Head of Manufacturing & Productization

Job description Company Description SwirlX, Inc. is an innovative stealth startup revolutionizing cooling solutions for data centers. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, the company is at the forefront of cutting-edge technology to address critical efficiency and sustainability challenges. SwirlX focuses on delivering advanced, effective, and energy-efficient cooling systems tailored to meet the unique demands of the growing data center industry. Joining SwirlX means contributing to transformative solutions that have a lasting impact on the technological infrastructure powering the world. Role Description SwirlX is seeking a Head of Manufacturing & Productization to help scale advanced thermal hardware from prototype to production. This role will lead manufacturing strategy, productization, supplier coordination, qualification processes, and operational execution for next-generation compact heat exchangers manufactured using advanced metal 3D printing technologies. The ideal candidate has experience commercializing high-performance thermal hardware such as compact heat exchangers, microchannel systems, PCHEs, or other advanced cooling products. Prior experience in the metal additive manufacturing / industrial 3D printing industry is strongly preferred. You will work closely with engineering teams, additive manufacturing partners, suppliers, and customers to improve manufacturability, quality, reliability, and production scalability. Qualifications 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, productization, or thermal hardware systems Experience with compact heat exchangers, microchannel, PCHE, or similar technologies Prior experience in the metal additive manufacturing / industrial 3D printing industry strongly preferred Strong understanding of manufacturing quality and qualification processes Experience scaling hardware from prototype to production Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, suppliers, and customers Startup, aerospace, defense, or data center cooling experience preferred What We're Looking For Strong execution and problem-solving mindset Ability to bridge R D and scalable manufacturing Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment Passion for next-generation thermal systems and AI infrastructure cooling Keywords eye-face-and-head startups power-and-cooling data-center server-farms non-disclosure-agreement-nda certificate-authority-ca microsoft-forefront insurance-consulting-and-technology sustainability energy-efficiency cabinet-construction-materials-hardware sales-operational-execution-s-oe heat-exchanger 3d-printing additive-manufacturing r offshore-software-r-d research-and-development-test environment-health-and-safety-hsse ecology-environment artificial-intelligence ai-infrastructure