Dir, Test

The Director of Test Engineering is responsible for defining governing and coordinating Vertivs Engineering test strategy across product development validation manufacturing and certification activities. This role establishes common testing standards methodologies and release requirements and ensures their consistent implementation across Lines of Business (LoBs) and regions.

The position provides technical leadership standards and orchestration for testing activities including Design Verification Testing (DVT) test automation certification testing Design for Test (DFT) and coordinates with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering on EndofLine (EOL) testing.

The Director of Test Engineering owns the Core Engineering Test Automation team and serves as the primary Engineering interface to external certification agencies.

Key Responsibilities

Test Strategy & Standards

• Define and maintain enterprise-wide test strategies for NPDI ETO and Sustaining Engineering programs.
• Establish common test standards procedures and acceptance criteria for:
  • Design Verification Testing (DVT)
  • Reliability and environmental testing (in coordination with Quality and Reliability teams)
  • Automated testing
• Define product release test requirements and ensure alignment with DFMEA PFMEA and reliability expectations.
• Drive consistency in test planning execution reporting and traceability across businesses and regions.

Design Verification Testing (DVT) Leadership

• Own the DVT methodology and governance model including test scope definition readiness criteria and exit criteria.
• Coordinate DVT execution across LoBs and regions ensuring alignment to Vertiv standards.
• Ensure DVT results are effectively correlated with simulation data historical performance and field feedback.

Test Automation

• Directly lead the Core Engineering Test Automation team.
• Define and execute the test automation roadmap for product validation and regression testing.
• Drive increased adoption of automation in both engineering validation and manufacturing test environments.
• Promote reuse of automation frameworks tools and test assets across product families.

Manufacturing Test Collaboration

• Partner closely with Manufacturing Engineering to:
  • Define Design for Test (DFT) requirements early in product development.
  • Align engineering test strategies with EndofLine (EOL) and factory acceptance testing.
  • Ensure smooth transition from engineering validation to production test.
• Support continuous improvement of manufacturing test coverage efficiency and robustness.

Certification & External Relationships

• Serve as the primary Core Engineering interface to external certification agencies (e.g. UL IEC CE).
• Coordinate certification test strategies scheduling and technical alignment across LoBs.
• Ensure engineering test plans anticipate and support certification requirements.
• Maintain strong working relationships with thirdparty test houses and certification partners.

Governance Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Establish KPIs and dashboards for test effectiveness cycle time coverage and automation maturity.
• Identify gaps redundancies and inefficiencies in current testing approaches and drive corrective actions.
• Support Vertiv Operating System (VOS) initiatives related to quality speed and cost.

Scope & Authority

• Global testing standards ownership; no direct ownership of lab facilities or daily lab operations
• Direct management of the Core Engineering Test Automation team
• Influences product release decisions through test readiness and results

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Mechanical or Systems Engineering (required)
• Masters degree preferred

Experience

• 12 years of experience in product development and engineering test environments
• Demonstrated leadership in:
  • Design Verification Testing (DVT)
  • Test automation
  • Product validation and reliability testing
  • Manufacturing test (DFT and EOL)
• Experience working with certification agencies and compliance testing
• Proven ability to lead crossfunctional globally distributed teams without direct line authority
• Data center power electronics thermal or industrial systems experience preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Strong systemslevel engineering mindset
• Ability to define standards and drive adoption at scale
• Excellent communication skills in English and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and handson technical levels
• Lean / Six Sigma experience a plus

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