Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Vertiv is seeking a Global AME Manager - Fabrication, Assembly & Manufacturing Strategy to lead the development and deployment of scalable manufacturing processes, assembly systems, equipment platforms, and industrial engineering standards across global Infrastructure Solutions (IS) operations.

This role is responsible for defining fabrication, welding, and assembly process architecture while enabling executable manufacturing capacity within an Engineer-to-Order (ETO) and NPDI-driven environment. The successful candidate will partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Plant Leadership teams to deliver safe, repeatable, and production-ready manufacturing capabilities across global facilities.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing & Assembly Process Leadership

• Own and standardize global manufacturing processes for fabrication, welding, assembly, and test operations.
• Define assembly process architectures, production line concepts, and DFM/DFA manufacturing guidelines aligned with business strategy.
• Establish standardized operating models across fabrication, sub-assembly, final assembly, and testing environments.
• Drive process consistency, manufacturability, scalability, and operational efficiency across global manufacturing sites.

Equipment & Capital Strategy

• Define and deploy global equipment, tooling, and automation strategies supporting fabrication and assembly operations.
• Lead equipment specification development, supplier selection, FAT/SAT activities, commissioning, and deployment governance.
• Support capital investment planning through ROI-driven and risk-based business case development.
• Evaluate and implement advanced manufacturing technologies, automation, and robotics solutions where appropriate.

Industrial Engineering & Capacity Enablement

• Own and standardize the global Industrial Engineering (IE) framework across IS manufacturing operations.
• Develop standardized approaches for routings, labor standards, work content analysis, takt time assumptions, and line balancing methodologies.
• Define best practices for workstation design, ergonomics, material flow, and factory space utilization.
• Develop executable capacity models that account for ETO variability, product mix complexity, and production changeovers.
• Support manufacturing footprint optimization and operational scalability initiatives.

NPDI & Global Manufacturing Deployment

• Lead manufacturing readiness activities for New Product Development and Introduction (NPD/NPI) programs.
• Partner with Engineering teams to support modularity initiatives, platform strategies, and product standardization efforts.
• Ensure successful deployment of new manufacturing processes, equipment, and operational standards globally using structured change management practices.
• Support process validation, pilot builds, and production ramp-up activities across manufacturing sites.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as a strategic manufacturing engineering partner to Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance teams.
• Act as a global escalation point for manufacturing process, assembly, equipment, or capacity-related challenges.
• Drive alignment and performance improvements across key manufacturing KPIs including safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Lead and influence cross-functional teams in a matrixed global environment.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements

• 8-10+ years of experience in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Strategy, or Industrialization roles.
• Strong expertise in fabrication, welding, and assembly processes within ETO, high-mix, or low-volume manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience with industrial engineering methodologies, line balancing, labor modeling, and manufacturing capacity planning.
• Demonstrated ability to translate manufacturing strategy into executable plant-level solutions.
• Experience leading global manufacturing process improvements and equipment deployment initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in electrical infrastructure, power systems, thermal management, or heavy industrial manufacturing environments.
• Exposure to automation, robotics, digital manufacturing, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement experience.
• Experience working within global, matrixed manufacturing organizations.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline required.

Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel globally (10-30%) to support manufacturing deployments, site readiness activities, equipment implementation, and operational support initiatives.