Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Electrical Engineering Manager – New Product Development (Direct Hire)
Location:Near Romeoville, IL
Industry: Electrical Equipment / Power Systems
Employment Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Industry: Electrical Equipment / Power Systems
Employment Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Salary: 125-155k
Position Overview:
Our client, a global leader in advanced electrical products, is seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager to lead new product development initiatives from concept through production. This role oversees a cross-functional engineering team, guiding them through the design, validation, and launch of innovative products that meet performance, cost, and quality targets.
The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise in electrical and mechanical systems, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record managing complex engineering projects within a structured development process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary engineering team through all phases of the product development lifecycle.
- Oversee concept design, prototype builds, testing, and production release within a Stage-Gate process.
- Manage project schedules, budgets, and resources to ensure timely, cost-effective completion.
- Foster collaboration between design, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams.
- Guide design activities to meet industry standards and internal quality, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
- Support the development and execution of validation and test plans (including DFMEA/PFMEA).
- Identify and mitigate technical and project risks.
- Partner with purchasing and external vendors to develop cost-effective, high-quality design solutions.
- Support continuous improvement efforts in design processes, tools, and methods.
- Provide leadership, mentoring, and development opportunities for engineering staff.
- Participate in industry groups or standards committees to remain current with emerging technologies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required; advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in electrical product design and development.
- Proven background leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams and managing complex technical projects.
- Experience with medium or high-voltage electrical power systems.
- Strong working knowledge of DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP, and Stage-Gate processes.
- Familiarity with molded components, mechanical assemblies, sensors, and power system components.
- Excellent communication, documentation, and leadership skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and project management software.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineering talent.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive annual base salary (range: $110K–$160K, commensurate with experience)
- Quarterly incentive program
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage
- 401(k) with company match and annual profit sharing
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development support
- Modern, climate-controlled work environment
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Romeoville, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $125,000–$155,000 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
- Budgetingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)unmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Electrical Componentsunmatched
- Electrical Designunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electrical Power Systemsunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Emerging Technologyunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Engineering Managementunmatched
- Incentive Programsunmatched
- Industry Standardsunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Mechanical Assemblyunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)unmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Product Designunmatched
- Product Developmentunmatched
- Product Lifecycleunmatched
- Product Programsunmatched
- Product/Service Launchunmatched
- Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)unmatched
- Project Management Softwareunmatched
- Project Scheduleunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Prototypingunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Schedule Developmentunmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Talent Managementunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Tuition Reimbursementunmatched
- Validation Planunmatched
- Validation Testingunmatched
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