Application Engineering Manager, Russelectric

About the role

The Application Engineering Manager will lead the Application Engineering team responsible for developing proposals and submittal documentation for custom low- and medium-voltage switchgear control and distribution systems. This role is focused on team leadership, project scheduling, technical review, and cross-functional collaboration to support custom power control solutions for critical infrastructure customers.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team of Application Engineers responsible for proposal development, submittal documentation, and custom switchgear application support.
• Managing team workload, schedules, assignments, training, performance feedback, and day-to-day workflow to support department productivity and project commitments.
• Reviewing sales RFQs, customer specifications, drawings, bills of material, schematics, wiring prints, point lists, and related documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Supporting the development of custom low- and medium-voltage switchgear control and distribution systems for critical power applications.
• Partnering with internal and external team leaders, Order Engineering, Outside Sales, Test, and Field Service teams to improve processes, standards, and project execution.
• Providing project schedules, status updates, and technical guidance to support timely proposal, submittal, and release activities.
• Participating in pre-submittal and submittal review meetings to support project alignment, approvals, and customer requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 20+ years of experience with electrical power control circuit design, diesel generator control, and switchgear system operation.
• Customer specifications, drawings, schematics, wiring prints, point lists, bills of material, and related technical documentation.
• AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Windows-based tools, and engineering documentation platforms.
• Managing multiple engineering projects, technical priorities, and cross-functional deliverables simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience leading, managing, scheduling, training, and developing technical engineering teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively with employees, management, customers, and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment with minimal supervision.
• 10+ years of experience in PLC-based and relay control logic, electrical metering, protective relaying, and SCADA systems.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or Professional Engineer license.
• Experience with Promis∙e software or similar electrical design/documentation tools.
• Experience leading application engineering, quotations, proposals, or submittal teams supporting custom switchgear, power control systems, or critical power infrastructure.
• Experience supporting process improvement initiatives across engineering, sales, order engineering, test, field service, and customer-facing teams.
• Experience coordinating work across distributed or cross-regional technical teams, including dotted-line or workload-based support structures.

Benefits

Details regarding our benefits can be found here: Siemens benefits.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $164,322 - $222,258 annually with a target incentive of 15% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

Schedule

Not specified.