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Electrical Engineer

Vertiv
Pelzer, SC, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Dec 2025

About the role

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Serve as the lead Electrical Engineer (EE) on assigned projects from pre-sales to final commissioning stage.
  • Create designs which meet or exceed Vertiv quality requirements and fall within budgetary requirements.
  • Design optimal UPS power systems and/or DC Power Systems based on customer equipment/IT loads.
  • Design of switchgear configurations and control schemes, utilizing PLCs and/or relays, to accomplish automated transfer operations.
  • Design of ground fault protective schemes, including those involving multiple sources.
  • Generation of bills of material, and modification of standard assemblies as required to satisfy the application.
  • Familiarity with Modbus and TCP/IP communications protocols, and RS-485 and Ethernet interfaces.
  • Manage and Support contracted integration companies to provide a detailed Schematic Design(SD), Detail Design(DD) and Construction Drawing(CD) narrative for electrical design aspects of the solution
  • Collaborate with other disciplines and external partners – General contractors or architects to create a construction document set.
  • Work with Vertiv’s business units, Business Partners and preferred vendors to specify the appropriate electrical equipment such as UPS, Switchgear, Generator, DC power system, etc.
  • Provide detail sizing analysis of Standby Emergency generators based on type of loads – capacitance, inductance, motor loads, high/low inertia loads, UPS, lighting, etc.
  • Work with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes.
  • Review and approve electrical product submittals.
  • Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to and during construction phases.
  • Quality control during integration of electrical systems
  • Support for all on site integration support 
  • Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to and during construction phases.
  • Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation and performance of electrical systems.
  • Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations, electrical systems audits and start-up as needed.
  • Offer creative, out of the box solutions to the customer.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or possesses acceptable experience and subject knowledge
  • Professional engineering (PE) License – optional
  • Minimum 4 years of Electrical Engineering experience
  • Knowledge of low voltage switchboard / switchgear design, installation, and use
  • Knowledge of local, state, & federal codes governing the installation and use of low voltage switchboards/switchgear. 
  • Working knowledge in AutoDesk suite of Engineering software including AutoCAD and Revit
  • Proven experience with Microsoft Office Applications
  • Experience reading and interpreting electrical construction drawings and equipment specifications
  • Understanding of the current version of the National Electrical Code
  • Interpreting customer specification requirements.
  • Have the ability to research new designs, technologies and construction methods for data center equipment and facilities
  • Ability to think outside the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with no impact on quality, reliability or maintainability.
  • Must possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Must be detail oriented.
  • Proven leadership and problem solving skills.
  • Proven Project Management skills

PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

  • No special Physical or Environmental requirements

TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED

  • 5% - 10%

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 Open and Transparent Communication

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