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.

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.
• 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.
• Able to multitask and work effectively within cross functional engineering teams.
• Excellent planning, organizing, documentation, and communication skills.

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

Ventiv 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 help.join@vertiv.com.