Technical Project Lead (Power Switching & Distribution)

Job Summary

The Technical Project Lead works with the offering management team to refine product requirements and turn them into product specifications that drive cross functional team development. This role leads the development teams through the NPD process cycle at a technical level (opposed to high-level program management) to make sure the end product meets the requirements.

This role will focus on Vertiv Static Transfer Switch (STS) and Power Distribution (PDU) products. The individual will be responsible for understanding product requirements and developing technical product specifications that will drive the cross functional development teams. This role works through the entire product development cycle to make sure the R&D team stays on schedule and meets the original market requirements. Close collaboration between offering management, system engineering, mechanical engineering, product engineering, firmware engineering, agency compliance, and product integrity teams.

Responsibilities:

• Drive requirements refinement, specification development, and task tracking through iterative review cycle.
• Hold authority on system design decisions as it pertains to meeting market requirements.
• Translate detailed technical development plans to simplified project milestones for executive tracking purposes.
  • Must track development progress vs plan and manage resource needs to stay on schedule.
• Provide technical support and leadership to product development teams as first step in escalation path if issues or questions arise. Escalate major issues to the appropriate resources and pursue to closure.
• Work with cross functional teams (Offering management, mechanical engineering, electrical/system engineering, engineering test) to create development plan and strategy and bring products from ideation to concept and market launch. Example development stages:
  • Requirements definition and enrichment by collaborating with cross-functional teams (Service, sales, manufacturing, etc.…)
  • Detailed specification breakdown and work/task breakdown based on higher level requirements.
  • Concept development and refinement
  • Validation test planning and prototype planning
  • Full product or platform development and release into PLM system
  • Prototype part ordering and local assembly
  • Prototype validation testing
  • Final conformance to specification checks and manufacturing handoff
• Track and report on team and individual performance to management and executive leadership.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred)
• 5 years relevant experience
• SMC (Scrum master certification) not required, but a plus
• PMP (Project management professional) not required, but a plus
• Prefer experience with large (>100kW) 3-phase power conversion or conditioning product development
• Prefer experience with large (>100kW) 480V 3-phase power lab testing
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
• Prefer experience with PLM (Product lifecycle management) software, such as Agile or Oracle Product Development
• Prefer experience leading teams to show task breakdown, prioritization, and management across a group of people 
• Prefer experience with Agile/Scrum project framework

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principles & 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

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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