Job Summary:
The Principal Engineer, Electrical & Electronics Engineering is a position centered around investigating and integrating component manufacturer new developments and strategies into Vertiv’s DC Power product portfolio. The ideal candidate will serve as the technical authority for power electronics, supporting customer discussions and specification reviews, and providing expert guidance to global development teams.
This role sits at the intersection of technology scouting, customer-facing technical leadership, and cross-site engineering enablement, playing a critical part in shaping next-generation power conversion products for data center and telecom infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
- Investigate, evaluate, and track new component technologies, materials, and strategies from power electronics manufacturers (semiconductors, magnetics, capacitors, thermal solutions)
- Serve as the subject matter expert for power electronics during customer engagements, specification reviews, and technical discussions
- Translate customer requirements and industry trends into actionable technical guidance for development teams
- Provide expert technical support and mentorship to global engineering teams
- Evaluate emerging power semiconductor technologies (SiC, GaN, advanced Si) and recommend adoption strategies aligned with product roadmaps
- Create technical presentations, white papers, and application notes for internal teams, customers, and executive leadership
- Collaborate cross-functionally to promote integrated One Vertiv solutions
- Support failure analysis and root cause investigations related to power electronics components and circuits
- Ensure designs and component selections comply with applicable safety standards and industry regulations (IEEE, UL, IEC, NFPA, NEC)
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field (required), Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with Power Electronics focus (strongly preferred)
- 7+ years of experience in power electronics design, including power conversion topologies, magnetics design, and semiconductor selection
- Expert knowledge of power converter architectures (AC-DC, DC-DC) for data center and/or telecom applications
- Deep understanding of power semiconductor technologies, gate drive circuits, and thermal management of power components
- Demonstrated experience interfacing with component manufacturers and evaluating new technologies for product integration
- Familiarity with industry standards (IEEE, NFPA, UL, NEC)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Electrical Engineering with focus on Power Electronics
- Experience with wide-bandgap semiconductor technologies (SiC, GaN) and their application in high-frequency power converters
- Experience mentoring or providing technical direction to geographically distributed engineering teams
- Knowledge of energy storage systems and renewable energy integration into DC power architectures
- Experience with power system simulation tools (PLECS, PSIM, LTspice, MATLAB/Simulink)
- Familiarity with EMI/EMC design practices and mitigation techniques in power electronic systems
- Experience with reliability analysis, component qualification, and derating methodologies
- Background in data center power infrastructure or telecom rectifier/converter product development
The successful candidate will join a dynamic team focused on developing next-generation power solutions while maintaining high standards of reliability and efficiency.
Travel Requirements:
- 10-15% including internationally
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field
- 7+ years of experience in power electronics design
- Experience with power conversion topologies, magnetics design, and semiconductor selection
- Expert knowledge of AC-DC and DC-DC power converter architectures for data center or telecom applications
- Deep understanding of power semiconductor technologies, gate drive circuits, and thermal management
- Experience interfacing with component manufacturers and evaluating new technologies for product integration
- Familiarity with IEEE, NFPA, UL, and NEC industry standards
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent communication skills
- Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering with a Power Electronics focus
- Experience with SiC, GaN, and wide-bandgap semiconductor applications
- Experience mentoring or providing technical direction to geographically distributed engineering teams
- Knowledge of energy storage systems and renewable energy integration into DC power architectures
- Experience with PLECS, PSIM, LTspice, or MATLAB/Simulink
- Familiarity with EMI/EMC design practices and mitigation techniques
- Experience with reliability analysis, component qualification, and derating methodologies
- Background in data center power infrastructure or telecom rectifier/converter product development
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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.
