Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Senior Electrical Engineering Manager
Target Starting Base Salary: $180,000-$210,000/year (+15% Annual Bonus)
Los Angeles, CA
Relocation assistance will be offered to qualified candidates.
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineering Manager to lead a multi-site electrical engineering organization responsible for the design, development, and testing of medium-voltage switchgear, PDUs, relay/control systems, and substation-related equipment. This is a high-impact technical and leadership role overseeing a team of approximately 15 engineers and technical staff across the U.S. and Canada.
The ideal candidate is both a hands-on technical expert and a strategic leader with a strong background in switchgear, power distribution equipment, and UL/industry codes—paired with proven success elevating engineering processes, capabilities, and team performance.
Organization Breakdown
Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the Senior Electrical Engineering Manager will provide technical direction, operational leadership, and strategic guidance for the electrical engineering function. This role partners closely with mechanical engineering, operations, testing, and project management to ensure high-quality, manufacturable designs and successful project execution.
This leader will oversee teams in:
- Los Angeles, CA: Assistant Engineering Manager, 8 Design Engineers, 1 Drafter, and Electrical Testing Manager
- Dallas, TX: 2 Electrical Design Engineers and 1 Electrical Test Engineer
- Ontario, Canada: 2 Electrical Design Engineers
*Regular travel to the Dallas and Ontario sites is expected to train, develop, and support those teams.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Technical Leadership
- Serve as the technical SME for switchgear, PDUs, substation engineering, and UL/ANSI/IEEE/NEC standards.
- Define and execute long-term engineering strategies aligned with organizational goals and industry advancement.
- Guide the design, development, testing, and validation of electrical systems—including switchgear, substation control equipment, protection & control systems, and power distribution products.
- Stay current with emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends.
People Leadership & Development
- Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of electrical design engineers, test engineers, a subordinate team manager, and technical support staff.
- Build capability and consistency across sites through onsite coaching, training sessions, and technical reviews.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, career development, and team succession planning.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Operational Excellence & Process Improvement
- Drive scalable engineering workflows and implement best practices across all locations.
- Improve standardization in design processes, documentation, and testing methods.
- Partner with mechanical engineering, manufacturing, project management, and production to enhance design for manufacturability and reduce rework.
- Manage engineering project schedules, budgets, and resource allocation.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Represent engineering in customer engagements and support strategic customer initiatives.
- Work closely with business development to address customer needs and drive product reliability and satisfaction.
- Collaborate across departments to ensure alignment on engineering priorities, product quality, and project delivery.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or related field).
- 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Deep technical expertise with medium-voltage switchgear, power distribution equipment, PDUs, and substation systems.
- Strong knowledge of UL, ANSI, IEEE, NEC, and similar codes/standards.
- Proven track record leading engineering teams and delivering complex electrical projects.
- Experience driving process improvements within engineering or manufacturing environments.
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly to Dallas and Ontario during the workweek.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred
- Experience in an OEM environment (preferred) or in the utility/power distribution sector.
- Master’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Management.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Fontana, CA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $180,000–$210,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)unmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Business Developmentunmatched
- Business Strategyunmatched
- Career Developmentunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Control Systemsunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Electrical Designunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Emerging Technologyunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Engineering Managementunmatched
- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)unmatched
- Industry/Trade Analysisunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Designunmatched
- Manufacturing Managementunmatched
- Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
- Medium Voltage (MV)unmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- National Electrical Codeunmatched
- OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
- Onboardingunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Operations Processesunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Capabilityunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Professional Engineerunmatched
- Project Executionunmatched
- Project Scheduleunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Quality Assurance Methodologyunmatched
- Resolve Customer Issuesunmatched
- Resource Managementunmatched
- Succession Planningunmatched
- Switchgearunmatched
- System Validationunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Technical Strategyunmatched
- Technical Supportunmatched
- Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
- Test Designunmatched
- Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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