POSITION SUMMARY
The Product Engineer will act as the subject matter expert and design owner for large battery backup products deployed with Vertiv uninterruptible power supplies. This position works closely and continuously with others from research & development, field service, technical writing, sales, and manufacturing engineering to maximize customers’ satisfaction with Vertiv’s products and implement ongoing design changes.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design owner for large commercial battery backup systems using lithium-ion or other battery chemistry.
- Invent, prototype, test and implement design changes to prevent recurrence of a problem, pursue cost-out opportunities, or add value to a product.
- Create or revise technical documentation for a product.
- Assist with troubleshooting by investigating emergent problems at customer sites or in local factories. Regional travel to a customer site (typically a datacenter) is typically required every 4-6 months.
- Assist with creating user manuals for new Vertiv products being launched.
- Occasionally interact with customers directly, either in support of quoting/sales or in response to problems.
- Occasionally operate test equipment up to 700V and 1.6MW in support of the activities above.
- Occasionally design, build, and modify simple test equipment.
- Perform other related duties and projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Job Qualifications:
- University degree Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
- 4+ years of experience in an Electrical Engineer role.
- Customer oriented and availability to travel.
- Good English language knowledge.
- Must have good planning, organizing, documentation and communication skills.
- Must be team-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced work environment.
- Must be able to lead and coordinate project tasks with other engineering teams globally.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in any of the following areas is desirable:
- Analog or high-voltage circuit design
- Industrial equipment design
- Commercial or industrial power infrastructure
- Uninterruptible power supplies
- Sensor & microprocessor integration
- Lithium-ion battery management systems
- Experience certifying one or more products with a listing agency such as UL or CSA
- Knowledge of NEC or NFPA 855 is desirable but not required.
- Experience using 2-dimensional CAD is desirable but not required.
PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS
- Ability to occasionally lift objects up to 40lbs to a height of 48 inches.
TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED
- < 5%
Skills Required
- University degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- 4+ years of experience in an Electrical Engineer role
- Customer oriented and availability to travel
- Good English language knowledge
- Planning, organizing, documentation and communication skills
- Team-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced work environment
- Able to lead and coordinate project tasks with other engineering teams globally
- Analog or high-voltage circuit design experience
- Industrial equipment design experience
- Commercial or industrial power infrastructure experience
- Experience with uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
- Sensor and microprocessor integration experience
- Lithium-ion battery management systems experience
- Experience certifying products with UL or CSA
- Knowledge of NEC or NFPA 855
- Experience using 2-dimensional CAD
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.
