Technical Product Manager - Equipment Controls

Make Your mark at the worlds largest HVAC Company in the World

Why You'll Love Working for Daikin :

• We're a group who operates with a people-centered mindset, believing in the unlimited potential of each employee, with a goal of driving our company to its fullest potential.
• Our goal is to "Perfect the Air We Share". We do this through cutting edge innovation & sustainability efforts while meeting the HVAC needs of thousands of customers - expanding over 160 countries!
• Our culture is unrivaled. Daikin operates under 8 Core Values which are embedded into every aspect of our business. It's through these values that we continuously strive to build a place where everyone can be authentic, feel valued and heard, and have a sense of purpose and belonging.

The Technical Product Manager - Equipment Controls resource is responsible for creating plans, organizing, and manages the unit controls product life cycle from concept through end of life for assigned unit product lines.

Primary objective is to provide a controls strategy that meets the performance requirements and cost targets for each equipment product line as defined by the project team, with the goal to optimize profit and meet corporate growth targets.

Essential Responsibilities

• Develop and recommends new Technical control product concepts.
• Provide Technical requirements to internal and external product development resources and suppliers to clearly define high-level functionality, time lines, and cost expectations.
• Recommend modifications of existing products to leverage new features and cost reduction opportunities.
• Maintain contacts with key internal customers to ensure coordination between product development efforts and control implementation strategies.
• Maintain contact with key external customers via customer / site visits and VOC initiatives to ensure alignment between customer expectations and unit control implementation.
• Develop methods for field testing programs (alpha / beta sites) to determine control performance and user acceptance.
• Support the Technical Response Center and Quality Assurance for controls related issues as required.
• Define and maintains unit controller and related accessory portfolios.
• Develop and recommend marketing objectives, including performance goals, feature content, and "user experience" strategies.
• Analyze market trends and potential and identifies market opportunities.
• Direct market development supporting the "One Daikin" corporate initiatives.
• Provide marketing requirements to internal and external product development resources and suppliers to clearly define high-level functionality, time lines, and cost expectations.
• Coordinate activities with other departments, such as engineering, manufacturing, and technical literature, to ensure synergies of objectives and successful product launches.
• Perform role as "Product Owner" within the Lean / Dev-Ops environment, including participation in team meetings, establishing priorities, and approving controls related development activities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

What's in It For you :

• Medical / Dental / Vision coverage, PTO, 401K match, support for community involvement and much more!
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best

What you will Bring

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university (Technical, Engineering or Scientific) Mechanical Engineering Preferred
• 5 years related experience
• HVAC or Industrial Controls experience (strongly preferred)
• Experience Managing : Programable Logic Controllers (PLC) (strongly preferred)
• Experience Industrial Automation (strongly preferred)

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