Vertiv is seeking to add a Senior Application Engineer - Electrical to our high performing team!

Vertiv is adding a current team member — someone who is 100% team-oriented, self-driven, and technically proficient. The global economy is electrifying, driven by the surge in AI, and at Vertiv we Power and Cool this transformation.

This role suits someone who thrives in a technically driven, hands-on environment with minimal functional management — tackling a variety of challenges while gaining exposure to Power & Thermal design in Asia markets.

Reporting to the Manager, Pre-Sales Application Engineering, the Senior Application Engineer (SAE) provides technical leadership in the design, application, and proposal development of data centre power infrastructure solutions — including Power, UPS, Busways, Switchboards, and Power Management. The role supports sales pursuits, bid activities, consultant engagement, and customer projects while mentoring junior engineers and ensuring high-quality engineering deliverables that balance compliance, performance, risk, and profitability.

Who we are:

Nearly all aspects of our lives involve the use of technology. It’s how we work, play & do anything in between. This connectivity or use of data is built into the very fabric of our society. It’s vital to human progress.

Vertiv believes there’s a better way to meet this accelerating demand for data — one driven by passion & innovation.

As industry experts & Architects of Continuity, we collaborate with our customers to envision & build future-ready infrastructures. We leverage our portfolio of hardware, software, analytics, & services, to ensure our customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally & scale with business needs.

Why Join Vertiv?

- Meaningful & Fulfilling Work

- Collaborative Culture





- Global Career Opportunities

- Inspiring & Caring Leaders in the industry

- Recharge Your Potential

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Lead power solution design for medium to large-scale data centre opportunities

- Develop optimized power architectures based on customer requirements and design objectives

- Evaluate alternative solutions to improve competitiveness, efficiency, and lifecycle performance

- Ensure technical compliance with specifications, standards, and customer requirements

- Provide technical ownership for complex power projects and strategic bids

- Perform power capacity calculations and equipment sizing

- Develop power system layouts and infrastructure architecture

- Ensure engineering deliverables meet quality and accuracy requirements

- Lead technical solution development for tender and bid submissions

- Own engineering deliverables including technical proposals, compliance matrices, datasheets, BOMs, design drawings, and technical clarifications

- Support value engineering initiatives to improve win rate and margin performance

- Participate in technical reviews and risk assessments before submission

- Conduct technical presentations and solution workshops

- Engage consultants during specification development and design stages

- Support sales teams in customer meetings, technical discussions, and bid clarification sessions

- Act as a trusted advisor on power infrastructure and power technologies





- Influence solution specifications toward Vertiv technologies and best practices

- Identify technical risks associated with proposed solutions

- Evaluate non-standard requirements and custom configurations

- Recommend mitigation plans for design, performance, or delivery risks

- Escalate critical risks to management and appropriate stakeholders

- Work closely with Sales, Bid Management, Product Management, Factory Engineering, Procurement, Service Teams, and Regional Application Engineering Teams

- Drive solution standardisation and reusable design frameworks

- Provide market intelligence on competitor power solutions

- Support development of tools, calculators, design guides, and engineering standards

- Mentor Application Engineers and junior engineers

- Conduct technical coaching and knowledge-sharing sessions

- Support competency development across the Application Engineering organisation

- Review engineering outputs and provide technical guidance

QUALIFICATIONS

- Display a proactive flexible approach to working within a team environment.

- University/College Degree or professional qualification in Electrical Engineering.

- Minimum 3~5 years’ experience in related application & technical field. Experience with Data Center / UPS units.

- Understanding the Data Center Standard has added advantages (uptime, BICSI, DCDC, TIA).

- Ability to work effectively and diligently as an individual and team member.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- AutoCAD design skills and CFD (Computer Fluid Dynamic) simulation skill is added advantages.

- Experience supporting large data center projects is highly preferred.

- Experience with colocation, hyperscale, enterprise, or AI data center projects is advantageous.

📌 Senior Application Engineer - Electrical (Sydney)
🏢 Vertiv (Australia
📍 Sydney