Senior Electrical Engineering Leader — Capital Equipment

CMD Corporation; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CMD Corporation seeks a Chief Electrical Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for electrical initiatives, shaping strategy, standards, and future direction. This hands-on leader combines strategic oversight with active technical contribution, including electrical design, programming, and design approvals.

The role mentors a team of engineers, ensuring rigor, collaboration, and alignment with performance, reliability, and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years in a highly technical engineering role such as Lead Engineer or Project Manager
• Minimum 5 years in a capital equipment manufacturing environment
• A demonstrated track of progressive leadership is required

Responsibilities

• Directs technical execution of engineering projects across disciplines.
• Leads design reviews, validates system architectures, and enforces best engineering practices.
• Ensures solutions meet performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
• Plans and allocates engineering resources to meet project demands.
• Balances team capacity with priorities to ensure cost and schedule alignment.
• Monitors engineering effort and risk relative to project budgets.
• Oversees development of engineering deliverables such as specifications, drawings, BOMs, and PLC/HMI logic.
• Ensures system integration and manufacturability during development.
• Supports validation, commissioning, and field performance assessments.
• Acts as the technical liaison between engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and leadership.
• Collaborates with project managers to ensure technical execution supports project scope and timelines.
• Communicates engineering status, risks, and decisions to stakeholders.
• Mentors engineers, designers, and technicians across disciplines.
• Promotes technical growth, problem-solving, and shared learning.
• Leads continuous improvement of engineering tools, processes, and standards.

Skills

Engineering rigor

Resource planning

Cost & budget alignment

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship & team development

Regulatory & standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

CMD Corporation seeks a Chief Electrical Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for electrical initiatives, shaping strategy, standards, and future direction. This hands-on leader combines strategic oversight with active technical contribution, including electrical design, programming, and design approvals.

The role mentors a team of engineers, ensuring rigor, collaboration, and alignment with performance, reliability, and regulatory standards.