Sr. Electrical Test and Test Systems Engineer

Job Description

Senior Electrical Test and Test Systems Engineer

Location: Delaware, Ohio (Onsite)

Function: Product Integrity / Test Engineering / Electrical Systems Validation

Position Summary

Vertiv is seeking a Senior Electrical Test and Test Systems Engineer to serve as the organization's primary technical authority for electrical measurement, power quality, advanced instrumentation, and complex UPS system analysis.

This role is significantly more than a traditional test engineering position. The successful candidate will function as the go-to expert for difficult electrical investigations, advanced metering applications, complex test setups, power quality analysis, and root-cause troubleshooting across the Product Integrity organization.

When test engineers encounter electrical problems that exceed standard troubleshooting methods, this individual will be the technical escalation resource responsible for developing measurement strategies, analyzing complex waveform behavior, diagnosing system interactions, and guiding engineering teams toward technically sound solutions.

The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in electrical power systems, metrology, instrumentation, power quality, and mission-critical UPS systems, while also leveraging modern software, automation, and AI tools to improve engineering productivity, reporting, and problem-solving capabilities.

Primary Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Subject Matter Expertise

• Serve as Vertiv's primary subject matter expert for electrical measurement, power metering, power quality, and advanced electrical diagnostics.
• Act as the escalation resource for engineers and technicians facing complex electrical, instrumentation, or root-cause investigations.
• Establish and maintain best practices for:
• Electrical metrology
• Power measurement systems
• Oscilloscope testing
• Current transformer (CT) applications
• Differential probe measurements
• Harmonic analysis
• Power factor analysis
• UPS transient testing
• Generator interaction analysis
• Grid disturbance investigations
• Provide technical consultation to engineering teams regarding difficult test setups, instrumentation selection, measurement methodology, and data interpretation.
• Mentor engineers and technicians in advanced electrical testing techniques and power-system diagnostics.

Advanced Power Systems Analysis

• Lead investigations involving:
• Power quality disturbances
• Harmonic distortion
• THD analysis
• Power factor abnormalities
• Inrush current events
• Voltage transients
• Grid abnormalities
• Generator interactions
• UPS transfer performance
• Fault ride-through behavior
• Battery and DC bus performance
• Ground fault and protective device interactions
• Analyze captured waveform data and develop technical conclusions supported by quantitative evidence.
• Identify root causes of electrical performance issues and recommend corrective actions.

UPS System Validation