Engineering Sustainability Graduate Intern

Vertiv Group; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv Core Engineering, Westerville OH, is seeking a Product Sustainability Intern to support its PRODUCT sustainability initiatives. You will gather data on bill of materials, energy use, waste and emissions; assist in reporting, ISO standards, and potential AI tools; collaborate with suppliers and internal teams.

Ideal candidates are pursuing Environmental Engineering or related fields, with strong analytical, Excel/Power BI, and communication skills, and a willingness to learn in a

Qualifications

• Applicants should have coursework or experience in sustainability principles and data analysis.
• Familiarity with ISO 14040/14044 and EPDs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support data collection and reporting for product sustainability initiatives.
• Assist in stakeholder engagement across suppliers and internal teams.
• Support Life Cycle Assessments and carbon footprint calculations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Effective communication

Fast learner

Education

Environmental Engineering / Sustainability related Engineering

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Description

Job Description: Core Engineering – Product Sustainability Intern

Position Overview

Vertiv Core Engineering, Westerville OH is looking for an Engineering Sustainability Intern to support our PRODUCT related initiatives.

As a Core Engineering Intern in- Sustainability, you will support the organization's sustainability initiatives by assisting in various sustainability initiatives being run by Core Engineering. This primarily involves technical PRODUCT related initiatives globally, which can impact reductions from products as opposed to CORPORATE Sustainability emissions reporting, worker justice, or community programs primarily related to our office and factory buildings. So you will need technical skills.

You MAY be involved in one or a variety of the following depending on the need at the time:

1. Stakeholder Engagement:
   • Identify and collaborate with suppliers, vendors, and other unrelated internal Vertiv teams to find and promote sustainable materials, procurement supply-chains, and documenting manufacturing processes. You may also be working on projects to develop systems that archive and analyze that data to document the reports we publish about our products, (which are audited by 3rd parties) Some of that data is also in turn documented via other custom reports back to our customers.
   • Possibly helping to develop new AI tools to speed the reporting on our products.
   • Participate in training sessions that help Vertiv product designers and material procurement teams globally to understand and implement sustainability.
2. Data Collection and Reporting: You can’t change what you can’t measure first.
   • Collect, analyze, and validate PRODUCT sustainability-related data (e.g., Bill of Materials, energy usage, waste, and emissions documentation from parts, packaging, or electronic component suppliers).
   • Understanding our Customers’ Requirements for sustainable materials and practices and the timing of our reporting requirements.
   • Understanding documentation required by standards such as ISO 14040/14044 and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in compliance with ISO 14025.
   • Understanding the reporting requirements of the EU’s new Digital Product Passport Standard and it’s use to digitally publish Product Carbon Footprints, absence of Toxins and PFAS. You may also be involved in the archiving, analysis, and digital publishing of that data via QR codes affixed to each product and/or packaging at the factory.
3. Sustainability Assessment and Analysis:
   • Assist in calculating carbon footprints and identifying carbon emissions reduction strategies.
   • Conduct Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) for products and processes.
   • Support environmental impact assessments for projects.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Basic knowledge of sustainability principles, frameworks, and standards.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Power BI).
• Quick Learner and Result-oriented by providing quality detailed deliverables.
• Understanding the difference between Product Operating Emissions and Product Embodied Emissions
• Ability to rapidly switch from one project to another as priorities change.
• Familiarity with Life Cycle Carbon Assessment is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in Environmental Engineering, Sustainability related Engineering, either Mechanical or Electrical, Carbon Accounting, or a related field.
• The ability to balance a passion for Sustainability while at the same time having the technical skills and an understanding of how corporations and imperfect human networks operate so you can work with those mechanisms (or innovate new mechanisms) to make progress towards Emissions Reductions.
• Preferred knowledge of sustainability reporting standards (e.g., ISO 14040, 14044 & 14025) utilized for Environmental Product Declarations.