Sr. Presales Engineer - Physical Infrastructure

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

• We are looking for an in-market Sr. Presales Engineer - Physical Infrastructure to support the growth of Vertiv rack and cabinet solutions. This role is responsible for conducting customer site walks, assessing infrastructure needs, developing technical specifications, providing pricing, and identifying cross-competitive opportunities.
• The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of data center white space infrastructure, including racks, containment, single-phase UPS, rack PDUs, and in-rack three-phase UPS solutions. This position combines technical expertise, customer-facing sales support, and field-level opportunity development.
• This role will work closely with regional sales teams, consultants, contractors, and end users to position Vertiv solutions across data center, enterprise IT, telecom, edge, and infrastructure modernization projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct site walks to assess customer infrastructure, white space layouts, rack environments, power distribution, containment needs, airflow challenges, and future expansion requirements.
• Develop technical specifications and solution designs for rack and cabinet infrastructure, including racks, containment, cable management, airflow management, rack PDUs, single-phase UPS, and in-rack three-phase UPS.
• Provide accurate pricing, proposals, and solution recommendations for Racks, Containment, 1PH UPS, rPDU, and in-rack 3PH UPS opportunities.
• Identify and pursue cross-competitive opportunities w customers may be using alternative rack, cabinet, containment, UPS, or power distribution solutions.
• Collaborate with regional sales teams to support account strategy, opportunity development, customer engagement, and competitive positioning.
• Work with customers, consultants, contractors, electrical distributors, and partners to understand project requirements and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Support the sales process from discovery through proposal, including technical clarification, product selection, configuration guidance, and follow-up.
• Partner with internal engineering, product management, customer service, operations, and pricing teams to ensure accurate solutions, lead times, and customer expectations.
• Provide product education and technical guidance to sales teams, consultants, contractors, electrical distributors, and customers.
• Maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities and provide updates on site activity, customer needs, competitive threats, and market trends.
• Assist with customer presentations, product demonstrations, trade shows, training sessions, and regional sales initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or other technical degree. Associates degree or Military certification with at least 3 years of directly related work experience will be held as equivalent to the educational requirement.
• 8 to 10 years of directly related work experience is preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge of power and data center infrastructure solutions.
• Ability to engage customers in both technical and sales discussions. TRAVEL
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principals & Behaviors to help our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS

Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it
• Act with urgency
• Foster a customer-first mindset
• Think big and
• Lead by example
• Drive continuous improvement
• Learn and seek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication About Vertiv Vertiv (

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VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers' vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today's data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv to learn more. Work Authorization No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire. Equal Opportunity Employer Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to help.joinvertiv. The anticipated salary range for this role in the California, New York, Washington, and Washington D. To view the full job description please use the link below. aplitrak/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjc4MDQ3LjgyNTJAdmVydGl2Y29tcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20