Electrical Engineer 3

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview

The Electrical Engineer III (EE III) is a senior-level engineering professional responsible for leading the design, development, and technical execution of electrical distribution products and engineered power solutions with high product, customer, and technical complexity. The EE III serves as a technical leader within Engineering and is accountable for delivering accurate, manufacturable, standards-compliant solutions from concept through production, testing, and field support.

This role is expected to independently lead complex engineering projects, provide technical direction and design review, mentor Electrical Engineers I and II, collaborate across departments, and drive innovation, standardization, manufacturability, quality, and continuous improvement.

Typical Scope

· Highly complex electrical distribution products, customer projects, or configurations

· Independent technical leadership from concept through production and field support

· Multiple complex customer requirements, projects, and engineering priorities managed concurrently

· Technical authority for design reviews, engineering decisions, and complex problem solving

· Accountability for engineering standards, design quality, manufacturability, innovation, and team development

Key Responsibilities

1. Electrical Design & Technical Execution

· Lead the design and development of electrical distribution equipment, including switchboards, panelboards, power distribution assemblies, modular power solutions, and related products.

· Develop and direct the development of electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, and Bills of Material (BOMs).

· Perform and review electrical calculations including load analysis, short-circuit calculations, voltage drop, conductor sizing, and equipment selection.

· Independently lead highly complex engineering work from concept through design release, production, testing, and technical closeout.

2. Complex Project & Customer Leadership

· Serve as the technical lead for complex customer projects and engineered solutions.

· Translate customer specifications and application requirements into clear, executable engineering solutions.

· Coordinate technical priorities across multiple projects and identify engineering risks before they affect production or customer commitments.

· Provide technical direction when requirements, configurations, or design constraints require advanced engineering judgment.

3. Design Review & Engineering Authority

· Review and approve engineering drawings, calculations, BOMs, and technical documentation within assigned scope.

· Lead formal design reviews and ensure technical decisions are documented and communicated.

· Serve as a technical authority for complex electrical design issues and support resolution of escalated engineering problems.

· Establish and reinforce sound engineering practices, design discipline, and technical consistency across the team.

4. Manufacturing, Testing & Field Support

· Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Mechanical Engineering, and Project Management to support production and resolve technical issues.

· Provide advanced technical support during fabrication, assembly, testing, commissioning, and field troubleshooting.

· Apply Design for Manufacturability principles to improve buildability, repeatability, and production flow.

· Use manufacturing and field feedback to eliminate recurring design issues and improve future product execution.

5. Standards, Compliance & Engineering Change

· Ensure designs comply with applicable UL, NEC, NFPA, IEEE, ANSI, NEMA, customer specifications, and company standards.

· Lead engineering change activities and ensure revisions are technically sound, documented, and effectively implemented.

· Support prototype builds and validation activities for new or significantly modified products.

· Drive consistent application of engineering standards and controlled technical documentation.

6. Quality, Standardization & Continuous Improvement

· Lead root-cause investigations for complex engineering, manufacturing, testing, and field issues.

· Develop permanent corrective actions that address underlying technical causes and prevent recurrence.

· Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on standardization, manufacturability, quality, cost reduction, and engineering efficiency.

· Drive standardization of designs, components, drawings, BOM structures, calculations, and engineering methods.

· Identify opportunities for innovation and product simplification while maintaining customer, performance, and regulatory requirements.

7. Technical Leadership & Team Development

· Mentor Electrical Engineers I and II and support development of technical capability across the Engineering team.

· Provide technical guidance, review engineering work, and help less-experienced engineers develop sound engineering judgment.

· Communicate technical decisions, risks, and requirements clearly to engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.

· Promote cross-functional collaboration and a culture of quality, accountability, technical rigor, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

· 7+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience.

· Strong knowledge of electrical power distribution systems and engineered electrical products.

· Demonstrated experience leading complex engineering projects and resolving advanced technical issues.

· Proficiency with electrical design software.

· Strong analytical, troubleshooting, project management, and communication skills.

· Ability to review engineering work, provide technical direction, and mentor engineers.

Preferred Skills

· PE license preferred.

· Experience with switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, modular power systems, or related engineered products.

· Strong knowledge of UL standards and applicable electrical codes and industry requirements.

· Experience with ERP/MRP systems, engineered-to-order manufacturing, and Lean Manufacturing.

· Experience leading engineering standardization, product development, prototype, testing, or field-support activities.

Physical Requirements

· Frequently walk throughout manufacturing and warehouse environments.

· Stand for extended periods while supporting production and testing.

· Occasionally lift up to 30 pounds.

· Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).

· Occasional travel as required.

Level Distinction

Electrical Engineer III independently leads highly complex engineering projects, serves as a technical authority, reviews and approves engineering work, mentors engineering staff, and drives engineering standards, innovation, manufacturability, quality, and continuous improvement across products and projects.