Director, Solution Architect-High Density Power

Vertiv•Westerville, OH

About The Position

The Solution Architect, High Density & 800VDC solutions serves as Vertiv’s primary technical lead with hyperscale and Frontier customers, working directly with engineering organizations to provide design assistance on next-generation DC power infrastructure architectures. The role develops a deep understanding of customer 800VDC roadmaps, design standards, operating requirements, and future infrastructure strategies, and aligns these needs with Vertiv product development. The position owns the customer’s end-to-end High Density power architecture vision and provides continuity from early concept development through prototype, first-of-kind deployment, product development, and scaled production adoption. It partners with Global Account Directors, Architects, Business Unit engineering teams, Technical Sales, and Application Engineering to translate customer requirements into differentiated Vertiv solutions and long-term portfolio opportunities. Success is measured by product penetration, orders, and market-share growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
Experience leading architecture, design, or technical solution development for large-scale mission-critical power infrastructure deployments.
Deep expertise in mission-critical power systems and data center infrastructure.
Demonstrated success working directly with hyperscale and frontier AI engineering organizations.
Strong understanding of power distribution, protection, controls, and power quality systems.
Experience translating customer requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Ability to influence multidisciplinary teams without direct authority.
Strong technical communication and presentation capabilities.

Nice To Haves

Advanced engineering degree, Professional Engineer (PE) license, or equivalent technical credentials.
Experience supporting major hyperscale and/or frontier cloud providers.
Experience developing first-of-kind infrastructure solutions.
Experience influencing product roadmaps and technology investments.
Experience bringing concepts from architecture through production deployment.
Participation in industry standards bodies or technical forums such as OCP or IEEE.
Recognized expertise in data center power architecture or mission-critical electrical systems.

Responsibilities

Build trusted relationships with account engineering and design leaders, serving as Vertiv’s primary technical advisor for future 800VDC architecture decisions.
Develop a deep understanding of customer technology roadmaps, design standards, operational requirements, and long-term infrastructure strategies.
Represent customer technical priorities within Vertiv and align stakeholders with customer objectives and evolving requirements.
Own the customer’s end-to-end power architecture strategy from concept through deployment.
Lead development of future-state 800VDC architectures and scalable reference designs with customer engineering teams.
Translate customer objectives and roadmaps into system requirements, reference architectures, and design principles.
Evaluate technology alternatives, design tradeoffs, and long-term operational impacts to support customer and Vertiv decision-making.
Lead technical discovery of emerging customer challenges, requirements, and opportunities.
Identify 800VDC portfolio gaps, innovation opportunities, and future technology needs aligned with customer roadmaps.
Develop first-of-kind concepts supporting customers’ next-generation data center architectures.
Influence Vertiv product roadmaps and technology investments through customer and industry insights.
Coordinate GBU engineering, product management, and systems teams to deliver customer-driven development priorities.
Support Global Account Directors in strategic customer engagements and planning activities.
Drive alignment across customer and Vertiv stakeholders to accelerate solution development and deployment.