Electrical Engineering Manager – Hardware Development

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc.

Westborough (MA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous benefits

Insurance coverage

Job summary

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) is seeking an Engineering Manager for our Electrical Engineering team. The role leads power systems design for battery energy storage system (BESS) products and oversees architecture, integration, and documentation across the hardware group.

You will collaborate with Product Management, Sales, and Customers to shape specifications, manage development schedules, mentor engineers, and ensure compliance with NEC and design verification standards.

Qualifications

Strong knowledge of analog, digital, and power electronics.
Proficiency in AC voltage theory, including three phase transformers.
Solid NEC knowledge and ability to read schematics.
Experience taking products from concept to production.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with battery storage/power equipment.
Ability to create system-level wiring diagrams and CAD drawings.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture and electrical system design for BESS products.
Collaborate with Product Management, Sales, and customers on specs.
Create and maintain product development schedules; identify risks.
Ensure design, prototypes, evaluation, and docs meet guidelines.
Ensure test specs and plans for design verification are in place.
Support testing to standards and project requirements.
Provide content for end-user documentation.
Co-develop concepts with cross-functional groups.
Be the Electrical Team point of contact for other departments.
Interface with suppliers/contract manufacturers.
Provide leadership and staffing for Electrical Engineering.
Establish KPIs and performance management.

Skills

Power electronics

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Electrical schematics

System architecture

Project management

Team leadership

Battery storage experience

NEC knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

15+ years direct involvement in analog and power circuit design

Systems Integration/Engineering experience

Experience managing a group of engineers

Tools

CAD tools

Electrical drawings

System wiring diagrams

Job description

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) is a full-service energy storage system supplier and integrator. Using our core strengths of expert service to our customers, unparalleled safety, and excellence in manufacturing, we bring standardized, fully integrated energy storage systems to a rapidly growing worldwide market. Our systems address our customers' needs to reduce capital equipment and installation costs while enhancing system level performance and reliability using automated monitoring systems and analytics across the battery, power conditioning and auxiliary systems. Our AEROS® energy operating system is the engine of innovation to provide advanced control functions allowing our customers to maximize the value of their energy storage assets. Our service capabilities include advanced monitoring and analytics, scheduled maintenance, augmentation, and auxiliary system upgrades. The combination of excellence in battery technology and production coupled with nearly two decades of energy storage integration makes LGES Vertech a leading supplier and integrator in the power and energy markets.

LGES Vertech is a highly matrixed, team-oriented organization that fosters cross functional collaboration and innovation. The company seeks high caliber candidates with proven experience and with characteristics that embody our corporate commitment to the virtues of humble, hungry and smart in all we do.

Our diverse and growing team enjoys.

competitive salaries
generous benefits
100% employer sponsored medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance.

For more information about LGESVT, please visit www.lgensol-vt.com.

Position Overview

We are seeking an Engineering Manager for our Electrical Engineering team, which performs electrical power systems design work in the Hardware Engineering department. The candidate will be expected to be knowledgeable in several electrical engineering disciplines, including electrical and electro-mechanical design, engineering documentation, and Design Verification Testing.

Primary responsibilities

As the Electrical Engineering team Manager, you will be expected to take responsibility for the Architecture and Electrical System Design principles of battery energy storage system (BESS) products
Work closely with Product Management, Sales, and Customers to gather requirements and help create product specifications
Work with Project Management to create and maintain new product development schedules. Identify risks and opportunities.
Ensure that the design, prototypes, evaluation, and documentation deliverables follow department guidelines and meet stakeholder expectations
Ensure that test specifications and plans for product design verification are in place
Support testing products to mandated standards, customer expectations, and project requirements
Provide meaningful content for and review of end-user documentation
Co-develop product concepts with cross-functional groups such as Product Management, Sales Engineering, Project Engineering, Software Development, Mechanical Engineering, and others
Be the Electrical Team point of contact for other departments. Provide technical guidance on electrical and systems topics to cross-functional groups.
Interface with suppliers and contract design/manufacturing companies as needed
Provide leadership to and management of the Electrical Engineering team. Guide them through the product development lifecycle and applicable processes.
Ensure adequate staffing of the Electrical Engineering team to meet demand
Establish department KPIs, team performance management, and administration

Key Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required:

This position requires strong knowledge of analog, digital, and power electronics
Proficient in AC voltage theory, including three phase transformers, and overcurrent protection
Solid knowledge of the latest National Electric Code (NEC)
Experience in reading electrical circuit schematics
Able to create system level architectures and wiring diagrams
Experience in taking products from concept to production
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, are required
Experience with battery storage and/or electrical power equipment is required
Experienced in the evaluation and qualification of 3rd party equipment
Power equipment design involving power supplies and/or inverters
Experience with control and communications equipment plus supporting I/O circuits for a complex system
Experience specifying, selecting, and integrating electrical components
Experience with DC components and circuits
Proficient in reading component specifications and electrical drawings
Proficient in creating system level wiring and schematic diagrams with CAD tools
Solid experience with the electro‑mechanical aspects of a system product