Senior Engineering Supervisor

nVent•Kewanee, IL

7d•$76,000 - $141,100•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Engineering Supervisor at nVent Management Company, you will lead and mentor a team of diverse engineers and designers while staying actively involved as a project engineer. This position is essential for connecting engineering, project coordination, and production to deliver high-quality, timely results. You will act as a hands-on leader—offering technical guidance, clearing obstacles, and making sure internal teams stay aligned. Coordinate the day‑to‑day operations of the engineering team, ensuring smooth workflow and timely project delivery by assigning work, balancing resources, and monitoring progress across multiple projects. Lead and support a blended team of onsite engineers and offshore contract engineers, ensuring alignment, accountability, and consistent engineering standards. Serve as the technical lead on new and existing projects, delegating tasks, prioritizing resources, and resolving technical and scheduling roadblocks. Remain actively engaged as a working supervisor, contributing as a project engineer while mentoring, troubleshooting, and supporting the team as needed. Validate that engineering builds align with customer specifications, applicable codes, and internal standards; partner with Project Management or customers to clarify requirements when necessary. Review and approve builds for consistency, manufacturability, and functional performance. Lead build review meetings to communicate project scope, expectations, and technical direction. Interact with customers as needed on project specifications and updates, and relay changing requirements back to the engineering team. Act as a liaison between Engineering, Project Management, Production, Supply Chain, Sales, and other internal collaborators to ensure alignment in implementation. Capture feedback from manufacturing and production teams to drive development for manufacturability and assembly improvements. Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) as required. Lead and implement continuous improvement (CI) initiatives passionate about efficiency, standardization, and timely delivery. Support potential R&D initiatives, customer-focused engineering updates, and build standardization efforts. Build a strong team culture that supports professional development, mentor.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent engineering field required, preferred.
2+ years of experience in a technical team leadership or supervisory role preferred.
5+ years of engineering experience in electrical distribution, control, or automation systems preferred.
Strong understanding of power distribution systems and related standards.
Experience working in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Ability to remain hands‑on while effectively delegating, following up on tasks, and meeting deadlines.
Proven ability to adapt to changing priorities, redistribute work as needed, and lead teams through ambiguity.
Strong ability to present technical information clearly to both internal and external collaborators.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Creo, AutoCAD Electrical, PLC systems, and Oracle (or similar ERP's) preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the day‑to‑day operations of the engineering team, ensuring smooth workflow and timely project delivery by assigning work, balancing resources, and monitoring progress across multiple projects.
Lead and support a blended team of onsite engineers and offshore contract engineers, ensuring alignment, accountability, and consistent engineering standards.
Serve as the technical lead on new and existing projects, delegating tasks, prioritizing resources, and resolving technical and scheduling roadblocks.
Remain actively engaged as a working supervisor, contributing as a project engineer while mentoring, troubleshooting, and supporting the team as needed.
Validate that engineering builds align with customer specifications, applicable codes, and internal standards; partner with Project Management or customers to clarify requirements when necessary.
Review and approve builds for consistency, manufacturability, and functional performance.
Lead build review meetings to communicate project scope, expectations, and technical direction.
Interact with customers as needed on project specifications and updates, and relay changing requirements back to the engineering team.
Act as a liaison between Engineering, Project Management, Production, Supply Chain, Sales, and other internal collaborators to ensure alignment in implementation.
Capture feedback from manufacturing and production teams to drive development for manufacturability and assembly improvements.
Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) as required.
Lead and implement continuous improvement (CI) initiatives passionate about efficiency, standardization, and timely delivery.
Support potential R&D initiatives, customer-focused engineering updates, and build standardization efforts.
Build a strong team culture that supports professional development, mentor.

Benefits

A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers.
Benefits to support the lives of our employees
Pay Transparency
At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being.
We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes: Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.
At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions.
People are our most valuable asset.
Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.