MV Switchgear Manager

Job Description

ETO Execution

• Own customer requirements definition, application engineering, and engineered-to-order configuration for MV switchgear projects.
• Translate customer, utility, and site-specific requirements into compliant, executable designs using approved product platforms.
• Define scope, assumptions, risks, and any deviations from standard products, ensuring proper technical and commercial approval.
• Support complex bids, technical clarifications, and customer design reviews as the senior applications authority.

Engineering Leadership

• Lead and develop ETO Engineering teams, providing technical direction, workload prioritization, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Ensure consistent application of engineering standards, design rules, and approved architectures.
• Act as the primary escalation point for application-related technical issues impacting cost, schedule, or customer satisfaction.

Alignment with R&D (NPDI)

• Partner closely with R&D (NPDI) team to ensure engineered-to-order solutions align with current product architectures, standards, and roadmaps.
• Provide structured feedback to R&D on recurring customer requirements, design gaps, and field learnings to inform future platform development.
• Support implementation of new or updated standard products into the applications workflow once released by NPDI.
• Avoid creation of non-standard solutions that bypass product governance without formal approval.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Sales, Product & Project Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Field Services to ensure seamless order execution.
• Ensure smooth handoff from ETO Engineering to detailed design and manufacturing execution.
• Communicate technical risks, schedule impacts, and mitigation plans clearly to leadership and stakeholders.

Technical Oversight, Safety & Compliance

• Provide technical oversight for medium-voltage switchgear applications, including protection schemes, control systems, interlocking, and auxiliary systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable ANSI, IEEE, IEC, and UL standards (e.g., ANSI C37, IEEE, IEC 62271) and utility-specific requirements.
• Review and approve key application deliverables, including one-line diagrams, layouts, control philosophies, calculations, and bills of material.
• Maintain strong focus on safety, including arc-flash mitigation and safe design practices.

Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Drive improvements in application cycle time, engineering accuracy, standardization, and reuse.
• Support root-cause analysis and corrective actions for application errors, test issues, or field feedback.
• Track and improve KPIs related to quote-to-release cycle time, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Foster a culture of customer focus, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement, aligned with Vertiv leadership behaviors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Electrical Engineering.
• 7+ years leading engineering teams and managing multiple concurrent customer programs.
• 5+ years of experience in medium-voltage switchgear, applications engineering, or customer-specific power distribution solutions.
• Strong technical knowledge of MV switchgear systems, including protection and control.
• Working knowledge of ANSI / IEEE / IEC standards and utility interconnection requirements.
• Strong communication, customer-facing, and problem-solving skills.

Travel Requirement

• Approximately 25% travel, including customer meetings and manufacturing site engagement.