Lead Electrical Engineer

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FTI is searching for a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our Product Engineering team located in Menasha, WI
. This Lead Electrical Engineer will be responsible for designing and leading other team members in specifying electrical and electro‑mechanical parts and assemblies that will be used within products in the renewable energy, microgrid, EV charging, crypto mining, and data center markets.

This Lead Electrical Engineer will support the Design Engineering team in the design and qualification of electrical components, sub‑systems, multi‑level assemblies, and system architecture of various products used within the energy industry. The role will also work with other disciplines within the organization to understand customer and market requirements, design products to be easy to manufacture and assemble, support products as they go through the Product Development Process, and support service and aftermarket needs.

This position will direct other team members within the Design Engineering team in design activities and align these activities to the project timelines. The team may include designers and engineers. The Lead Electrical Engineer will provide coaching and mentoring for their team through regular interactions to provide scope and direction for project tasks and to offer growth opportunities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 8+ years of experience
• Working knowledge in 2D/3D CAD design software (Inventor, CATIA, Solid Works, Creo)
• Significant design experience with low voltage electrical circuits, wire harness, PLC controllers, and complex electrical systems
• Design experience in electrical components or equipment within the energy industry preferred
• Design experience with programming languages and controls software preferred

• 10 years of product design experience preferred
• Manufacturing and field support experience preferred
• Experience in leading other team members preferred

Travel: 10‑25%

Work Location:

This role requires work to be done onsite at our Menasha, WI office. Our onsite roles include a high level of workplace and schedule flexibility to support a healthy work‑life balance.

Work Schedule:

This position works between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM, Monday‑Friday. Works a sufficient schedule to meet the expectations of the role.

• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of their engineering team.
• Provides coaching and development opportunities for their team through regular interactions.
• Develops the design scope and timeline for their discipline within engineering projects.
• Responsible for meeting project requirements and timelines.
• Research, create, and update engineering design standards to promote best practices.
• Supports the design of electrical components and sub‑systems for power/low voltage products including component selection, wire harness creation, assembly design and installation.
• Performs complex design calculations to ensure design compliance with project requirements or reviews others’ work for correctness.
• Studies and understands related government and industry standards that govern the products being developed.
• Produce relevant documentation needed to meet project goals, electrical schematics, electrical component prints, electrical assemblies, and compliance documents.
• Interacts with the Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Industrial Engineering staff on a regular basis.
• Participate and present technical information during design meetings or reviews.
• Supports the creation of 2D prints and 3D models at a system level.
• Help develop product Bill of Material structures to allow for modularity and configurability of products.
• Reviews Bills of Materials and Change Notices to release components…