Manager, Electrical Engineering

Körber; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Paid vacation

Vacation purchase program

Sick days

Paid holidays

401k Plan with a $1 for $1 match up to

6% of your base income

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Basic life and disability insurances

Voluntary life insurance

Training and Development Program

Job summary

Körber Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Manager of Electrical Engineering to lead design and development for domestic and international markets. The role oversees hardware/software design, team direction, and project execution across a diverse, global engineering group.

Responsibilities include driving technical direction, coordinating with Sales on quotations, and ensuring schedules and budgets are met while delivering innovative electrical solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in high-speed automation design and development.
• Hands-on engineering experience with panel design and automation programming.
• Experience managing engineering teams and technical projects.
• Experience supporting personnel development and employee growth.
• Strong knowledge of electrical hardware design, panel design, automation programming, and related disciplines.
• Ability to lead engineering teams and provide technical direction on complex projects.
• Excellent project management skills, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and priorities.
• Strong organizational, capacity planning, workload management, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional, and international environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to develop practical, creative solutions.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, able to present to customers and senior management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SAP, and Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware and software design activities for new developments and refurbishments.
• Provide technical direction for team solutions and oversee design reviews.
• Oversee technical clarification activities and maintain processes and schedules.
• Lead and motivate a diverse technical team on complex projects.
• Support training and day-to-day work with capacity planning and tooling management.
• Collaborate with global headquarters on development projects.
• Partner with Sales on quotations and labor estimates.
• Lead technical discussions with customers and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Conduct feasibility studies, prototyping, and full development projects.
• Monitor scope, schedules, and budgets while managing priorities.
• Collaborate with Mechanical, Project Management, Production, Service and Purchasing teams.
• Network with customers and global groups to develop creative solutions.
• Support personnel development and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Electrical design

Automation programming

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens

AMK

Beckhoff

EPLAN

ELCAD

SAP

Microsoft Project

Job description

Körber is the home for passionate people who innovate, collaborate and love what they do. Entrepreneurial spirit is our joint DNA. We develop future technologies and support talents to deploy their skills and reach their full potential. We combine our strong heritage with our understanding for local specifics and a global mindset to bring people together and create valuable solutions for our customers. We aim for being the first to do the right thing at the right time.

Join the home for entrepreneurs!

Körber Technologies, Inc., a Sales and Service Company serving the North American Tobacco Industry, has an outstanding career opportunity available for a Manager, Electrical Engineering to join our team. The Manager, Electrical Engineering leads the electrical engineering function supporting new custom developments, series machines, refurbished machinery, and electrical obsolescence kits for domestic and international markets. This position provides technical and people leadership to electrical designers, programmers, and technical clarification personnel and is responsible for team capacity, design quality, project execution, technical problem-solving, and collaboration with customers and global engineering partners.

Your role in our team

• You will lead hardware and software design activities for new local developments, research and development projects, series equipment, machine refurbishments, and electrical obsolescence solutions.
• You will provide technical direction for team solutions, oversee design reviews, and organize testing as needed.
• You will oversee technical clarification activities, including maintaining processes and schedules and ensuring thorough audits of kits and machinery.
• You will lead, challenge, and motivate a diverse technical team performing complex and detailed work.
• You will support employee training and day-to-day work by managing capacity planning, workloads, assignments, priorities, design software, engineering standards, and technology training.
• You will collaborate with global headquarters on development projects and maintain strong working relationships with research and development, engineering, and management teams.
• You will partner with Sales on quotations, project planning, labor estimates, and parts cost estimates.
• You will lead technical discussions with customers and coordinate solutions with internal and external stakeholders.
• You will conduct feasibility studies, prototyping activities, and full development projects.
• You will monitor project scope, schedules, and budgets while successfully managing competing priorities.
• You will collaborate closely with Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, Production, Service, Purchasing, and other partners to plan projects and resolve issues.
• You will network with customers and global company groups to identify needs, develop creative solutions, and support new product development.
• You will support personnel development, performance management, and knowledge sharing across the team.
• You will maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area and perform all duties in accordance with company safety requirements.
• You will travel domestically and internationally as needed to support projects, customers, installations, commissioning activities, and other business requirements.

Your profile

• You have a Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• You have seven or more years of experience in high-speed automation design and development.
• You have hands‑on engineering experience with panel design and automation programming.
• You have experience managing engineering teams and technical projects.
• You have experience supporting personnel development and employee growth.
• You have strong knowledge of electrical hardware design, panel design, automation programming, and related engineering disciplines.
• You have demonstrated the ability to lead engineering teams and provide technical direction on complex projects.
• You have excellent project management skills, including the ability to monitor scope, schedule, budget, quality, and competing priorities.
• You have strong organizational, capacity planning, workload management, and prioritization skills.
• You have the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross‑functional, and international environment.
• You have strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to evaluate technical needs and develop practical, creative solutions.
• You have clear and effective written and verbal communication skills, including the confidence to present to customers and senior management.
• You have proficiency with Microsoft Office, SAP, and Microsoft Project.
• You have experience with Siemens, AMK, Beckhoff, ELCAD, and EPLAN, which is considered an asset.
• You have experience with agile management methodologies, such as Scrum.
• You have a working knowledge of German, which is considered an asset.
• You have the ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.

Can you find yourself in this profile? Then you are right at Körber. We look forward to talking with you!Körber Xperience (koerber.com)!

Your benefits

You Will Receive

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours
• Paid vacation
• Vacation purchase program
• Sick days
• Paid holidays
• 401k Plan with a $1 for $1 match up to 6% of your base income
• Medical, dental, vision insurance plans
• Basic life and disability insurances, both short and long term, paid by employer
• Voluntary life insurance purchase program
• Training and Development Program

Your working environment atKörber Technologies, Inc.

At Körber Technologies, Inc., you will work in an innovative, friendly, diverse environment. You will work with experienced colleagues and will have opportunities to advance your career. Körber Technologies, Inc is part of an exciting industry. As a company, we value our long‑term relationships with our customers who value us and our innovative solutions and flexibility.

• You will work for a company who values its employees and their contributions
• You will work for a worldwide organization and will develop partnerships with your colleagues throughout the globe

Equal employeropportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity to all applicants. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial, and/or local law.

Disclaimer: The duties listed above are intended only as representation of the essential functions of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The job advertisement does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change at the sole discretion of the employer. Nothing in this document alters an employee’s at‑will employment status. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, experience, education, skills, location, and market and business considerations.

Raven Pinckney is the responsible person for this job advertisement. We work with permanent partners and therefore ask recruitment consultants to refrain from contacting us by e‑mail or telephone.

We are committed to providing an accessible working environment. Applications from people with a recognized disability under German law, including people with severe disabilities or equivalent status, are expressly welcome. We would appreciate it if you could voluntarily indicate this directly in your CV or cover letter so that we can support you as effectively as possible throughout the process. You can find out more about the work of our representative body for people with severe disabilities here. They are happy to answer any confidential questions you may have in advance.

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