Electrical Engineering Manager
$110,000–$150,000 year
On-siteSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
Job Summary
Manage electrical hardware and software engineering teams by assigning tasks, monitoring schedules, and ensuring timely delivery of quality engineering work. Act as the subject matter expert and escalation path for the electrical discipline, providing quality control reviews of project designs and maintaining intercompany communication channels to align with global standards. Perform complex project engineering activities, ensure control circuits comply with codes like ANSI B77.1 and NEC, and support customer service and sales teams with troubleshooting and bidding assistance. Implement continual improvement plans and represent the department at management meetings. Requires 7-10 years of experience in control systems engineering, proficiency in PLC logic and CAD software, and ability to occasionally travel for system commissioning.
Required Qualifications
- Expertise in the application of PLC and relay logic control system design principles and best practices
- Clear understanding of the application of AC and DC drives, motors and control circuitry
- Clear understanding of safety PLC, standard PLC, and HMI software and hardware integration
- Proficiency in E-Plan, AutoCAD Electrical, InterCAD, or equivalent electrical CAD software
- Experience designing power distribution systems 600VAC – 120VAC
- Ability to occasionally travel to support complex system startup and commissioning activities
- Ability to maintain a professional attitude when communicating with customers as well as domestic and international colleagues
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- 7-10 years of experience required, preferably in control systems engineering
- Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and be able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a sometimes-high pressure work environment
Desired Qualifications
- Proficiency with EPLAN drawing software
- Ability to perform safety analysis of complex control circuits
- Leadership and management skills
- Experience with structured text PLC programming
- Active Professional Engineer (PE) license
- BSEE or alternative engineering discipline with proven competency in the electrical discipline through work experience
- PE License or ability to obtain additional state licenses as required
- Manufacturer's training in automation hardware and software
- Manufacturer's training in AC and DC drive systems
- Application of ISO 13849-1: 2015 and ISO 13849-2: 2015
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