Lead Electrical Engineer

LVI Associates; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

LVI Associates in Houston, TX is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to provide day-to-day technical leadership, review designs, and mentor engineers in a hybrid work setting.

You will guide Engineers on standards, perform complex designs, and lead design reviews for switchgear, control systems, and LV/MV power systems, ensuring timely technical releases and effective issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Progressive engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Strong knowledge of applicable product design practices and engineering controls, including AutoCAD and 3D design on switchgear, control systems, and LV/MV power systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and technically review electrical engineering work.
• Guide Engineer I/II personnel on standards, methods, and difficult assignments.
• Perform complex designs, calculations, and technical evaluations.
• Support workload prioritization with the Engineering Manager.
• Lead design reviews and ensure technical comments are resolved.
• Support manufacturing/customer/order issue resolution and root-cause activities.
• Identify opportunities for standardization and technical training.

Skills

Technical leadership

Design review

Mentoring

Problem solving

Prioritization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

3D design

Job description

Lead Electrical Engineer - Hybrid out of Houston, TX

Reports To

Manager of Engineering

Job Purpose

Provide day-to-day electrical technical leadership, review, work coordination, and mentoring while maintaining responsibility for complex engineering assignments.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and technically review electrical engineering work.
• Guide Engineer I/II personnel on standards, methods, and difficult assignments.
• Perform complex designs, calculations, and technical evaluations.
• Support workload prioritization with the Engineering Manager.
• Lead design reviews and ensure technical comments are resolved.
• Support manufacturing/customer/order issue resolution and root-cause activities.
• Identify opportunities for standardization and technical training.

Decision Authority

• Provide technical direction within delegated authority.
• Accept/return work based on technical completeness and standards compliance.
• Escalate novel, high-risk, or standards-conflict issues to the Manager/SME.

Key Interfaces

Engineering Manager, SMEs, Engineers, Drafters/Designers, Manufacturing Support, Operations and order-facing functions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent relevant background.
• Progressive engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Strong knowledge of applicable product design practices and engineering controls. Specifically AutoCAD and 3D design experience working on switchgears, control systems, and LV/MV power systems.

Core Competencies

Technical leadership, Design review, Mentoring, Problem solving, Prioritization, Communication.

Measures of Success / KPIs

• Team engineering quality and first-pass accuracy.
• On-time technical reviews/releases.
• Issue-resolution effectiveness.
• Development of Engineer I/II capability.