Project Engineer
Anderson, SC, United States
Reports To: Electrical Engineering Manager
Direct Reports: None
Position Summary
Vertiv is seeking a Project Engineer to support high-impact data center projects with a focus on low-voltage (LV) power distribution systems, including UL 891 switchboards and UL 1558 switchgear. This role operates in a fast-paced, engineering-driven environment where accuracy, coordination, and execution are critical to delivering mission-critical infrastructure.
This position requires a self-directed, technically capable engineer who can manage complex engineered-to-order (ETO) projects while driving alignment across engineering, operations, and customer teams.
About the Role
The Project Engineer is responsible for leading projects from engineering handoff through manufacturing and delivery, ensuring all technical requirements are clearly defined, aligned, and executed across cross-functional teams.
This role manages scope, schedule, technical coordination, and risk, while serving as the primary point of contact for technical communication between internal teams and customers.
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-End Project Execution: Own execution from engineering handoff through production and delivery, ensuring scope, quality, and customer requirements are met.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Drive alignment between electrical, mechanical, and controls engineering to ensure designs are complete, accurate, and ready for release.
- Technical Point of Contact: Serve as the primary interface for technical discussions with internal teams and customers, ensuring clarity on requirements, deviations, and resolutions.
- Design Review Leadership: Facilitate internal and customer design reviews to validate compliance with project requirements, constructability, and applicable standards.
- Code and Compliance Oversight: Ensure designs align with NEC, IEEE, UL 891, and UL 1558, as well as customer specifications and internal quality standards.
- Design Package Ownership: Review, approve, and maintain the complete drawing package for assigned projects including single line diagrams, circuit diagrams, GA drawings, breaker and cable schedules, BOM, and label drawings; ensure inter-document consistency and standards compliance before release for manufacture.
- ERP and Data Management: Navigate ERP systems such as Oracle and IFS to track project status, monitor BOM accuracy, and maintain data integrity.
- Project Metrics and Reporting: Track and report on key indicators including design quality, change order volume, cycle time, and issue resolution performance.
- Change Order Management: Own the change order process including documentation, impact assessment across cost, schedule, and manufacturing, and communication to all stakeholders.
- Risk Identification and Resolution: Proactively identify technical risks and drive timely resolution across engineering and operations teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred; Mechanical accepted)
- 5+ years of experience in project or design engineering for low-voltage switchgear, switchboards
- Strong understanding of low-voltage power distribution systems, including UL 891 switchboards and/or UL 1558 switchgear
- Familiarity with design tools such as AutoCAD, SEE Electrical, and/or SolidWorks
- Experience with project tracking tools such as Smartsheet
- Strong communication, time management, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience navigating ERP systems such as Oracle and IFS to track BOMs, project data, and execution status
Work Environment
- Based in Anderson, SC with occasional travel to manufacturing facilities and customer sites as required
- May require extended hours during critical project phases and customer delivery timelines
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
Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to [email protected].
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred; Mechanical accepted)
- 5+ years project or design engineering experience for low-voltage switchgear and switchboards
- Strong understanding of low-voltage power distribution systems and UL 891 switchboards and/or UL 1558 switchgear
- Familiarity with design tools such as AutoCAD, SEE Electrical, and/or SolidWorks
- Experience with project tracking tools such as Smartsheet
- Experience navigating ERP systems such as Oracle and IFS to track BOMs and project data
- Strong communication, time management, and cross-functional collaboration skills
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.
