Lead, Engineering Excellence – Global Standards (Electrical)

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc.; United Kingdom; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc. seeks a Lead, Engineering Excellence – Global Standards (Electrical) to develop, maintain, and govern global electrical engineering standards that drive safe, reliable, and scalable machinery across Packaging.

You will define design standards, libraries, and documentation, work with controls, product innovation, and operations to embed standards into engineering workflows, and ensure compliance with NFPA, UL, CE, and IEC codes.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (required or desired).
• 5+ years in electrical hardware design or standards development for industrial machinery.
• Expertise in AutoCAD Electrical (ACADE) and familiarity with EPLAN.
• Deep knowledge of NFPA, UL, CE, IEC electrical codes.
• Strong leadership and communication skills for global alignment.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, maintain, and govern global electrical engineering standards.
• Define BOM structures, naming conventions, tagging schemas, and revision control.
• Develop and deploy global electrical safety specifications for machinery and product lines.
• Publish and control global electrical standards documentation and libraries.
• Collaborate with Controls Engineers to align PLC, HMI naming conventions across platforms.
• Support innovation efforts to apply standards from concept through productization.

Conocimientos

Electrical hardware design

Standards development

Leadership

Communication

Global collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Herramientas

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Descripción del empleo

**Lead, Engineering Excellence – Global Standards (Electrical)****Reports To:** Director, Engineering Excellence – Electrical **Location:** BW Packaging Location **Travel:** Up to 25% initially, domestic and international, 10-15% more likely after 1st year, or as required. **Position Summary**Develops, maintains, and governs global electrical engineering standards that enable disciplined, high-quality engineering practice across Packaging. Applies deep technical experience and sound judgment to shape clear rules, tools, and documentation that engineering teams rely on daily to deliver safe, reliable, and scalable solutions.Defines electrical design standards, libraries, and documentation frameworks that support consistent application across diverse products, sites, and regulatory environments. Supports and advances the direction set by the Director, Engineering Excellence – Electrical and collaborates closely with sold work engineering, product innovation, controls, and operations teams to embed standards into engineering workflows aligned to Packaging’s product, operational, and engineering priorities. **Key Responsibilities****Strategic & Functional Alignment*** Supports and advances electrical engineering standards aligned to Packaging’s product and operational priorities in coordination with the Director, Engineering Excellence – Electrical.* Collaborates with sold work engineering and product innovation teams to ensure electrical standards support design intent, reliability targets, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing needs.* Maintains alignment between electrical standards, tooling, and downstream manufacturing, supply chain, service, and quality requirements. **Standards Development & Stewardship*** Creates and maintains global electrical design standards, symbol libraries, and templates using AutoCAD Electrical and or EPLAN.* Establishes frameworks for electrical drawings, component selection, and documentation that support scalable, compliant designs across markets.* Defines BOM structures, naming conventions, tagging schemas, and revision control practices to ensure consistency across product lines and locations.* Develops and maintains guidelines for compliance with IEC, UL, CE, NFPA, and applicable regional electrical codes.* Develops and deploys global electrical safety specifications for machinery and product lines in line with current legislation and BW minimum standards.* Ensures electrical standards and documentation are ERP and PLM ready. **Standards Application, Alignment & Adoption*** Focuses on making standards practical and usable so engineering teams can execute consistently and with confidence.* Sets clear expectations for standards application and drives consistent adherence through reviews, guidance, and collaboration with engineering teams.* Reviews electrical designs and documentation to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities for improvement against defined standards.* Publishes, maintains, and controls global electrical standards documentation and libraries within SharePoint and related systems to ensure accessibility and version integrity.* Works closely with Controls Engineers to align PLC, HMI, tagging, and naming conventions across platforms and product lines.* Supports Innovation Engineering efforts to apply standards from concept through productization and reduce specification drift. **Engineering Enablement & Capability Building*** Translates standards into usable tools, templates, and reference materials that remove friction, support reuse, and enable efficient execution by engineering teams.* Supports global standards adoption through technical guidance, training content, and structured knowledge sharing.* Creates technical frameworks and working practices that encourage reuse, shared resources, and consistent approaches across product lines, locations, and markets. **Innovation & Continuous Improvement*** Benchmarks industry best practices and emerging technologies to inform the evolution of electrical design standards and tools.* Collaborates with OEMs, suppliers, and internal Packaging supply chain partners to align electrical component specifications and approved standards.* Identifies opportunities to reduce design errors, rework, and variation through improved standards, libraries, and documentation practices. ### Interpersonal Effectiveness & Influence* ·Success in this role requires exceptional interpersonal, communication, and influence skills to drive alignment and adoption of electrical engineering standards across a global engineering organization. The individual must be able to establish credibility as a trusted technical expert while building strong collaborative relationships with engineering teams across multiple regions and cultures.* This role requires a unique combination of technical authority, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, and organizational influence to successfully establish and sustain global engineering standards across the enterprise. ## Required Qualifications* Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (Desired)* 5+ years in electrical hardware design and/or standards development for industrial machinery.* Expertise in AutoCAD Electrical (ACADE) and familiarity with EPLAN.Deep knowledge of global electrical codes: NFPA, UL, CE, IEC standards.* Deep knowledge of global Safety Standards and experience of deployment.* Strong leadership and communication skills for global alignment.