Manager, Thermal Controls Platforms Testing

Vertiv; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv in Westerville, Ohio seeks an experienced Manager, Thermal Controls Platforms Testing to lead validation and verification of embedded and system software for thermal controls platforms. You will own the test strategy, drive automation, and scale lab workflows while coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, service and program leadership.

The role emphasizes system validation, lab automation, CI/CD integration, and rigorous defect reporting to ensure high-quality thermal control

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in test engineering/validation/quality roles (controls, embedded, industrial automation).
• 3+ years leading teams or test programs with cross-functional visibility.
• Experience with automation (scripting, frameworks, CI integration) or lab automation.
• Strong troubleshooting across firmware/software, controls logic, networking and electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the platform test strategy: unit, integration, system, regression; define coverage and gates for releases.
• Lead a team of test engineers: hire, coach, develop, and performance-manage; set priorities.
• Plan tests with milestones, resource plans and lab utilization.
• Drive automation at scale: standardize automated frameworks and regression suites.
• Ensure lab readiness: rigs, simulators, instrumentation, data capture.
• Perform system-level validation of performance, stability, fault handling, and recovery.
• Coordinate integration validation with internal/external equipment/interfaces.
• Establish defect triage processes and clear status reporting to stakeholders.

Skills

Test strategy

Test execution

Quality culture

System validation

Test automation

Lab automation

CI integration

Cross-functional communication

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation/Controls

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Lab simulators

Digital Twin in Loop

Embedded testing tooling

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

This posting is for an experienced

Position Summary

This posting is for an experienced Manager, Thermal Controls Platforms Testing who will lead validation and verification activities for Vertiv's thermal controls platforms on both embedded thermal unit platforms and thermal system software. This Manager owns the overall test strategy, test execution, and continuous improvement of test processes across firmware, control logic, user interfaces, integrations, and system-level behaviors. The role ensures product quality through robust test planning, scalable test automation, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, offering management, commissioning, manufacturing, service, and program leadership. Managing and guiding a testing framework to support all of these activities through the use of SIL, HIL, and Digital Twin in Loop technologies is expected.

This position supports system-level thermal controls and optimization solutions spanning the full thermal chain, including Cooling Distribution Unit systems, secondary fluid network management, pumps, chillers, heat rejection, heat reuse, and future optimization layers. The Testing Manager partners closely with platform, product, and manufacturing teams to validate end-to-end capabilities, including integration points and industrial communication interfaces.

IDEAL ATTRIBUTES

• Strong leadership in test strategy, test execution, and quality culture across multi-team development environments
• Demonstrated expertise in system validation for controls platforms (embedded, automation, software or industrial controls preferred)
• Experience building and scaling test automation, including lab automation and continuous integration practices
• Solid technical depth across controls systems, firmware/software, and hardware-in-the-loop style testing approaches (suggested)
• Effective cross-functional communicator who can translate risk into clear release recommendations

Responsibilities

• Own the platform test strategy: define test levels (unit, integration, system, regression), coverage goals, and quality gates for thermal controls platform releases
• Lead a team of test engineers: hire, coach, develop, and performance-manage testers; set priorities and ensure execution quality
• Test planning and scheduling: create milestone-aligned test plans (including entry/exit criteria), resource plans, and lab utilization plans
• Drive automation at scale: develop/standardize automated test frameworks, automated regression suites, and repeatable lab workflows to reduce cycle time
• Own lab readiness and test environments: ensure test rigs, simulators, instrumentation, and data capture are available, calibrated, and fit for purpose
• System-level validation: validate performance, stability, fault handling, and recovery behaviors across integrated thermal controls solutions (equipment interactions, sequencing, and supervisory behavior)
• Integration validation: verify communications and interoperability with internal and external third-party equipment and interfaces (as applicable)
• Defect management and quality reporting: establish defect triage processes, severity definitions, root cause collaboration, and clear status reporting to stakeholders
• Release readiness: provide objective quality assessments and release recommendations based on evidence, risk, and trend data
• Field and commissioning support: support factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, and targeted field issue reproduction; feed lessons learned back into test design
• Process improvement: continuously improve test methods, test documentation, traceability, and compliance with internal processes
• Cross-functional leadership: partner with platform engineering, controls engineering, offering management, service, and program teams to align quality priorities and customer outcomes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation/Controls, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years in test engineering / validation / quality engineering roles (controls, embedded, industrial automation, or similar)
• 3+ years leading teams or leading test programs with broad cross-functional visibility
• Experience creating test plans, test procedures, and traceable coverage from requirements to validation evidence
• Demonstrated experience with automation (scripting, frameworks, CI integration, or lab automation)
• Strong troubleshooting skills across firmware/software, controls logic, networking/communications, and electromechanical systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with thermal systems and controls (hydronic plants, liquid cooling, Cooling Distribution Unit systems, secondary loops)
• Experience with industrial protocols and integrations (for example, Modbus TCP, BACnet, MQTT)
• Experience with factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, commissioning, or field troubleshooting
• Experience validating full-stack solutions: firmware/controls, user interface/human-machine interface, and system integration behaviors

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

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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