Senior Electrical Engineering Manager
About The Position
The Senior Electrical Engineering Manager leads and develops a team of electrical and controls engineering professionals, combining technical expertise in industrial automation and custom machine controls with people leadership. The role focuses on strengthening electrical design, solving application challenges, advancing controls architecture and standardization, improving safety and regulatory compliance, and increasing financial awareness across the team. The leader removes obstacles and develops people so the team can deliver safe, reliable, practical, cost-effective, and timely solutions. The position provides technical leadership for electrical design and controls programming for custom converting, packaging, and coating machinery and automation. It guides the development of scalable, maintainable standards and practices; provides hands-on guidance and design reviews for complex or high-risk systems; and ensures engineering deliverables are accurate, serviceable, compliant, and released on schedule. The manager also identifies and mitigates risks, incorporates lessons learned, and partners with service and manufacturing to improve reliability and lifecycle support. The role oversees resource planning and project execution, partnering with operations leadership and project management on schedules, staffing, commissioning, scope, budgets, change management, and risks. It participates in the Operations and Engineering leadership team and builds strong cross-functional relationships. The position reports to the SVP of Operations and Engineering and has 21 direct reports. It is full-time, exempt, and on-site, with core office hours Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The work environment is a normal office environment, with travel under 10%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of experience in electrical engineering or industrial automation, preferably in custom machinery, converting equipment, automation, or capital equipment.
- At least 7 years of experience in a leadership or managerial role.
- Strong background in industrial control system design, electrical schematics, control panel design, PLC/HMI programming, motion control, industrial networks, and machine safety.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver complex engineering projects that meet performance, schedule, and budget expectations.
- Proven history of identifying and mitigating technical, safety, and project risks early.
- Ability to communicate clearly with customers, suppliers, technicians, engineers, project managers, and senior leaders.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Yaskawa, Rockwell, and/or Siemens automation platforms.
- Experience with servo systems, coordinated motion, robotics, machine vision, data acquisition, and industrial communication protocols.
- Working knowledge of applicable electrical and machine safety standards, including NFPA 70, NFPA 79, UL 508A, and relevant OSHA and ISO requirements.
- Familiarity with cost estimation, project financials, and lifecycle cost considerations.
- Experience implementing or improving engineering standards, software libraries, design workflows, version control, and validation practices.
- Experience with electrical CAD tools such as AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or similar platforms.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop electrical and controls engineering professionals with varying levels of experience.
- Foster ownership, accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, critical thinking, risk identification, and proactive problem solving.
- Remove barriers to engineering productivity and communicate effectively to build buy-in and support delivery.
- Identify skill gaps, develop targeted growth and succession plans, recruit and onboard talent, and facilitate effective one-on-one and team meetings.
- Model and uphold Delta ModTech’s values and promote a people-first, value-based culture and work/life balance.
- Lead the development of robust, scalable, and maintainable electrical design and controls programming practices for custom machinery and automation.
- Continuously improve electrical architecture, controls platforms, design standards, reusable hardware and software solutions, and documentation practices.
- Provide hands-on technical guidance and design reviews for complex, high-risk, or first-of-kind systems.
- Guide the application of PLC, HMI, motion control, servo, industrial networking, machine vision, robotics, and safety control technologies.
- Champion electrical and machine safety, control panel design, and compliance with customer, industry, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure schematics, panel layouts, bills of material, I/O documentation, and software deliverables are complete, accurate, serviceable, and released on time.
- Identify technical and execution risks early and drive proactive mitigation plans.
- Maintain consistent engineering standards while allowing flexibility for unique projects.
- Incorporate lessons learned from design, panel build, assembly, debugging, validation, installation, and field performance.
- Partner with service and manufacturing to improve machine reliability, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support.
- Plan and maintain electrical engineering resources and adapt project staffing to project changes and business needs.
- Define, sequence, and complete design, hardware, software, testing, and documentation deliverables in alignment with project timelines.
- Partner with operations leadership and project management on schedules, resource plans, commissioning plans, and milestones.
- Establish team accountability for commitments and deadlines and promote financial ownership.
- Collaborate with project management and leadership on scope, budgets, change management, and risk management.
- Align engineering decisions with customer requirements, machine performance, lifecycle support, and business objectives.
- Contribute to the Operations and Engineering leadership team through tactical decisions, strategic planning, and cross-functional problem solving.
- Build relationships across engineering, production, sales, project management, manufacturing, service, supply chain, and people and culture.
- Represent and advocate for the electrical engineering team throughout the company.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with up to $500 annual match for High-Deductible Health Plans
- 401(k) match
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Discretionary Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
