Electrical Engineering Manager

Electrical Engineering Manager Overview

• The Electrical Engineering Manager will lead and develop a high-performing engineering team in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
• This role combines technical responsibilities with leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction to ensure project success.
• Contribute directly to schematic design, PCB layout, and hardware development while maintaining high engineering standards.
• Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, systems, and manufacturing teams to deliver reliable hardware solutions.
• Ensure electrical designs integrate effectively across subsystems and meet program requirements.
• Establish engineering processes, design standards, and best practices to improve team effectiveness and product quality.
• Provide technical leadership during design reviews, troubleshooting, testing, and hardware development.
• Drive engineering development across power electronics, motor drives, embedded computing, and networking subsystems.

Electrical Engineering Manager Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of electrical engineers while managing workload, priorities, and career development.
• Contribute hands-on to schematic capture and PCB layout, ensuring quality and reliability.
• Review and approve designs to ensure manufacturability and adherence to standards.
• Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, and systems engineering teams to ensure seamless integration.
• Support production and resolve hardware issues in collaboration with manufacturing teams.
• Establish and maintain engineering processes and best practices for enhanced team efficiency.
• Provide leadership during troubleshooting, testing, and hardware development phases.
• Drive development across power electronics, motor drives, embedded computing, and networking subsystems.

Electrical Engineering Manager Job Requirements

• Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience, with direct management or leadership roles.
• Hands-on experience with schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Strong technical expertise in power electronics, motor drivers, embedded computing, and networking.
• Experience leading engineering within a matrixed organization and collaborating across teams.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer or equivalent EDA tools.
• Experience taking hardware from concept through production and deployment.
• Familiarity with MIL-SPEC or environmental qualification standards for field-deployed hardware.