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The role supports root cause analysis, corrective actions, and product reliability improvement through engineering analysis, testing, and field investigation.\nThis position works closely with engineering, quality, manufacturing, services, suppliers, and customers to resolve field issues affecting deployed products. The role requires strong technical expertise in electrical design, controls, and system integration, along with the ability to investigate complex failures where failure mechanisms may be difficult to reproduce.\nResponsibilities:\nConduct system-level failure investigations involving power systems, controls, firmware, electrical hardware, and subsystem interactions.\nPerform root cause analysis using engineering analysis, testing, data review, and structured problem-solving methods.\nSupport field investigations through site visits, collection of field data, review of logs, and analysis of failed hardware.\nDevelop and execute test plans to reproduce field conditions and validate failure mechanisms.\nWork with suppliers, test laboratories, and internal teams to evaluate failed components and identify root causes.\nPrepare and communicate technical findings, corrective actions, and recommendations to internal stakeholders.\nSupport customer-facing discussions related to failure investigations and corrective actions.\nSupport high-priority field issues and customer escalations as required.\nIdentify recurring failure trends and recommend improvements to product reliability, quality, and field performance.\nRequirements:\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.\n8+ years of engineering experience in power systems, power electronics, telecommunications power, data center infrastructure, or related industries.\nExperience performing root cause analysis and troubleshooting complex electrical systems.\nExperience with laboratory testing, failure analysis techniques, and engineering investigation methods.\nStrong technical communication and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to travel to customer sites as required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nStrong understanding of power conversion systems, rectifiers, converters, controls, and system integration.\nExperience with reliability engineering, supplier quality investigations, and field support activities.\nFamiliarity with controller-based power systems, firmware interactions, and system diagnostics.\nExperience working on cross-functional investigations involving engineering, quality, manufacturing, and suppliers.\nWork Environment:\nOffice, laboratory, manufacturing, and customer site environments.\nPeriodic domestic and international travel may be required.\nAbility to support field investigations and customer site visits as necessary.\nThe successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.\nOUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.\nOUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES\nHigh-Performance Culture\nCustomer Focus\nOperational Excellence\nInnovation\nFinancial Strength\nVERTIV BEHAVIORS\nOwn it\nAct with urgency\nFoster a customer-first mindset\nThink big and execute\nLead by example\nDrive continuous improvement\nLearn and seek out development\nPromote transparent & open communication\nAbout Vertiv\nVertiv (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.\nWork Authorization\nNo 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.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nVertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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