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Title: Engineering Manager – Electrical Power Systems
Location: Los Angeles, CA (Relocation assistance available)
Compensation: $180,000 – $190,000/year
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, and standard full benefits package (client-provided benefits to be confirmed/inserted)
Must have Skill Set:
- Medium-voltage switchgear and substation engineering experience
- Protection & control / relay systems expertise
- Strong knowledge of UL, ANSI, IEEE, and NEC standards
- Electrical engineering leadership experience (multi-site preferred)
- Power distribution / PDU systems background
- Engineering process improvement experience
- OEM, EPC, or utility/power systems experience preferred
- Willingness to travel to Dallas and Ontario, Canada
Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager – Electrical Power Systems to lead a multi-site engineering team responsible for medium-voltage switchgear, PDUs, protection & control systems, and substation equipment. This role oversees approximately 15 engineers and technical staff across the U.S. and Canada and reports to the Director of Engineering.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in power systems, switchgear, and substation engineering, combined with strong engineering management experience and a track record of driving process improvements. This role partners closely with manufacturing, mechanical engineering, testing, and project management to ensure high-quality, manufacturable designs and successful project execution.
This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for technical direction, team development, and cross-site engineering consistency.
Job Duties:
- Lead design, development, testing, and validation of switchgear, PDUs, and substation systems
- Serve as technical SME for protection & control and power distribution systems
- Manage and develop a distributed engineering and test team
- Drive engineering process improvements and standardization across multiple sites
- Ensure compliance with UL, ANSI, IEEE, NEC, and industry standards
- Collaborate with manufacturing, mechanical, and project teams to improve design for manufacturability
- Oversee engineering schedules, budgets, and resource planning
- Support hiring, training, and development of engineering staff
- Travel to Dallas and Ontario sites to support and develop teams
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required
- 10 years of electrical engineering experience
- 5 years in a leadership or engineering management role
- Strong background in medium-voltage switchgear and substation systems
- Experience with protection & control / relay systems
- Knowledge of UL, ANSI, IEEE, and NEC standards
- Proven leadership and process improvement experience
- OEM, EPC, or utility experience preferred
- Willingness to travel regularly
Salary : $175,000 - $190,000