The Role
This is where engineering excellence meets commercial impact. As our Pre-Sales Technical Engineer, you'll be the go-to technical authority on UPS systems and Power Distribution Units — the critical backbone that keeps the world's largest data centers running without a flicker.
You'll partner directly with hyperscale customers and our Sales team to architect power solutions that don't just meet specifications — they exceed expectations. From crafting winning proposals and tenders to designing bespoke power systems when off-the-shelf simply won't cut it, you'll ensure every solution is precision-engineered to the client's exact requirements. If a standard product doesn't fit, you'll create one that does.
Key Responsibilities
- Decode the brief — Review RFQs, dissect customer requirements, and identify the technical specifications that will shape the winning solution.
- Be the technical backbone of Sales — Provide authoritative pre-sales support on product specifications, ensuring our proposals are technically bulletproof.
- Match the right product to the right problem — Select standard products based on customer requirements, or identify where custom engineering is needed.
- Engineer what doesn't exist yet — Design innovative solutions where standard products fall short, defining feasibility, costs, and delivery pathways.
- Orchestrate internally and externally — Coordinate across internal departments and external suppliers to bring complex solutions to life seamlessly.
- Own the room — Attend customer meetings alongside Sales as the trusted technical expert who can answer the hard questions with confidence.
- Build consultant relationships — Visit and nurture relationships with consultants on a regular basis, collaborating to develop effective, forward-thinking solutions.
- Shape the future product roadmap — Feed real-world insights back to Product Management and Sales, flagging issues with current products and championing ideas for the next generation.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering
- 5–10 years of hands-on experience with UPS systems, batteries, and data center infrastructure
Preferred:
- Deep expertise in critical power products — UPS, battery storage systems, data center infrastructure, and electrical infrastructure solutions
- Strong IT proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with a natural customer/sales orientation
- Experience with AutoCAD or similar CAD platforms
- A relentless focus on understanding and solving customer needs
- Fluent in English and Italian (written and verbal) — non-negotiable
Travel
TBC
This role may be performed in multiple jurisdictions. In jurisdictions subject to EU Pay Transparency requirements, a locally applicable salary range applies and will be communicated in accordance with local legal obligations, if not shown in this posting. Salary ranges for other jurisdictions may vary in line with local market conditions and applicable legislation.
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About UsThe successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
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• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength
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• 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.
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