Senior Product Manager
San Jose CA (5 days onsite)
Fulltime Role
Job Description
Position Overview
Client is seeking an experienced
Senior Product Manager
for
data center switching hardware
.
This role owns the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for high-performance Ethernet switches used in
AI clusters and modern data centers
. The position focuses on
Broadcom-based switch platforms
,
CPO architectures
, and
advanced thermal, power, and liquid-cooling designs
, ensuring products meet customer, market, and compliance requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Product Line Strategy
Define and own the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for client's
data center switch platforms
(e.g., 400G/800G/1.6T). Ensure alignment with business goals, AI and cloud workloads, and hyperscaler requirements. Track product performance, cost, and adoption, and adjust strategy as needed.
Market and Customer Analysis
Analyze data center trends including
AI fabrics, scale-out networking, CPO adoption, liquid cooling, and power density growth
. Translate customer needs from hyperscalers, CSPs, and OEM partners into clear product requirements and competitive positioning.
Hardware and System Competitiveness
Ensure strong competitiveness across
performance, power efficiency, thermal design, reliability, and cost
. Drive decisions around
Broadcom ASIC selection
, port configurations, optics/CPO integration, and system architecture.
CPO, Power, and Thermal Leadership
Own product direction for
Co-Packaged Optics (CPO)
, including OE/RLM management, CMIS alignment, and port-to-engine mapping. Partner with hardware teams on
liquid cooling, airflow fallback, power delivery, and thermal margin design
for high-power ASIC systems.
Hardware Compliance and Quality
Ensure products meet
industry standards and compliance
(NEBS, IEC, CE, FCC, RoHS, Telcordia, reliability and stress testing). Work closely with validation teams to drive EVT/DVT/PVT readiness and field reliability.
Cross-Functional Execution
Work closely with
ASIC, hardware, firmware, thermal, mechanical, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, and sales teams
to ensure successful product delivery from concept to mass production and customer deployment.
Requirements
Qualifications
