UPS System Maintenance Engineer Role Summary
Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair UPS systems to ensure uninterrupted power for critical infrastructure. Provide technical support to clients and manage project timelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Install & Commission UPS systems, transfer switches, and power distribution units
- Maintain & Repair AC/DC power systems, batteries (Li-ion/NiCad/SLA), capacitors, and associated hardware
- Troubleshoot faults using diagnostic tools; provide remote/onsite corrective support during critical failures
- Customer Engagement — assess power requirements, recommend solutions, and train clients on UPS operation
- Documentation — produce service reports, maintain maintenance records, and read/provide single line diagrams
- Project Management — coordinate with teams and subcontractors to deliver on time and within budget
- Safety — adhere to all electrical safety regulations and procedures
Qualifications
Required:
- Diploma/Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering
Preferred:
- Experience with 3-phase UPS systems in data center environments
- Knowledge of power distribution, ATS, PDU, SKRU, and energy management systems
- Strong troubleshooting and fault-diagnostic skills
- Ability to read electrical one-line schematics
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
Additional Requirements
- Willingness to work after-hours/weekends at short notice
- Daily travel to customer sites
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks efficiently
Skills Required
- Diploma or degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering
- Experience with three-phase UPS systems in data center environments
- Knowledge of power distribution, ATS, PDU, SKRU, and energy management systems
- Strong troubleshooting and fault-diagnostic skills
- Ability to read electrical one-line schematics
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Willingness to work after-hours or weekends at short notice
- Willingness and ability to travel daily to customer sites
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks efficiently
Vertiv Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with standard medical, dental, and vision plans plus wellness and mental-health resources. Core offerings also include disability and life insurance and an Employee Assistance Program.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes paid holidays and PTO typical of large employers, and many U.S. salaried roles feature flexible or "unlimited" PTO approaches. These programs are part of a structured, global total rewards framework.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair at start for many office-based, engineering, and field service roles, and total compensation packages are viewed as stable. In some hourly manufacturing settings, overtime opportunities help boost overall earnings.
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What We Do
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs approximately 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com.
