Senior Electrical Design Engineer-Pre-order

Vertiv; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a Pre-Order MV SWGR Designer Electrical – UL to partner with the AMER Sales Team and UL SWGR PMs on MV switchgear opportunities from an electrical design perspective.

You will perform initial electrical design and estimating, coordinating with the pricing team and Vertiv Unify to understand controls and relay design for the system. Position is based in Anderson, SC USA or Reynosa, Mexico.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Masters in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering is beneficial but not required.
• Experience in Engineering/Supply Chain or Manufacturing Operations with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to drive change and continuous improvement processes.
• Strong Excel skills; Smartsheet and Power BI beneficial; CAD tools noted.

Responsibilities

• Work with MV SWGR estimating team to analyze design requirements and support the quote process.
• Provide design feedback to product management based on CDE findings.
• Prepare electrical schematics and designs to support pre-order quotations.
• Coordinate with MV Breaker and MV Relay suppliers to incorporate performance characteristics.
• Support procurement with MV electrical component analysis for competitive supply chains.
• Assist R&D with FAT plans if required; design value-add/engineering alternatives.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel

Power BI

Smartsheet

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Creo

Customer interaction

Presentation skills

Microsoft Teams / Zoom

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Masters in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (beneficial)

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Creo

Excel

Power BI

Job description

*Short Description for Internal Candidates

The Pre-Order MV SWGR Designer Electrical – UL is responsible for partnering with the AMER Sales Team and the UL SWGR product management team when looking at Medium Voltage Switchgear opportunities from an overall electrical design point of view. This role will analyze and do the initial electrical design / estimating, working closely with the AMER pricing team, to come up with an estimate to support the quote to a customer. This includes partnering with the Vertiv Unify team to understand the controls and relay design for the overall system. The position will be located in Anderson, SC USA or Reynosa Mexico co-located with the MV SWGR UL Order Engineering Teams

*Description for Internal Candidates

POSITION SUMMARY

• The Pre-Order MV SWGR Designer Electrical – UL is responsible for partnering with the AMER Sales Team and the UL SWGR product management team when looking at Medium Voltage Switchgear opportunities from an overall electrical design point of view. This role will analyze and do the initial electrical design / estimating, working closely with the AMER pricing team, to come up with an estimate to support the quote to a customer. This includes partnering with the Vertiv Unify team to understand the controls and relay design for the overall system. The position will be located in Anderson, SC USA or Reynosa Mexico co-located with the MV SWGR UL Order Engineering Teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with the MV SWGR estimating team (pricing) to analyze the customer’s design requirements and support the CDE (Comply, Deviate, Exception) Process.
• Based on what’s observed via the CDE process provide design feedback and trends to the MV SWGR – UL product management team so that the product portfolio roadmaps can be adjusted accordingly based on market trends.
• Pre-pare Electrical Schematics and Designs to support the pre-order quotation process (such as panel schedules, one lines, control logic diagrams) that would ultimately be the basis of design assuming the order is won.
• Work with Vertiv’s MV Breaker and MV Relay suppliers to understand performance characteristics that are to be incorporated into the ultimate Vertiv solution.
• Support Vertiv Procurement on MV Electrical Component analysis supporting the most competitive supply chains for Vertiv.
• If required support MV SWGR R&D with the writing of FAT plans (factory acceptance test) for the quote process and ultimate execution.
• Provide and design VAVE alternatives (value add / value engineer) so that Vertiv MV SWGR quotes support the highest quality solution at the most competitive market price.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Job Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience in product engineering, manufacturing or marketing in the MV SWGR space.
• Masters in Electrical Engineering /Mechanical Engineering is always beneficial but not required.
• Demonstratable experience in Engineering / Supply Chain or Manufacturing Operations and working with cross-functional teams to identify and execute on priority actions.
• Ability to drive and accept change, continuous improvement processes.
• Must have demonstratable skills with Microsoft office applications, particularly Excel. Smartsheet and Power BI experience beneficial. AutoCAD, Solid Works and Creo experience beneficial as well.
• Ability to directly interface with Customers and Sales, at the executive and technical levels, required.
• Experience leading cross functional meetings and presenting to small groups, both in person and via digital conference calls (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc.)
• NPDI (New Product Development Introduction) and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) Experience
• Demonstrated curiosity and a lifelong learner.