Director of Electrical Engineering
industrial_energy_operations › Electrical Engineering · M5 — M5 — Senior Director · Management
Directs electrical engineering functions across multiple teams, setting technical strategy for power and signaling systems including substations and transformers.
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What this role is
Directs electrical engineering functions across multiple teams, setting technical strategy for power and signaling systems including substations and transformers. At the Senior Director (M5) level, the role owns multiple functions or a large department, org-level trade-offs and investment, and drives multi-function results. Leads directors and managers.
What this level does
- Directs the electrical engineering function through subordinate managers, with decisions impacting division- or company-wide electrical product and project operations
- Defines engineering methods, standards, and review structures for how electrical systems are designed, tested, and released across the organization
- Reviews new principles, theories, and technology developments in electrical engineering to guide the division's technical direction and long-term capability
- Influences executives and major customers on strategic electrical engineering decisions, licensure/compliance posture, and major program commitments
- Sets goals, budgets, and guidelines spanning the division's electrical engineering portfolio and holds managers accountable for delivery
- Knowledge applied
- Defines org-wide electrical engineering methods and standards; decisions impact division or company operations.
- Complexity & problem solving
- Solves complex org-wide issues and defines the methods by which electrical systems are designed, tested, and released.
- Collaboration & interaction
- Influences executives and major customers on strategic electrical engineering and compliance decisions; leads through managers.
- Typical experience
- 10–12+ yrs, including second-level management and strategy work.
Skills at this level
- Engineering/Design Software Proficiency
- — Operates and directs teams' use of CAD and simulation tools (e.g., AutoCAD Electrical, OrCAD) to produce electrical designs and perform the calculations that recur throughout electrical projects.
- Electrical Systems Design
- — Designs, implements, maintains, and improves electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
- Control Systems
- — Applies control systems engineering — a core competency for senior electrical work — to the design and verification of electrical equipment and instrumentation.
- Electrical Equipment Production Oversight
- — Oversees device production and the installation and maintenance of electrical devices, inspecting installations and confirming they meet specification.
- RF and Analog Engineering
- — Provides deeper specialized mastery of RF and analog design, a distinguishing technical capability expected at principal/senior electrical engineering levels.
- Schedule and Cost Discipline
- — Maintains schedule and cost discipline over electrical project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Engineering Science Knowledge
- — Draws on engineering science, electronics, and mathematics to guide technical decisions and evaluate the soundness of electrical designs.
- Design Review and Inspection
- — Inspects installations, reviews designs against requirements, and confers with cross-functional teams to resolve project and installation issues.
- Technical Direction and Strategy
- — Sets engineering strategy and connects electrical technical direction to business needs, spanning multiple projects, departments, or the engineering organization.
- Engineering Team Leadership
- — Supervises, mentors, and develops electrical engineers and technicians, and manages managers as scope grows across departments and divisions.
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