Senior Engineering Manager: Power Systems Delivery Leader

Patterson-UTI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Patterson-UTI is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead Current Power's engineering function, overseeing senior engineers and project teams.

You will ensure safe, accurate, and profitable delivery of electrical power, control, and electro-mechanical systems from contract review through commissioning and closeout. You will shape engineering priorities across multiple projects, manage budgets and schedules, and drive continuous improvement while partnering with operations, supply chain, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive engineering experience in industrial electrical power and control systems, engineered-to-order manufacturing, system integration, or related energy/manufacturing.
• At least four (4) years of direct people leadership experience—managing engineers or designers, including coaching and performance management.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering execution across multiple concurrent projects from contract review through manufacturing, testing, commissioning, and closeout.
• Strong knowledge of low- and medium-voltage power distribution, switchgear, MCCs, AC/DC drives, control systems, and electro-mechanical equipment integration.
• Proven ability to review and approve complex electrical and mechanical engineering deliverables and make sound technical decisions under changing information.
• Ownership of engineering budgets, labor hours, schedules, resource plans, technical risk, and project financial performance.
• Working knowledge of NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NEMA, and UL requirements.
• Leadership, business judgment, customer-facing communication, conflict resolution, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Preferred: PE license, PMP, MS in Engineering or MBA; experience with engineered-to-order equipment; familiarity with AutoCAD Electrical, 3D CAD, PDM/PLM, and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the engineering team, including goal setting, performance management, and career development.
• Translate business priorities into engineering resource and capacity plans; balance workloads across projects.
• Own engineering execution across the full project lifecycle from proposal support to closeout.
• Establish and monitor engineering plans, budgets, labor forecasts, schedules, deliverables, and milestones.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, codes, standards, and safety expectations.
• Review and approve critical engineering deliverables (diagrams, schematics, BOMs, models, etc.).
• Serve as technical authority for electrical/mechanical systems integration and risk management.
• Lead design reviews, risk assessments, change management, and lessons-learned activities.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality to improve manufacturability and field readiness.
• Support sales with technical estimates, scope clarifications, and solution presentations.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Project management

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Communication

Risk assessment

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

3D CAD

PDM/PLM systems

SAP / ERP systems

Job description

Patterson-UTI is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead Current Power's engineering function, overseeing senior engineers and project teams.

You will ensure safe, accurate, and profitable delivery of electrical power, control, and electro-mechanical systems from contract review through commissioning and closeout. You will shape engineering priorities across multiple projects, manage budgets and schedules, and drive continuous improvement while partnering with operations, supply chain, and