Manager of Electrical, Instrumentation, and Controls Manufacturing

Responsibilities Lead and directly manage a team of engineers and technicians: leading hiring, development, and performance management

Partner with program leads to deliver EI&C hardware and integrations that meet requirements and aggressive delivery targets

Lead the stand up of a new EI&C work center by leading input on manufacturing technique development and automation needs

Lead the EI&C team’s Design for Manufacturing input to engineering design teams

Partner with Electrical and Pulsed Power Engineering departments to integrate standards throughout the DFM process

Be the technical authority on integration standards for cabinets, panels, harnessing, and cabling

Drive standardization across EI&C assemblies

Implement part standardization, cataloging, and configuration management to reduce complexity and SKU proliferation.

Lead the team toward modular harness/cabinet architectures to reduce rework during design changes.

Qualifications Experience leading teams to deliver in fast paced environments (preferred experience with direct people management.)

Experience coaching and mentoring EI&C manufacturing and operations teams

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical or Controls Engineering preferred) or equivalent work experience

10+ years of technical work in industry

Experience manufacturing and testing EI&C assemblies

Additional experience with some of the following:

[Electrical]

Industrial LOTO

3 phase motors and VFDs

Electrical ratings such as NEMA, UL, FCC, IEC, and IP.

NFPA 70E Arc flash

Stored energy safety including high energy density capacitors and battery back up systems

Conduit bending

Power electronics and transformer work

High current [>1kA] and UHV [10kV to 1MV] Linework and terminations.

IBEW Journeymen or Master Electrician

Circuit protection devices and selection

Medium voltage distribution equipment and panel servicing for 120v1ø to 480v3ø

Enclosure, panel, bulkhead, and feed through mechanical fabrication skills.

[Instrumentation]

Telecommunication/Radar servicing experience

Data acquisition systems

Equipment Calibration and Characterization

EMC knowledge and experience.

High speed data networks

Industrial communication protocols

[Controls]

Common PLC architecture including

Low voltage and control harness fabrication.

Familiarity with Industrial interconnects

Familiarity with common FPGA families and embedded systems including

Equipment racking

Pneumatic systems and gas handling controls.

Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee of granted asylum.

Desired Experience providing Design for Manufacturing input to designers

Experience standing up a new work center – setting tooling and automation requirements, defining team headcount and skillsets, defining work processes, etc.

Experience designing or implementing scalable EI&C manufacturing processes

Cable/harness production, panel/cabinet build, functional test stations, automated continuity/hi ‑ pot testing

Strong background in Lean Manufacturing and process standardization

Kanban, 5S, SMED, standard work, line balancing, PFMEA.