Senior Engineering Manager - Electrical

IEM Canada, (Industrial Electric Mfg. Canada, Inc. in Surrey, BC is the largest independent full-line manufacturer of custom electrical distribution and power quality equipment in North America. This position offers an opportunity with a very employee-oriented company with competitive compensation and good benefits.

What We Offer :

• Flexible Schedules
• Extended health benefits
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Life Insurance
• Eligibility towards Group Retirement Savings Plan contributions
• Employee Appreciation Events

PURPOSE OF POSITION :

Responsible for overseeing the Surrey, BC based electrical design engineering group, and for ensuring that the needs of manufacturing are met for multiple local facilities. This group produces dual purpose customer submittal / production drawings for custom electrical switchgear products primarily.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Drives continuous improvement culture, driving up quality of engineering and product deliverables

Assigns customer orders to engineering staff; works closely with engineers to ensure they are meeting deadlines and communicating delays.

Reviews drawings and BOM to be built at the local manufacturing facility to ensure they are complete, accurate and contain all necessary information.

Takes accountability for the performance of all design engineers. Instills and encourages a sense of personal and professional accountability in engineering staff.

Provides instruction, training, coaching and mentorship for design engineers.

Ensures engineers are following IEM processes and applying standard components / designs whenever possible.

Works with the director of engineering and local management to promptly address staff or process deficiencies.

Helps facilitate factory tours, witness tests, and technical meetings.

Supports high level testing of IEM products and systems in the local test facility

Routinely walks the factory floors at local plants to work with production teams and inspect equipment in progress. Follow up with necessary parties as needed.

Travel to customer sites or other IEM facilities occasionally for engineering surveys, training, engineering department meetings, technical project meetings, or other project related business. Travel should not exceed 15%.

COMPETENCIES :

Leadership

Strong Technical Capability

Power engineering as it relates to LV and MV switchgear from 120V to 38kV

Design of custom control systems with automation elements within power products

Understanding NRTL certifications and UL listings

Functional testing

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (four-year program)

Minimum of 5 years' experience in design engineering, specifically related to switchgear, power generation equipment, custom control systems, or similar fields

At least 5 years of proven experience in leading and managing a design engineering team