Engineer I, Mechanical Engineering

Vertiv; Lorain (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a Mechanical Engineer, DC Power to develop mechanical product designs and integration content for Modular Power Converters. You will produce design layouts, perform tolerance analyses, and document interfaces and assembly procedures for customer packages.

You will verify buildability and alignment with customer requirements while coordinating with manufacturing and engineering teams. The role emphasizes creating clear customer-ready specifications and ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field and 2+ years of mechanical product design experience.
• Experience with layout drawings, assembly docs, and tolerance stack-up analysis required.
• Proficiency in GD&T for multi-component assemblies is essential.
• Ability to define assembly sequences and mechanical interfaces with customer needs in mind.
• Proficiency with Creo, SolidWorks, or equivalent for layouts and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop product design layout drawings for modules, shelves, and cabinets.
• Perform tolerance stack-up analysis to verify fit and function across assemblies.
• Define system assembly sequences and integration procedures for modular DC power configs.
• Document mechanical connections, interfaces, and cable routing.
• Create site footprint and interface dimensions with customer infrastructure.
• Coordinate with DFM to ensure manufacturability of proposed configurations.
• Review mechanical designs for accuracy against customer site expectations.
• Ensure requirements traceability with corresponding specifications.
• Collaborate to ensure mechanical and electrical package content is consistent.

Skills

GD&T

Mechanical design

Tolerance analysis

Creo

SolidWorks

BOM management

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Oracle Cloud

Windchill

Agile PLM

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Mechanical Engineer, DC Power develops the mechanical product design and system integration content within technical customer proposals for Vertiv's Modular Power Converters product line. This role works under the direction of the Project Proposals & Global Engineering Lead, producing product design layouts with tolerance analysis, system assembly and integration documentation, connection/interface definitions, and manufacturing/assembly considerations. A key responsibility is ensuring proposed designs are buildable, properly toleranced, and aligned with customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop product design layout drawings for customer packages - module arrangements, shelf configurations, and cabinet assemblies
• Perform tolerance stack-up analysis to verify fit, form, and function across mating components and assemblies
• Define system assembly sequences and integration procedures for modular DC power configurations
• Document all mechanical connections and interfaces - power bus, signal cable routing, cooling interfaces, grounding paths, and mating sequences
• Create site fit documentation - physical footprint, clearance requirements, and interface dimensions with customer infrastructure
• Coordinate with DFM Engineer on manufacturability of proposed configurations and assembly processes
• Review project designs (mechanical) under Proposals Lead for accuracy to customer site expectations
• Verify requirements traceability - ensure every customer mechanical requirement has a corresponding specification response
• Collaborate with team to ensure mechanical and electrical package content is consistent

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 2+ years of experience in mechanical product design, system integration, or product engineering
• Experience with product layout drawings, assembly documentation, and tolerance stack-up analysis
• Proficiency in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) for multi-component assemblies
• Experience defining assembly sequences, mechanical interfaces, and connection specifications
• Understanding of assembly processes, tooling, and DFM/DFA principles
• Ability to produce clear, customer-ready specification and integration documents
• Proficiency with Creo (preferred), SolidWorks, or equivalent for product layouts and assembly documentation
• Experience with BOM maintenance MRP programs (Oracle Cloud) and lifecycle PLM vaults (Agile, Windchill)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in telecom or data center power equipment design
• Familiarity with modular/hot-swappable product architectures
• Experience with tolerance analysis software (Vis VSA, 3DCS, or manual stack-up methods)
• Knowledge of sheet metal fabrication processes and tolerances
• Experience with seismic qualification (GR-63, Zone 4)
• Previous proposal, bid, or design engineering role
• Familiarity with rack-mount and floor-standing power equipment interfaces
• Experience coordinating with manufacturing/production engineering teams

Travel Requirements

• 5-10%, including internationally

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

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS:

Safety, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

OUR 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

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.

About Us

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

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.

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