Electrical Engineering Manager

Pentair•Apex, NC

1d•$110,700 - $205,600•Onsite

About The Position

Pentair is seeking an Engineering Manager, Electrical, for its Apex, North Carolina team. The role leads the electrical engineering discipline for Pentair Pool’s connected-product portfolio and partners closely with the IoT Engineering organization to deliver reliable, high-performing connected pool products with a strong user experience. The manager leads and develops a team of 4–6 Electrical Engineers, serving as a hands-on player-coach who provides technical direction and participates in architecture and design reviews. The role owns electrical design for mixed-signal PCBAs, microcontroller-based control boards, power electronics, motor drives, sensor interfaces, safety-critical circuits, and integrated wireless technologies. It establishes design standards and guides trade-offs involving cost, performance, reliability, EMC, safety, and manufacturability. The position collaborates across IoT Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Architecture, Industrial Design, Product Management, Sustaining, VAVE, Manufacturing, SQA, Reliability, and Regulatory Compliance. It manages electrical resources and deliverables across concurrent new-product-development programs, drives execution through Pentair’s stage-gate NPD process, and oversees design reviews, DVT planning, regulatory test readiness, and transfer to manufacturing. The manager also promotes electrical safety, compliance, reliability, failure analysis, and continuous improvement. Some domestic and international travel may be required, typically less than 15%. The position is full-time and based in Apex, NC. The anticipated annual base pay range is $110,700–$205,600, with possible eligibility for an annual incentive bonus.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
At least 8 years of progressive industry experience in electrical/electronic hardware development for microcontroller-based connected consumer or light-industrial products.
3–5 years of direct people-management experience leading electrical engineering teams through the full product development lifecycle.
Deep expertise in mixed-signal PCBA design, including schematic capture, PCB layout supervision, component selection, and design-for-manufacturability.
Demonstrated experience with power electronics, motor drives including VFDs, and line-voltage AC and low-voltage DC design in a regulated product environment.
Working knowledge of RF/wireless design and integration across Wi-Fi, BLE, Thread/Matter, and Sub-GHz, with the ability to lead a team delivering integrated RF product hardware.
Strong understanding of embedded system hardware/firmware interfaces, including I2C, SPI, UART, and CAN.
Experience partnering with firmware teams on hardware bring-up and integration.
Applied experience with safety, EMC, and regulatory compliance standards relevant to consumer/industrial electrical products, including UL, CSA, FCC, and NEC.
Track record applying stage-gate NPD processes, design reviews, FMEA, and structured design verification in a hardware-development environment.
Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Ability to operate as a technical peer to Mechanical, Systems, Firmware, and Product Management leaders.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Experience with distributed team collaboration across sites and time zones.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of 4–6 Electrical Engineers designing new-product hardware for connected pool equipment.
Set technical direction while remaining hands-on in electrical architecture and design-review discussions.
Own hiring, onboarding, performance management, career development, and succession planning for the electrical engineering team.
Build a culture of engineering excellence, design ownership, and continuous improvement.
Direct end-to-end electrical design of mixed-signal PCBAs for microcontroller-based control boards, power electronics, motor drives, sensor interfaces, and safety-critical circuits.
Oversee integrated RF and wireless design across Wi-Fi, BLE, Thread/Matter, and Sub-GHz technologies.
Establish electrical design standards, schematic and layout practices, component-selection guidelines, and design-review discipline aligned with IPC and industry norms.
Guide architecture trade-offs involving cost, performance, reliability, EMC, safety, and manufacturability.
Partner with IoT Engineering to align hardware architecture, peripheral selection, communication interfaces, and integrated system behavior.
Collaborate with Mechanical Engineering, Systems Architects, Industrial Design, and Product Management to turn product requirements into electrical architectures.
Work with Sustaining, VAVE, Manufacturing, SQA, and Reliability partners on design-for-manufacture, design-for-cost, and design-for-reliability outcomes.
Coordinate with Regulatory Compliance and external certification bodies, including UL, CSA, and FCC.
Manage electrical workload, resource allocation, and deliverables across concurrent NPD programs to meet cost, quality, and schedule commitments.
Drive electrical execution through Pentair’s stage-gate NPD process and contribute to front-end specification quality.
Own electrical design reviews, DVT planning, EMC and regulatory test readiness, and design transfer to manufacturing.
Track and report team KPIs, including on-time deliverables, first-pass design success, and post-launch electrical quality.
Ensure designs meet applicable safety and regulatory standards, including UL 1081, UL 1563, UL 676, NEC 680, and FCC Part 15.
Promote electrical FMEA, worst-case analysis, derating, and reliability practices.
Support failure analysis and RMA root-cause investigations for shipping products and incorporate lessons learned into design standards and NPD programs.
Advance first-time-right electrical design through peer review, structured design verification, and documented design intent.