POSITION SUMMARY
The Sustaining Engineer is responsible for managing the Product Lifecycle for Switchgear design. Switchgear is primarily an Engineered-To-Order (ETO) product, which means each customer order is specifically engineered for each customer. This generally leads to higher complexity and variation for departments supporting this product family. This position is ideal for individuals who are searching for a fast-paced environment with a mix of product design and manufacturing support.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain Switchgear design within Oracle Product Lifecycle Management
- Improve Design for Manufacturability (Safety, Quality, and Efficiency)
- Provide design support for issues discovered during production
- Provide design support for supply chain issues
- Support New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI)
- Ensure quality of ETO design before released to production
QUALIFICATIONS
- 1-3+ years of experience in product design
- Bachelor’s degree in any relevant engineering field (Electrical Engineering preferred)
- 1-3+ years of experience in 3D modeling / 2D drafting
- Ability to create and troubleshoot control wiring diagrams
- Experience in Design for Manufacturability
- Excellent communications skills – written & verbal
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS
- No special physical requirements
TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED
- 5%
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
- Customer Focus
- Operational Excellence
- High-Performance Culture
- Innovation
- Financial Strength
OUR BEHAVIORS
- Own It
- Act With Urgency
- Foster a Customer-First Mindset
- Think Big and Execute
- Lead by Example
- Drive Continuous Improvement
- Learn and Seek Out Development
Skills Required
- 1-3+ years of product design experience
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field
- 1-3+ years of 3D modeling and 2D drafting experience
- Ability to create and troubleshoot control wiring diagrams
- Experience with Design for Manufacturability
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Vertiv Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vertiv and has not been reviewed or approved by Vertiv.
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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.







