Electrical Engineering Manager

Second Order Effects • Redmond, WA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As an Electrical Engineering Manager, you will lead and support the electrical engineering team across both offices in Redmond, WA and Los Angeles, CA in delivering high-quality solutions that meet customer and project needs. You’ll balance day-to-day team management with hands-on technical guidance, ensuring your team has the tools, processes, and clarity needed to succeed.
In this role, you’ll mentor engineers, foster professional growth, and create an environment that encourages collaboration and continuous improvement. You’ll work closely with cross-functional partners and leadership to align team efforts with project goals, while also helping shape processes and capabilities that mature the electrical engineering discipline at SOE.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related field)
• 7+ years in an electrical engineering and hardware development role for aerospace, industrial automation, and/or robotics, especially for tightly coupled systems
• 5+ years of progressively impactful electrical engineering leadership roles
• Aptitude for cross functional community building and collaboration with mechanical, software, systems and test engineers to improve the output of electrical engineering team
• Expertise in successfully executing end-to-end electronics design from requirements generation through hardware bring-up
• Strong communication skills; ability to synthesize and communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to evaluate and manage project risk, including scope creep, remediating missing critical requirements, and ensuring that technical challenges are sufficiently addressed
• Applicant must be willing to work 40 hours a week on-site in Redmond, Washington, USA
• Applicant must be eligible to work on export controlled projects
• Applicant must be willing to travel monthly to the Los Angeles, CA office

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, Physics, or related field)
• Experience in startup, tech, or consulting environments, managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously
• Experience with client interaction for a complex technical product or service
• Demonstrated experience in navigating ambiguous situations and delivery of difficult information to senior leadership, employees and clients

Responsibilities

• Shape the Electrical Engineering (EE) team across both offices by being accountable for their engineering decisions, output, and outcomes
• Ensure the success of projects in multiple industries by partnering with Business Development to define technical scope, execution expectations and success criteria
• Manage, mentor, and support the EE team, helping them develop career goals that align with the business strategy, build their skills, and advance professionally
• Set clear performance expectations for the team and effectively resource members to multiple concurrent projects and efforts
• Leverage technical expertise in mentoring and supporting ongoing electrical engineering development efforts while balancing personnel management priorities
• Establish standards, processes, and best practices that promote consistency, efficiency, and excellence in electrical design and execution
• Collaborate with senior leadership to define opportunities for growth within the electrical engineering team, both in skills and capabilities

Benefits

• Compensation range of $156,840-$193,820 + equity incentive plan
• Flexible work hours and work from home policy
• 100% employer-paid health insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision) for employees + 50% dependent coverage
• Unlimited paid time off policy, 11x paid company holidays, 12x paid sick days
• 401(k) retirement account and employer matching (Safe Harbor 4%)
• Generous paid parental leave
• Relocation assistance available if 50+ miles away from the office
• Daily catered lunches, snacks, and accessible kitchen

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees