
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Willimantic, Connecticut
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Onsite
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Full-time
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Job Title :
Senior Product Development Engineer (Data Center)
Job Type :
Full-Time
Job Location :
Willimantic Connecticut United States
Remote :
No
Job Description :
Job Description
- Attend industry conferences - Represent Prysmian interests at data center shows and events.
- Engage with customers and suppliers - Gather information, understand needs, build strong relationship to influence the market decision makers.
- Actively engage on cable specifications comities - Like UL, CSA, IEC, NEC and customer cable specification.
- 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 solution 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.
- 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.
- Ability 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, customer, suppliers and standard comities as an individual contributor, guiding teams toward clear decisions in complex environments.
- Ability to travel 20-30% - Travel to customer sites, conferences, and internal locations to support product development, customer discussions, and market engagement.
- 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.
- Ask for payment, fees, or financial information at any stage of the recruitment process.
- Request passwords, banking details, or copies of personal identification via email or text.
- Extend a job offer without a formal interview process.
- Communicate from non-company email addresses (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo)
All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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Position Details
Posted:
Nov 09, 2026
Reference Number:
acd8e384
Employment:
Full-time
City:
Willimantic
Job Origin:
ziprecruiter
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