The Principal Systems Lead (Product Architect Owner) is a senior individual contributor responsible for technical ownership and architectural coherence across all CDU, HVAC, chiller coolingsystemsand relatedpower distributionCAD models. This role provides handson architectural leadership focused on preventing design churn, reducing lifecycleinefficienciesand enabling scalable, repeatable engineering execution.

Rather than managing people, this role actively shapes the product architecture by defining modeling standards, modular strategies and variant logic that ensure consistency, longtermmaintainabilityand rapid adaptability to changing requirements. The Principal Systems Lead serves as the primary technical authority for complex systemlevel decisions, designreviewsand crossfunctional alignment.

Key Responsibilities

System Architecture & Model Strategy

• Own the overall CAD system architecture across cooling and power platforms, ensuring coherence between mechanical, electrical, and configuration structures.

• Define andmaintainmodular design strategies that enable reuse,scalabilityand isolation of change across product families.

• Architect model structures that minimize downstream rework byanticipatinggrowth,optionexpansionand regional variations.

• Activelyidentifyandeliminatesources of recurring design churn through architectural refinement.

Variant Logic & Platform Scalability

• Define and enforce variant logic supporting differencesin:capacity and ratings, redundancy schemes, regional standards (IEC / UL /customer specific)

• Ensure variants are implemented through configurable logic, not adhocduplicationor manual rework.

• Enable product scalability without destabilizing released designs or increasing lifecycle complexity.

CAD Standards, Templates & Guardrails

• Establish andmaintainCAD modeling standards, structure rules and best practices across all cooling and power systems.

• Define standard templates, skeletons,referencesand interface rules to ensure consistent model behavior andlong-termmaintainability.

• Ensure standards are practical, enforced through execution, and aligned with PLM and configuration requirements.

• Continuously refine standards based on real engineering pain points, not theoretical ideals.

Technical Authority & Design Review Ownership

• Serve as the primary technical authority during systemlevel and crossdomain design reviews.

• Make or guide technically sound decisions on tradeoffs involving performance, complexity, scalability,manufacturabilityand serviceability.

• Resolve ambiguous or conflicting design directions by anchoring decisions to architecture and lifecycle impact.

• Act as the escalation point for complex system integration issues.

Cross‑FunctionalTechnical Alignment

• Work closely with ME CAD, EE CAD, and PLM/configuration roles to ensure architectural intent is properly implemented andmaintained.

• Ensure alignment between product architecture, configurationcontroland released data structures.

• Partner with manufacturing, quality, and service teams to ensure architecture supports build, test, and field realities.

• Influence execution through technical clarity and authority;not managerial control.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.

• 10+ years of experience designing and architecting complexelectromechanicalsystems.

• Proventrack recordofhands-onCAD architecture ownership inmultivariantproduct environments.

• Deep understanding of modular design, configurationlogicand lifecycle scalability.

• Ability tooperateindependently as a senior technical authority across disciplines.

Strongly Preferred Experience

• Architecture ownership for CDUs, chillers, HVAC, liquidcoolingor power distribution systems.

• Experience handling product families with multiple ratings, redundancyconfigurationsand regional compliance needs.

• Deep familiarity with CAD/PLM integration and configuration control discipline.

• Experience reducing organizational load byeliminatingrecurring design churn and reactive changes.

Core Competencies

• Systemlevel architectural thinking

• Strong technical judgment and decisiveness

• Ability to prevent churn through foresight and structure

• Deep understanding of lifecycle engineering impact

• Clear technical communication across disciplines

• Independent authority without people management responsibility