New Product Introduction (NPI) Sourcing Manager (Data Center Power & Cooling)

Location: Remote-friendly within the United States; staff are expected to work from one of the offices at least 25% of the time. The role requires 30–40% travel to supplier factories and data center sites, including internationally.

Annual salary: $320,000–$405,000 USD

Company

Anthropic builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems intended to be safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Own NPI programs for new data-center power and cooling products from concept selection through production ramp.
• Translate site electrical and thermal requirements into supplier product specifications and negotiate engineering trade-offs.
• Lead DFM, DFT, and DFx reviews with suppliers to ensure products are manufacturable, testable, and serviceable.
• Plan and run prototype and pilot builds, qualification testing, reliability programs, and root-cause corrective actions.
• Qualify products through first-article inspection, FAT, SAT, and integrated system testing before production sign-off.
• Transfer qualified products and control plans to Manufacturing Quality and Supply Chain Delivery teams while supporting initial production ramps.

Requirements

• 8+ years of engineering experience in power electronics, electrical equipment, or industrial energy systems, including at least 4 years in NPI, product development, or product engineering.
• Hands-on experience with at least two of BESS, utility- or data-center-scale inverters, medium-voltage transformers or switchgear, UPS, STATCOM equipment, or liquid-cooling systems.
• Experience executing EVT/DVT/PVT, FAT/SAT, type testing, reliability testing, root-cause analysis, and CAPA.
• Knowledge of applicable power, safety, grid-interconnection, and equipment standards, including UL, IEEE, IEC, and NFPA standards.
• Experience with supplier factories, design-for-manufacturing, design-for-test, ECO/change control, and production readiness assessment.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or power engineering, or equivalent experience; United States work location and regular office presence are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with solid-state transformers, grid-forming inverters, E-STATCOM, or emerging power-conversion equipment.
• NPI experience at a hyperscaler, utility-scale developer, or Tier-1 power equipment OEM.
• Experience with grid studies, protection coordination, power-system modeling, liquid cooling, HALT/HASS, or firmware and controls validation.
• Experience scaling supplier manufacturing lines, contract manufacturing, or international production sites.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on high-impact AI research and long-term AI safety.
• Flexible working hours and an office environment designed for collaboration.
• Competitive compensation with optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Visa sponsorship may be available, with immigration lawyer support, depending on the role and candidate.