Mechanical Engineer
Responsibilities
- Analyze and resolve complex technical challenges, optimizing designs for manufacturability, cost, and quality
- Lead end-to-end mechanical design and development for new thermal products through all NPDI gate phases
- Work with multidisciplinary teams across regions, partnering with Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, and Controls Engineering
- Create and review critical documentation including CAD drawings, FMEA/DFA/DFM/DFX specs, and Bills of Material
- Partner with Engineering Leadership to ensure product development meets strategic business objectives
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in New Product Development for thermal/HVAC products (Liquid Cooling, Chillers, AHUs, CRAC)
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master's with Thermal specialization is a plus)
- Advanced CAD skills Creo preferred
- Thermal systems expertise to include component selection, sizing, and system-level design
- Comfortable working across time zones with cross-functional teams
- Strong understanding of Electrical, Controls, and Hydraulic systems
- Knowledge of safety standards (UL, CE, and industry compliance requirements)
- Ability to align engineering decisions with company objectives
- Excellent English communication — written and verbal
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced NPI Lead Mechanical Engineer to drive the development of next-generation thermal management products — including liquid cooling systems, chillers, air handling units, and precision cooling (CRAC) units. You'll own the mechanical design from prototype through pilot run, collaborating with a world-class engineering team to deliver products that keep the world's most critical infrastructure running.
Benefits
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities. OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion. OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES High-Performance Culture Customer Focus Operational Excellence Innovation Financial Strength
Vertiv
Vetiv (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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