Junior Product Manager

Boyd Thermal by Eaton develops thermal management solutions for high-density data center and AI/HPC deployments. The Junior Product Manager will support the liquid cooling portfolio by managing stage-gate processes, product lifecycle documentation, and cross-functional coordination across Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Quality. The role also involves market analysis, product launch support, portfolio tracking, and voice-of-customer integration.

What you'll do:

• Drive New Product Introduction (NPI): Facilitate phase-gate governance across cross-functional teams, managing gate reviews, action items, and readiness checklists to ensure smooth transitions from concept to commercial launch
• Requirements & Portfolio Artifacts: Assist in drafting and maintain Market Requirements Documents (MRDs), Product Requirements Documents (PRDs), product roadmaps, and business cases for new standard products and customized or configured products
• PM Toolset Standardization: Utilize and champion standard product management tools, project management tools, PLM software, workflow management tools, and financial models
• Marketing Alignment: Partner closely with Corporate and Product Marketing teams to guide product positioning, define key value propositions, support launch campaigns, refine web/collateral content, and analyze market/competitor dynamics
• Engineering Collaboration: Act as liaison with thermal, mechanical, and electrical design engineering teams to translate customer/market requirements into technical scope
• Commercial & Sales Enablement: Collaborate with Sales and Application Engineering to create technical selection guides, datasheets, pricing tools, and customer-facing application notes
• Portfolio Tracking: Work with finance and operations to track cost models, product margin targets, and pricing structures across CDU configurations
• Voice of Customer (VoC) Integration: Gather feedback from field engineers, sales teams, commissioning agents, and marketing intelligence to continuously feed revision requirements back into the product backlog

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field required (Mechanical, Thermal, Mechatronics, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering)
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience in multi-piece mechanical manufacturing
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience as an Associate PM, Junior PM, or Product Specialist in a technical hardware manufacturing company.  Experience in technical program management may also be considered
• Experience with Stage-Gate Discipline: Practical experience with Stage-Gate / Phase-Gate NPI methodologies used to bring physical hardware products from concept to full production
• Experience with PM/TPM Toolsets: Hands-on familiarity with PLM systems, project tracking software (Jira, Asana, MS Project), and financial modeling in Excel
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.  This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate area of Billerica, MA (50 miles) will be considered for this position
• Cross-Functional Communication: Proven ability to build consensus and coordinate deliverables between technical engineering teams, creative marketing groups, and quota-carrying sales representatives
• Travel: Minimal to moderate travel (up to 25%) for internal stage-gate alignment meetings, factory visits, or key customer/marketing events as needed
• Technical exposure to data center infrastructure, industrial HVAC equipment, liquid cooling systems, fluid handling/pumps, heat exchangers, or power electronics
• * Location: Open to hybrid arrangements from several of our Northeastern US facilities (EST preferred).  No relocation assistance is available for this position

Benefits:

• Hybrid work arrangements from several Northeastern US facilities