Project Engineer

Job Summary

The Project Engineer supports new product development and product sustaining tasks for the company’s Global Rack Power Distribution products for the IT Systems line of business.  The Project Engineer leads development projects for new standard products. This includes helping to define the steps needed to design the offering, working with the project managers to define and maintain the project timeline, create the bills of materials for each product, and work with procurement to setup new components and suppliers. The candidate must be a self-starter with a positive “make it happen” approach to meet multiple project goals and deliverables including product schedules, product design and manufacturability cost targets. The candidate must also manage complex development programs comprised of multiple and sometimes concurrent deliverables in a matrixed team environment interfacing with global internal and external (supplier/partner) team members.

Responsibilities:

• Define project engineering scope and assumptions.
• Work with project manager to prepare project schedule and track milestones.
• Generate work estimates, timelines, and cost estimates for projects. 
• Develop solutions to complex problems where little or no precedence exists - the use of ingenuity and creativity is regularly required.
• Collaborate across the disciplines of mechanical, electrical, and process engineering, as well as production and product offering teams. Work with these teams for design reviews, establish cost metrics, and brainstorming project ideation and challenges.
• Work with manufacturing engineers and production associates to build prototypes and provide direction when needed.
• Write, submit, and release engineering changes in the PLM system.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Electronic or Mechanical Engineering or other engineering degree with design/development experience.
• 5+ years’ experience in engineering design or product development.
• Electrical and electromechanical knowledge preferred.
• Experience with electromechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Working knowledge of mechanical 3D CAD modeling a plus. Sheet metal design experience a plus. 
• Experience with PLM data-entry and BOM creation, e.g., Oracle, Agile EC. 
• Can interpret safety agency standards, e.g., UL and IEC, towards creating a safe product design.
• Ability to multitask and work effectively within cross functional engineering teams.
• Excellent planning, organizing, documentation, and communication skills.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety.  Integrity.  Respect.  Teamwork.  Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIV 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
• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to 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 extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.  

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

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