Lead Electrical Design Engineer

IEM is the largest independent full-line manufacturer of electrical distribution and control systems in North America. The Company has developed one of the most sophisticated electrical product manufacturing systems in the world and has cultivated partnerships with leading component suppliers resulting in optimal solutions to customer problems. IEM has offices in California, Florida, Canada and Belgium.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

Reporting to the Electrical Design Engineering Manager, this position is responsible for leading projects of varying complexity, reviewing and providing oversight of all projects built by the assigned design team, guiding and mentoring design engineers to reach their goals and assist with supporting the local production facility with any technical issues.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Review and redline drawings completed by other engineers. Suggest solutions or alternate designs where applicable, ensuring packages are complete, consistent with electrical regulatory body standards, and that they meet the project requirements.

· Proactively suggest novel solutions to problems as they arise.

· Aid in building training programs and development plans for local engineers.

· Provide onboarding and training for new engineering and support team members.

· Provide mentorship and encourage growth and technical/professional advancement in the teams.

· Provide insight, product solutions and reference projects to enable the success of the electrical design engineering team.

· Provide training exercises for the electrical design engineering team.

· Attend kick-off meetings for new complex orders.

· Check in with engineers regularly to identify issues that could lead to missed due dates or design issues. Find solutions to keep jobs on track and be a resource when the design engineer has questions.

· Work with the test department and production staff to help coordinate testing of complex products.

COMPETENCIES:

· Advanced knowledge of 3-phase electrical system design concepts.

· Strong technical capability.

· Understanding NRTL certifications and UL listings, e.g. UL891, UL1558, UL67, IEEE C37.20, CSA.

· Project/task management and the ability to carry out a plan that moves a task to completion.

· Ability to interact directly with customers, sales, other technical resources and management.

· Ability to organize tasks and explain complex subjects to junior engineering team members in a way that they can understand.

· Leadership skills.

· Takes ownership over projects and provides oversight to a larger cross-functional team.

· Time management.

· Attention to detail and thoroughness.

· Excellent written and oral communications skills.

· Ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

· Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology diploma (Power Option preferred) or equivalent professional experience preferred.

· Minimum of 3 years of design experience in power products.

· Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.).

· Working knowledge of AutoCAD drafting software.