Director, Solution Architect-High Density Power

Vertiv Corporation; Westerville (OH); In loco; USD 170.000 - 240.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Vertiv is seeking a Solution Architect for High Density and 800VDC solutions in the United States. You will lead the end-to-end architecture from concept to deployment, aligning customer roadmaps with Vertiv product development and working with engineering, sales, and application teams.

The role requires deep expertise in mission-critical power systems, data center infrastructure, and experience with hyperscale customers. Occasional travel and a strong customer-focused mindset are essential.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience leading architecture for large-scale power infrastructure deployments.
• Deep expertise in mission-critical power systems and data centers.

Mansioni

• Own end-to-end 800VDC architecture strategy from concept to deployment.
• Lead development of future-state architectures and reference designs.
• Translate customer roadmaps into system requirements and design principles.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align stakeholders.

Conoscenze

Power architecture

Hyperscale experience

Customer engagement

Technical leadership

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Strumenti

ETAP

SKM

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description

Position Overview The Solution Architect, High Density & 800VDC solutions serve as Vertiv's primary technical lead with hyperscale and Frontier customers, working directly with engineering organizations providing design assistance on next-generation DC power infrastructure architectures enabling best in class engineered solution from creation to deployment. The Solution Architect develops a deep understanding of the customer's 800VDC roadmap, design standards, operating requirements, and future infrastructure strategies, and drives alignment with Vertiv product development requirements. The role owns the end-to-end High Density power architecture vision for the customer and provides continuity from early concept development through prototype, first-of-kind deployment, product development, and scaled production adoption. Success will be measured by product penetration, orders and market share growth. The Solution Architect partners closely with Global Account Directors, Architects, Business Unit engineering teams, Technical Sales, and Application Engineering to translate customer requirements into differentiated Vertiv solutions and long-term portfolio opportunities. This role is key to shaping Vertiv's 800VDC strategy with Hyperscale and Frontier AI customers.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Engineering Leadership

• Build trusted relationships with account engineering and design leaders, serving as Vertiv's primary technical advisor for future 800VDC architecture decisions.
• Develop deep understanding of customer technology roadmaps, design standards, operational requirements, and long-term infrastructure strategies.
• Represent customer technical priorities within Vertiv, ensuring stakeholders remain aligned to customer objectives and evolving requirements.

Architecture & Solution Development

• Own the customer's end-to-end power architecture strategy from concept through deployment.
• Lead development of future-state 800VDC architectures and scalable reference designs with customer engineering teams.
• Translate customer objectives and roadmaps into system requirements, reference architectures, and design principles.
• Evaluate technology alternatives, design tradeoffs, and long-term operational impacts to support customer and Vertiv decision-making.

Innovation & Future Technologies

• Lead technical discovery of emerging customer challenges, requirements, and opportunities.
• Identify 800VDC portfolio gaps, innovation opportunities, and future technology needs aligned to customer roadmaps.
• Develop first-of-kind concepts supporting customer's next-generation data center architecture.
• Influence Vertiv product roadmaps and technology investments through customer and industry insights.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Coordinate GBU engineering, product management, and systems teams to deliver customer-driven development priorities.
• Support Global Account Directors in strategic customer engagements and planning activities.
• Drive alignment across customer and Vertiv stakeholders to accelerate solution development and deployment.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline
• Experience leading architecture, design, or technical solution development for large-scale mission-critical power infrastructure deployments
• Deep expertise in mission-critical power systems and data center infrastructure
• Demonstrated success working directly with hyperscale and frontier AI engineering organizations
• Strong understanding of power distribution, protection, controls, and power quality systems
• Experience translating customer requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Ability to influence multidisciplinary teams without direct authority
• Strong technical communication and presentation capabilities

Preferred

• Advanced engineering degree, Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent technical credentials
• Experience supporting major hyperscale and/or frontier cloud providers
• Experience developing first-of-kind infrastructure solutions
• Experience influencing product roadmaps and technology investments
• Experience bringing concepts from architecture through production deployment
• Participation in industry standards bodies or technical forums (e.g., OCP, IEEE)
• Recognized expertise in data center power architecture or mission-critical electrical systems

Measures of Success

• Customer adoption of Vertiv-supported 800VDC architecture and basis-of-design
• Growth enabled by the technical organization
• Portfolio alignment with strategic customer requirements
• Successful advancement of first-of-kind concepts to deployment
• Strength of customer engineering relationships

Location and Travel

Location aligned with business and organizational requirements

>50% travel based on customer and industry needs

About Us

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

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.

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