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Product Director

Orbital
Emeryville, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2026
Orbital is an AI-first industrial company building hardware from the atoms up. Our goal is to lead an industrial renaissance to advance critical technologies and secure our planet for generations to come.

We’re starting with critical hardware for AI data centers to make them more performant and sustainable. Every Orbital product is invented with our AI platform — uniting AI-automated hardware engineering with AI-designed material science to achieve breakthrough real-world performance.

We have an ambitious mission and need excellent people in all our teams - AI research, operations, advanced materials, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and manufacturing.

Working at Orbital means working in tightly integrated vertically integrated teams. We’re looking for people who have a love of physical technology, curiosity in AI and a desire to learn.

Role Overview

Orbital is looking for a Product leader to take full ownership of our Direct-to-Chip cooling portfolio - from setting the strategic roadmap and managing revenue and budget alongside the C-suite, to translating complex customer needs into precise technical requirements across thermal performance, coolant specs and rack integration. You'll sit at the intersection of Engineering and customer insight, acting as the go-to technical expert on sales proposals and RFPs while driving cross-functional teams - internal and external - to deliver products that meet the highest compliance and safety standards in the data centre industry. It's a rare opportunity to shape an entire product line end-to-end in one of the most critical and fast-growing segments of modern infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and own the product strategy and roadmap for Orbital’s entire Direct-to-Chip product offering
  • Revenue and budget management, including responsibility for growth, budget and cost management in partnership with C-suite
  • Act as the primary voice of the customer, translating customer needs and market trends into actionable technical requirements (e.g. thermal performance, coolant specs, manifold design and rack integration).
  • Work with engineering teams to define technical requirements (thermal performance, coolant specs, rack integration) and ensure engineering execution meets them.
  • Support business development and sales as the key technical product expert, assisting with customer proposals, RFPs and solution design.
  • Cross-functional leadership, stakeholder and project management of our direct to chip product suite including both internal and external partners
  • Ensure our direct to chip products meet rigorous compliance, safety and quality standards for the data center industry.

What We’re Looking For

  • 10 years of experience in hardware product development in relevant domain
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid technological change
  • Excellent at stakeholder management and influencing internal and external partners
  • Experience with product development for complex hardware systems
  • Familiar with manufacturing readiness, supplier management, quality systems, test & validation processes.

Why Join Orbital?

  • Competitive salary and equity package - the ability to own part of Orbital as we grow
  • Flexible and generous paid time off
  • Excellent health, dental and vision insurance plan
  • Regular company offsites
  • The experience of working in a cutting-edge organisation dedicated to a better future

Orbital is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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