Engineer I Electrical & Electronics Engineering IX

Vertiv Group Corporation; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv seeks an Electrical Hardware Integration Engineer to lead the development of printed circuit boards and assemblies for the Vertiv Global portfolio. You will define specifications, work with the Controls firmware team, and support production integration for high-scale environments.

Join a global team across regions and time zones, reporting to the Global Thermal Line of Business. The role covers traditional HVAC, cooling, software, and sensors, with emphasis on hardware design and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or foreign equivalent.
• 2–5 years of related experience.
• Experience with CAN, RS-485, RS-232, SPI, I2C, USB and Ethernet interfaces.
• Experience with FCC/CE testing of electronics equipment.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout experience, preferably Mentor Graphics.
• Ability to create schematics from requirements and guide PCB designers.
• Travel: up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Write specifications for Printed Wiring Boards (PWB) to meet top level requirements of the Thermal Product Offering group.
• Create system level architectures for distributed microprocessor-based sensors and controls.
• Create hardware test plans for design verification and factory verification of PWB.
• Create requirements documents to enable factory test verification of PWB.
• Manage vendors in creating factory test verification equipment and deploy equipment to contract manufacturers.
• Evaluate EMC risk in PWB and mitigate risk in designs.
• Troubleshoot EMC test failures and implement corrective actions.
• Recommend requirements for future designs to prevent warranty issues.
• Test alternate parts and assess risk of changes to older designs.

Skills

Electrical circuit design

CAN

RS-485

RS-232

SPI

I2C

USB

Ethernet

Microprocessor architecture

EMC considerations

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics

Job description

Job Summary

Vertiv is seeking an Electrical Hardware Integration Engineer to join our Advanced Monitoring and Controls Team. This person will provide technical expertise and leadership in the development of printed circuit boards and assemblies that will be integrated throughout the Vertiv Global portfolio of thermal products. Working closely with the Controls firmware development team, this position will support the specification generation, electrical/board design, CM support, testing, and integration support aspects of bringing their designs to life in high-scale production environments.

This role will work on a global team with resources and Lab environments spanning multiple regions and time zones. The position will report into the Global Thermal Line of Business and will impact the global product portfolio. The Global Thermal product portfolio includes traditional air cooled (DX), pumped refrigerant economizer, Chilled water/Chiller, Liquid Cooled, heat rejection, software, and controls-based sensors and products.

Key Responsibilities

• Write specifications for Printed Wiring Boards (PWB) to meet top level requirements of the Thermal Product Offering group. Define additional requirements and specifications that are not directly in the top-level requirements that are important to the design.
• Creation of system level architectures for distributed microprocessor-based sensors and controls.
• Creation of hardware test plans for design verification and factory verification of PWB.
• Creation of requirements documents to enable factory test verification of PWB.
• Manages vendors in creating factory test verification equipment and deploys equipment to contract manufacturers.
• Evaluates EMC risk in PWB and mitigates risk in designs.
• Troubleshoot causes of EMC test failures and implement changes to correct any issues.
• Recommends requirements in future designs to prevent warranty issues.
• Ability to find, recommend, and test alternate parts.
• Experience in evaluating older designs to determine risk levels for changing components.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent with strong emphasis on electrical circuit design: Electrical Engineering
• 2-5 years' related experience
• Knowledge and experience with CAN, 485, 232, SPI, I2C, USB and Ethernet communication interfaces required.
• Knowledge and experience with microprocessor architecture, USB, RGMII/RMII and DDRx interfaces.
• Knowledge and experience with microcontrollers in sensors.
• Knowledge and experience with analog interfaces to devices and sensors for control and sensing.
• Experience with FCC and CE testing of electronics equipment.
• Experience in schematic capture and PCB layout, preferably in Mentor Graphics.
• Ability to create schematics from requirements and guide PCB designers in layout.
• Ability to diagnose warranty issues and correct design to reduce field failures.
• Experience with part selection and creation of part records in manufacturing database.
• Experience with creating bills of materials, drawing records and change orders to provide documentation for production to create an PWA.
• Experience with electronics contract manufactures implementing production of PWA in new/existing product lines.
• Experience with correcting design for manufacturing (DFM) issues on PWA.
• Exposure to C, Python, Bash, LabView, and Linux is preferred.
• Exposure to HVAC principles and systems is preferred.
• Experience with HVAC principles a plus.
• Fluency in English
• Travel: up to 10%

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES

Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• CustomerFocus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIVBEHAVIORS

• Ownit
• Actwith urgency
• Foster acustomer-first mindset
• Thinkbigandexecute
• Lead byexample
• Drivecontinuous improvement
• Learn andseek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv(NYSE: VRT)brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable itscustomers’ vital applicationstoruncontinuously,perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communicationnetworksand commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio ofpower, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services thatextendfrom the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered inWesterville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around34,000 peopleand does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

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

Vertiv 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 [e-mail].

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