Global Engineering Director, Power Solutions & Distribution
Vertiv · Delaware
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level manufacturing role at Vertiv (industrial) in Delaware. Foster a customer-first mindset.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Root cause, DMAIC, FMEA, Machining, Casting, Capacity planning
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $96k–$145k.
Median of the low and high ends of 765 live postings that list pay, out of 2257 manufacturing engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Delaware plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 13 other live manufacturing postings in Delaware.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 7+)
Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Six Sigma 50%
- ✓ Root cause 50%
- Lean 43%
- ✓ New product launch 36%
- Minitab 29%
- Team leadership 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for DMAIC, FMEA, Capacity planning, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Full description from VertivAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
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
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical degree; Electrical Engineering is preferred.
- ✓10+ years technical leadership experience in the industrial domain with increasing managerial responsibilities.
- ✓Demonstrated experience leading complex hardware development programs through full lifecycle (concept to production)
- ✓Proven experience managing multi-million-dollar operating budgets and capital planning for engineering organizations.
- ✓Experience managing large, multi‑disciplinary engineering organizations through functional leaders.
- ✓Ability to quickly develop cross-functional and cross-regional relationships to achieve business objectives.
- ✓Strong understanding of manufacturing processes (e.g., fabrication, machining, casting, electronics, or similar)
- ✓Process and results are oriented with proven ability to accomplish goals.
- ✓Experience working with international teams in China and India is preferred.
- ✓Excellent communications skills – written & verbal.
Travel
Requirements
This position requires up to 20% domestic and international travel.
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.
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The Global Engineering Director 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.
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
No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provide