Electrical Engineering Manager

Manager, Electrical Engineering Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: 4/10 – Monday through Thursday, 10-hour workdays Security Clearance: Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret clearance

The Manager, Electrical Engineering will lead, develop, and manage the Electrical Engineering team while maintaining hands-on technical involvement as a Staff-level Electrical Engineer.

This position combines engineering people management, technical leadership, resource planning, product development oversight, and direct engineering contribution.

The manager will oversee engineers through requirements development, concept development, detailed design, and product testing. Responsibilities include establishing engineering processes, managing performance and professional development, supporting hiring and succession planning, and ensuring consistent application of engineering best practices.

The successful candidate will be an effective technical leader, influencer, motivator, and mentor who can develop a high-performing engineering team while contributing to complex electrical hardware programs.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must meet one of the following education and experience pathways:

• Bachelor's degree with at least 9 years of relevant experience.

• Graduate degree with at least 7 years of relevant experience.

• In lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of relevant experience.

Technical Qualifications

• Experience designing analog circuits using:

• Differential amplifiers

• Operational amplifiers

• LDOs

• Filters

• Data converters

• Experience designing digital circuits using logic gates, flip-flops, timers, and filters.

• Experience with power supply and power conditioning design.

• Knowledge of AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC power conversion.

• Experience with linear and switching power supplies.

• Experience with serial communication buses:

• UART

• SPI

• I2C

• Experience with temperature sensors, MEMS accelerometers, differential pressure sensors, and gyroscopes.

• Knowledge of EMI suppression, ESD protection, and short-circuit protection.

• Experience with electrical module design, component selection, circuit analysis, circuit design, and layout.

• Hands-on troubleshooting experience using oscilloscopes, function generators, and meters.

• Experience with LTSpice and MATLAB/Simulink.

• Experience with schematic capture and/or PCB layout tools such as Altium and PADS.

• Experience leading large-scale technical projects from initiation through completion with minimal guidance.

• Experience preparing for and participating in internal and external design reviews.

• Experience creating technical documentation, including test plans, test reports, and engineering drawings.

• Experience with root cause analysis.

• Experience leading and managing product development teams.

Engineering Management Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading and managing engineering teams.

• Ability to establish and improve technical development processes.

• Experience with labor and resource planning.

• Experience participating in engineering recruitment and hiring.

• Performance management and goal setting experience.

• Employee mentoring, coaching, and professional development.

• Ability to manage team performance, morale, and retention.

• Experience managing multiple engineering programs and priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

Education and Experience

• BSEE / Computer Engineering degree with 11+ years of experience; or

• MSEE / Computer Engineering graduate degree with 9+ years of experience.

Defense and Safety-Critical Electronics

• Experience designing Electronic Safety and Arming Devices (ESADs).

• Experience designing Ignition Safety Devices in accordance with:

• MIL-STD-1316

• MIL-STD-1901A

• Experience with energetic materials interfacing and testing, including:

• EFDIs

• LEEFIs

• Lead charges

• Boosters

Ruggedized Electronics and Extreme Environments

• Experience designing electronics for demanding environmental conditions.

• Knowledge of design and testing for:

• Vibration

• Mechanical shock

• Temperature extremes

• Temperature and humidity exposure

Leadership and Communication

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong collaboration and presentation capabilities.

• Effective time management and organizational skills.

• Ability to work across different engineering disciplines.

• Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret clearance.

Technical Tools and Technologies

CategoryTools / Technologies Circuit Simulation | LTSpice, SPICE Modeling and Simulation | MATLAB / Simulink Schematic Capture / PCB Design | Altium, PADS Analog Design | Differential amplifiers, Op Amps, LDOs, filters, data converters Digital Design | Logic gates, flip-flops, timers, digital filters Power Electronics | AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC, linear and switching supplies Communication Interfaces | UART, SPI, I2C Sensors | Temperature sensors, MEMS accelerometers, differential pressure sensors, gyroscopes Laboratory Equipment | Oscilloscopes, function generators, meters Design Standards | MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-1901A