Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Industrial Electric Manufacturing • Fremont, CA

84d • $143,000 - $201,500

About The Position

Reporting to the Electrical Design Engineering Manager, this position is responsible for leading projects of varying complexity, reviewing and providing oversight of all projects built by the assigned design team, guiding and mentoring design engineers to reach their goals and assist with supporting the local production facility with any technical issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology diploma (Power Option preferred) or equivalent professional experience preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of design experience in power products.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.).
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD drafting software.

Responsibilities

• Review and redline drawings completed by other engineers.
• Suggest solutions or alternate designs where applicable, ensuring packages are complete, consistent with electrical regulatory body standards, and that they meet the project requirements.
• Proactively suggest novel solutions to problems as they arise.
• Aid in building training programs and development plans for local engineers.
• Provide onboarding and training for new engineering and support team members.
• Provide mentorship and encourage growth and technical/professional advancement in the teams.
• Provide insight, product solutions and reference projects to enable the success of the electrical design engineering team.
• Provide training exercises for the electrical design engineering team.
• Attend kick-off meetings for new complex orders.
• Check in with engineers regularly to identify issues that could lead to missed due dates or design issues.
• Find solutions to keep jobs on track and be a resource when the design engineer has questions.
• Work with the test department and production staff to help coordinate testing of complex products.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree