Director, Test Engineering

Job description

Job Summary

The Director, Test Engineering is responsible for defining, governing, and coordinating Vertiv’s 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 End‑of‑Line (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 End‑of‑Line (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 third‑party 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

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering (required)

Master’s degree preferred

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 cross‑functional, globally distributed teams without direct line authority

Data center, power electronics, thermal, or industrial systems experience preferred

Strong systems‑level 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 hands‑on technical levels

Lean / Six Sigma experience a plus

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Worksite address

westerville, OH, 43082, US

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