Electrical Engineering Manager

ebm-papst•Farmington, CT

9d•$120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Electrical Engineering Manager leads and coordinates the E-Drive Services group, providing technical solutions that help the R&D department design, prototype, test, and analyze ebm-papst motor products. The role combines technical expertise, strategic leadership, and people development to support innovation, product quality, and organizational growth. The manager oversees new product development, existing-design modifications, process improvements, and test-procedure development, ensuring engineering deliverables meet performance, cost, compliance, and timeline requirements. Working in a matrix organization, the manager collaborates with project management, design engineering, applications engineering, industrial engineering, quality, and customer-facing teams. The role develops long-term engineering strategies aligned with company technology roadmaps and evaluates emerging technologies such as AI, test automation, IoT integration, and energy-efficiency improvements for motor control and related products. It leads and develops a multidisciplinary team, oversees departmental technical capabilities, and manages resources, budgets, operating costs, and capital equipment requests. The position also partners with Applications Engineering on routine customer questions, provides technical expertise to Design and Industrial Engineering, and supports the RMA Laboratory with electronic failure analysis. Employees are expected to follow company policies and organizational values, contribute to a collaborative workplace, maintain reliable attendance, and report unsafe conditions or practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a closely related field.
Eight or more years of related electrical engineering experience.
At least three to five years of leadership or management experience.
Ability to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team and manage departmental activities, resources, and budgets.
Technical proficiency in BLDC motor drives, embedded controllers, analog and digital circuit design, switch-mode power supplies, and serial communication protocols.
Technical proficiency in embedded programming, interface testing, and system-level debugging.
Knowledge of EMC design and test practices, component stress analysis, power system analysis, regulatory compliance including UL, IEC, and ISO, and high-reliability design.
Knowledge of PCB assembly processes, EMS partner collaboration, design for manufacturability and reliability, regulatory testing, and automated testing.
All employees are expected to adhere to company policies and organizational values, contribute to a collaborative work environment, maintain reliable attendance, and report unsafe conditions or practices.

Nice To Haves

Experience in global and/or regional manufacturing operations.
Proven ability to work effectively within a matrixed organizational structure.

Responsibilities

Manage department activities for new product development, modifications to existing designs, process improvements, and test-procedure development.
Ensure engineering deliverables meet performance, cost, compliance, and timeline requirements.
Collaborate across a matrix organization with project management, design engineering, applications engineering, industrial engineering, quality, and customer-facing teams.
Develop and execute long-term engineering strategies aligned with company technology roadmaps.
Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, test automation, IoT integration, and energy-efficiency improvements, for motor control and related products.
Promote innovation in problem-solving, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
Hire, train, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team including hardware and software engineers, PCB layout engineers, assistant managers, and technicians.
Provide mentorship, performance reviews, and career development opportunities; build a succession pipeline and foster diversity and inclusion.
Motivate staff, resolve interdepartmental issues, recognize contributions, and champion safety and compliance.
Ensure departmental proficiency in hardware, software, compliance and reliability, and manufacturing disciplines described in the posting.
Plan departmental resource needs and staffing in collaboration with senior management.
Prepare annual budgets, control operating costs, and submit capital equipment requests as needed.
Partner with Applications Engineering on routine customer questions.
Provide technical expertise to Design and Industrial Engineering teams.
Support the RMA Laboratory with electronic failure analysis.
Adhere to company policies and organizational values, contribute to a positive and collaborative work environment, maintain reliable attendance, and report unsafe conditions or practices.