Electrical Engineering Manager

Position Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of electrical engineers, setting clear goals and expectations.
• Take part in hiring, performance management, and employee relations for your team.
• Assign an Engineer of Record to each incoming project and balance workload across the team.
• Review and approve drawing packages and bills of material (BOMs) before release, checking them against customer specifications and applicable standards.
• Provide technical direction on the design and validation of electrical systems for switchgear, switchboards, and related distribution equipment.
• Guide Engineers of Record through project delivery and serve as the senior technical escalation point.
• Carry a limited personal design load on select high-value or high-risk projects.
• Own the team’s drawing package release dates, keeping status, milestones, and risks current and communicated.
• Support customer and Sales communication, stepping in directly on high-profile projects.
• Ensure effective collaboration with Project Management, Production, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Sales, and Test.
• Contribute to department-wide design standards, tools, and templates, and drive their adoption within your team.
• Identify and reduce design and capacity risks that could delay project delivery.
• Ensure designs comply with NEC, UL 891, UL 1558, ANSI/IEEE, and NFPA requirements, and with CE and IEC requirements for export projects.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of design engineering experience with switchgear, switchboards, power distribution equipment, custom control systems, or similar.
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership, supervisory, or management role.
• Power engineering experience with LV and MV switchgear and switchboards (120V to 38kV), including circuit design and power distribution.
• Understanding of NRTL certifications and UL listings, including UL 891 and UL 1558.
• Familiarity with NEC, ANSI/IEEE, and NFPA, and with CE and IEC requirements for export equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, engineering drawings, and customer specifications.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience designing custom control systems with automation elements such as PLCs.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in an office and power distribution manufacturing environment.
• Must comply with company safety policies.

Core Competencies

Compensation

• The base pay range for this role is $140,000 – $170,000 per year.