Manager, Electrical Engineering

Mitsubishi Electric; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 111,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitsubishi Electric in Vernon Hills, IL, seeks an Electrical Engineering Manager to lead the design and delivery of industrial control cabinets and robotic-cell solutions for the Americas. You will translate customer requirements into safe, reliable, manufacturable, and cost-conscious systems using Mitsubishi Electric automation technologies.

As a working manager, you will set technical direction, develop engineering talent, drive standardization, and oversee budgets, capacity, KPI reporting,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Automation Engineering or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years designing and delivering industrial control cabinets or related systems with leadership experience.
• Experience with PLCs, HMIs, robots, VFDs, safety standards, and control-panel technologies.
• Familiarity with electrical CAD/CAE tools and document control processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering team and set priorities, plans, and performance measures.
• Own the engineering lifecycle from requirements to commissioning and continuous improvement.
• Ensure designs meet customer needs and applicable standards (UL 508A, NFPA, IEC).
• Drive standardization, cost reduction, and value engineering through design simplification.

Skills

Electrical design

Leadership

Project execution

Systems integration

Schematic & BOM

Microsoft tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Automation Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks Electrical

EPLAN

AutoCAD Electrical

SolidWorks Mechanical

Job description

The Electrical Engineering Manager leads the design and delivery of industrial control cabinets and robotic-cell solutions for the Americas. This working manager translates customer requirements into safe, reliable, manufacturable, and commercially competitive solutions using Mitsubishi Electric automation technologies. The role sets technical direction, develops engineering talent, and drives standardization, cost reduction, quality, and on-time execution.

The essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Lead the electrical engineering team, setting priorities, resource plans, design practices, and performance measures for industrial control cabinet and robotic-cell projects.
• Own the engineering lifecycle from requirements and concept development through design, verification, release, manufacturing support, commissioning, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure designs meet customer requirements, company design controls, and applicable standards, including UL 508A, NFPA 79, NFPA 70 / NEC, IEC 60204-1, IEC 61131-3, IEC 61800, ISO 10218, ISO 13849-1, and IEC 62061.
• Lead design and risk reviews addressing power distribution, SCCR, protection, grounding, thermal management, EMC, machine and robot safety, guarding, communications, maintainability, and lifecycle support.
• Partner with Mechanical and Production Engineering to standardize component libraries, cabinet templates, drawing conventions, reusable software, version control, validation practices, layouts, guarding, cable routing, manufacturability, assembly, and serviceability.
• Lead cabinet and panel solution costing and drive value engineering through design simplification, standardization, alternate component qualification, and supply continuity.
• Manage technical relationships with panel builders, component suppliers, and engineering partners.
• Prepare budgets, capacity plans, technical roadmaps, KPI and project reports, and leadership recommendations.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisory / Managerial Responsibilities

• As a working manager, plan, assign, direct, and review the work of electrical engineers to meet project commitments.
• Recruit, onboard, coach, develop, and retain the team while maintaining role clarity, development plans, succession coverage, and cross-training.
• Set performance expectations; provide feedback, recognition, coaching, and formal evaluations; and balance assignments and capacity based on commitments, risk, business value, and resource availability.

Travel Requirements

• Travel approximately 20% based on customer and supplier needs.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Automation Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience with an OEM, system integrator, or panel builder.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience designing and delivering industrial control cabinets, controls engineering, or systems integration, including technical or people leadership.
• Experience with PLCs, HMIs, industrial robots, VFDs, servo and motion control, industrial networks, machine and robot safety, and electrical control-panel technologies.
• Working knowledge of electrical design practices and applicable control cabinet, machinery, and robotic-cell safety standards.
• Ability to create and review schematics, panel layouts, bills of material, functional specifications, I/O lists, network architectures, sequence-of-operation documents, and test procedures.
• Experience with electrical CAD/CAE tools, including SolidWorks Electrical preferred, and with document control, revision control, and change management. Experience with EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, or comparable platforms is also relevant.
• SolidWorks Mechanical experience related to layouts and enclosure modifications for controls and automation cabinets and panels.
• Strong leadership, project execution, decision-making, communication, customer-facing, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills; proficiency with Microsoft products.

Beneficial Education, Skills and Experience

• Functional-safety certification, UL 508A experience, Professional Engineer licensure, or project-management training.
• Hands-on experience with Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC PLCs, GOT HMIs, MELFA robots, FR-series VFDs, MELSERVO systems, motion controllers, safety products, and industrial networks.
• Experience with IEC 61131-3 languages, robot and motion programming, HMI development, industrial communications, and source/version control.
• Experience delivering industrial control cabinets or robotic cells across industrial markets, including design-to-cost, standardized or modular platforms, supplier development, and global engineering collaboration.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $111,200/yr and $152,900/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including commissions based on achieving individual performance and/or sales metrics, incentive compensation and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these additional compensation and benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

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The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the Company, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information.

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