Manager, Electrical Engineering

Körber Group•Richmond, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Körber Technologies, Inc., a sales and service company serving the North American Tobacco Industry, is hiring a Manager, Electrical Engineering. The role leads the electrical engineering function supporting custom developments, series machines, refurbished machinery, and electrical obsolescence kits for domestic and international markets. It provides technical and people leadership to electrical designers, programmers, and technical clarification personnel, with responsibility for team capacity, design quality, project execution, technical problem-solving, and collaboration with customers and global engineering partners. The manager leads hardware and software design, directs technical solutions and design reviews, oversees technical clarification activities, and coordinates testing. The role manages team capacity, workloads, assignments, priorities, training, engineering standards, and design software. It partners with Sales on quotations and estimates, leads customer technical discussions, undertakes feasibility studies and development projects, and monitors project scope, schedule, budgets, and quality. The position also supports personnel development and performance management, maintains a safe and organized work area, and travels domestically and internationally as business needs require.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Seven or more years of experience in high-speed automation design and development.
Hands-on engineering experience with panel design and automation programming.
Experience managing engineering teams and technical projects.
Experience supporting personnel development and employee growth.
Strong knowledge of electrical hardware design, panel design, automation programming, and related engineering disciplines.
Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams and provide technical direction on complex projects.
Excellent project management skills, including monitoring scope, schedule, budget, quality, and competing priorities.
Strong organizational, capacity planning, workload management, and prioritization skills.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional, and international environment.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to evaluate technical needs and develop practical, creative solutions.
Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills, including confidence presenting to customers and senior management.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SAP, and Microsoft Project.
Experience with agile management methodologies, such as Scrum.
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Siemens, AMK, Beckhoff, ELCAD, and EPLAN is considered an asset.
Working knowledge of German is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Lead hardware and software design for local developments, research and development projects, series equipment, machine refurbishments, and electrical obsolescence solutions.
Provide technical direction, oversee design reviews, and organize testing as needed.
Oversee technical clarification activities, including process and schedule maintenance and thorough audits of kits and machinery.
Lead, challenge, and motivate a diverse technical team.
Support employee training and daily work by managing capacity planning, workloads, assignments, priorities, design software, engineering standards, and technology training.
Collaborate with global headquarters on development projects and maintain relationships with research and development, engineering, and management teams.
Partner with Sales on quotations, project planning, labor estimates, and parts cost estimates.
Lead technical discussions with customers and coordinate solutions with internal and external stakeholders.
Conduct feasibility studies, prototyping activities, and full development projects.
Monitor project scope, schedules, and budgets while managing competing priorities.
Collaborate with Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, Production, Service, Purchasing, and other partners to plan projects and resolve issues.
Network with customers and global company groups to identify needs, develop solutions, and support new product development.
Support personnel development, performance management, and knowledge sharing across the team.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area and comply with company safety requirements.
Travel domestically and internationally as needed for projects, customers, installations, commissioning, and other business requirements.