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Scenic Lead (Technical Director) Mills James Inc
Hilliard, OH1 day ago
The Director Global Engineering leads a multi-discipline engineering team responsible for executing New Product Development & Introduction (NPDI), VAVE, advanced technology, and sustaining programs within Vertiv's Power Solutions & Distribution business. The leader oversees mechanical, electrical system, electronic, firmware, and magnetic engineering disciplines - driving on-time program delivery to cost, quality, and performance targets.
The role carries accountability for shaping technology strategy in partnership with Product Management, building and protecting a strong intellectual property position, and growing global engineering hubs into fully integrated, product-owning teams. Operating in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment, this leader collaborates closely with Product Management, Procurement, Quality, Operations, PMO, and Service to deliver power distribution and switching solutions for critical infrastructure applications. Reports to the VP of Power Solutions and Distribution.
Business Unit Summary
The Power Solutions & Distribution Product Line within the Power Management Business Unit is responsible for managing the global portfolio of product and distribution offerings to best serve the customers in the critical infrastructure market. Key activities include launching new products and services, managing the existing portfolio of products and services, and executing end of production and service. The team operates in a global and cross-functional environment and has frequent interactions with customers, sales, engineering, marketing, and operations.
Responsibilities:
Engineering Leadership & Execution
Own the engineering execution of new product development and introduction (NPDI) programs from concept through production release, ensuring on-time delivery to cost, quality, and performance targets
Drive cross-discipline trade-off decisions and technical problem resolution across complex power systems
Champion continuous improvement initiatives, best practices, and DMAIC methodologies, including Pugh analysis, Design of Experiment, design and application FMEA, process capability study and root cause analysis
Manage engineering budgets, resource allocation, and capacity planning to support development programs
Strategy & Innovation
Partner with product management to inform technology roadmaps and influence product strategy based on engineering capabilities, emerging technologies, and competitive landscape
Identify and drive investment in engineering tools, methods, and technologies that improve development efficiency, product quality, and time-to-market
Build and maintain a strong intellectual property position through disciplined innovation practices
Talent & Organization Development
Attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent across all disciplines and geographies
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Build organizational processes, governance, and cultural connection required to operate engineering hubs as an integrated global engineering team
Cross-Functional Partnership
Collaborate with operations, supply chain, quality, and manufacturing engineering to ensure seamless design-to-production transitions
Partner with product management and sales to support customer technical engagements as needed
Interface with regulatory and certification bodies to ensure product compliance across global markets
Requirements:
Travel Requirements:
This position requires up to 20% domestic and international travel.
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
VERTIV BEHAVIORS
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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