Job Title: Electrical Engineering Supervisor
Job Description
The Electrical Engineering Supervisor leads and manages all aspects of the electrical engineering group, including personnel, equipment, and project execution. This role directs the design of power and control systems for overhead cranes and hoists, ensures compliance with customer specifications and electrical codes, and oversees the development of product designs, drawings, schematics, bills of materials, and control system programming. The primary focus is to deliver accurate, high-quality, and safe electrical products to manufacturing that meet all applicable codes and standards while keeping projects on time and on budget.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage the electrical engineering department, including electrical engineers, drafters, and interns, ensuring effective use of personnel and equipment.
Direct the design of power and control systems for overhead cranes and hoists, including electric motor controls using contactors or variable frequency drives (VFDs), utility circuits, safety circuits, and operator controls.
Provide electrical oversight for all projects to ensure proper application of customer specifications, internal electrical standards, and applicable electrical code requirements.
Select and approve electrical components such as circuit breakers, transformers, motor starters, contactors, relays, PLCs, HMIs, AC inverters, braking resistors, and related equipment.
Oversee all phases of product and development engineering activities related to electrical systems, including product designs, production drawings, schematics, panel layouts, wiring interconnects, conduit sizing and layouts, bills of materials, and programming.
Ensure that all electrical designs released to manufacturing are accurate, comply with relevant electrical codes and standards, and are safe for operators and technicians.
Handle and properly delegate all developmental aspects of the largest and most complex material handling and crane projects, including electrical design, development of new software systems, modification of existing systems, and creation of testing programs.
Review and verify calculations for wire sizes and overload protection for crane models up to 800 volts DC and high-voltage AC, using customer specifications, electrical codes, and internal standards.
Review and confirm electrical panel short circuit current ratings (SCCR), arc flash analyses, and circuit breaker coordination studies.
Review and verify calculations for control panel heat loading and oversee the design and selection of appropriate heat exchanger systems.
Participate in resolving manufacturing problems in the shop or field by working with other engineers, service technicians, and cross-functional departments to research issues and develop effective solutions.
Oversee the design and development of computer programs, specifically PLC code and HMI programs, to control and monitor crane processes.
Consult with customers and operators to analyze and understand specifications, required crane functions, automation needs, and additional safety systems.
Oversee and delegate preparation of single-line diagrams, schematics, panel layouts, interconnect drawings, and conduit drawings based on customer specifications and project requirements.
Oversee sizing and proper selection of purchased components and bills of materials by reviewing internal standards, vendor information, and personal technical knowledge.
Provide daily technical supervision and guidance to electrical engineers, drafters, and layout drafters on jointly assigned projects.
Work closely with project managers to establish work requirements, meet release schedules, and review daily work activities to maintain project timelines.
Provide input on design improvements to the chief engineer, focusing on enhanced functionality and cost reduction.
Modify and improve existing circuit designs to address field issues, material obsolescence, and other requirements defined by leadership or customers.
Oversee design and installation of electrical control panels, enclosures, junction boxes, connection and cable diagrams, conduit diagrams, and general arrangement drawings, ensuring compliance with electrical codes, required clearances, and internal standards.
Travel to customer sites as needed to attend meetings or troubleshoot control systems when significant issues arise.
Review customer specifications during the bidding phase of new projects to identify concerns or risks and provide input for bid documents.
Assist application engineering with highly technical control applications and solutions.
Develop and deliver training programs relevant to the responsibilities of employees in the electrical engineering department.
Identify staffing needs and support the recruitment, hiring, and retention of qualified electrical engineering personnel.
Manage electrical department vacations and time off to ensure coverage and adherence to project schedules.
Coordinate project assignments, on-site engineering support, workflow, and resource allocation across the electrical engineering team.
Approve electrical department expense reports and all electrical drawing releases in the engineering document management system (EPDM).
Conduct annual performance reviews for all personnel in the electrical engineering department and support their professional development.
Essential Skills
5 to 10 years of electrical engineering and drafting experience, including use of AutoCAD for electrical drawings and layouts.
Proven experience with PLC programming and HMI programming for industrial control systems.
Hands-on experience setting up and commissioning variable frequency drives (VFDs).
Strong experience in electrical engineering for power and control systems, particularly in material handling, cranes, or similar industrial applications.
Knowledge and practical application of internal electrical codes and standards, as well as general electrical code requirements.
Ability to lead, mentor, and work collaboratively with others to maximize team productivity.
Demonstrated leadership abilities and prior management training or experience overseeing daily tasks for groups of up to approximately 20 people.
Ability to review and validate calculations for wire sizing, overload protection, SCCR, arc flash analysis, circuit breaker coordination, and heat loading for control panels.
Competence in designing and reviewing single-line diagrams, schematics, panel layouts, wiring interconnects, and conduit sizing and layouts.
Strong problem-solving skills for resolving manufacturing, field, and design issues in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally to industrial, nuclear, and government facilities, approximately 10% of the time.
Self-motivated, organized, and able to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
Effective communication skills for interacting with customers, project managers, engineers, technicians, and other departments.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Professional Engineer (PE) license or eligibility is highly valued.
Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs and HMIs.
Rockwell and Siemens PLC/HMI programming experience is preferred.
Magnetek and Siemens VFD programming experience is preferred.
Familiarity with internal electrical standards for cranes and material handling equipment.
Experience with EPDM or similar engineering document management systems.
Expereince in developing training programs and mentoring engineering staff.
Ability to contribute to cost reduction and design improvement initiatives.
Experience working in hybrid office environments and coordinating remote collaboration.
Work Environment
This role is based in an office environment in New Berlin, Wisconsin, with a structured hybrid arrangement that allows remote work every Friday while requiring on-site presence on other weekdays. The work involves close collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and service teams, as well as periodic visits to customer sites, including industrial, nuclear, and government facilities, for meetings, troubleshooting, and project support. The environment is professional and project-driven, with access to modern engineering tools such as AutoCAD, PLC and HMI development software, and engineering document management systems. The organization offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with matching and performance-based bonus opportunities linked to company and departmental results. The culture emphasizes safety, technical excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement, providing opportunities to lead complex projects and influence product design and departmental processes.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of New Berlin, WI.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $160000.00/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
401k match, paid time off, holiday and vacation pay, plus many more (benefits summary upon request)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in New Berlin,WI.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Aug 31, 2026.
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