Design Engineering Manager

Arrow Speed Controls Limited (est. 1980) is the leading Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Integrator in North America. With over 20,000 successful applications to date, we are a trusted partner across the heavy industries. We engineer and assemble speed control equipment for a wide range of electric motor applications. In addition to VFD's, we also do DC drives, soft starts, servo controls and PLC systems.

What You Will Be Doing
As a Design Engineering Manager, you will lead the technical team to design motor control systems, manage projects, oversee power electrical hardware, automation and control software, ensuring compliance with standards, and providing technical expertise while mentoring junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership:
Lead and manage complex electrical engineering projects from concept to completion, ensuring they meet technical specifications and are delivered on time and within budget.

Design and Development:
Design and develop electrical systems, components, and test procedures ensuring innovative solutions that adhere to safety standards and industry regulations, including creating and maintaining design calculations and risk assessments.

Technical Authority:
Act as the technical authority within the engineering disciplines, ensuring all designs and assessments comply with statutory requirements and national/international standards.

Collaboration:

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, including Customer Solution, Sales, Supply Chain, Production, and Customer Service to achieve project goals and resolve any technical challenges that arise.

Mentorship and Training:
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering their professional development and ensuring knowledge transfer within the team.

Troubleshooting:
Identify and resolve complex electrical issues, providing effective solutions to maintain project timelines and quality standards.

Reporting:
Prepare and present engineering reports to stakeholders, summarizing project progress, challenges, and solutions.

Innovation: Evaluate and implement new technologies and methodologies to enhance engineering processes and project outcomes.

Team Leadership:
Manage, mentor, and scale a team of electrical, firmware, software and mechanical design engineers.

VFD Design & Architecture:
Oversee end-to-end design of low-voltage (LV) or medium-voltage (MV) VFDs, power converters, and motor control systems.

Technical Oversight:
Review hardware schematics, layouts, embedded SCADA/PLC programs, thermal management, and EMC compliance.

Process & Standards:
Ensure compliance with international safety and performance standards (e.g., IEEE, IEC, UL) and improve standard work processes. Own the Product Development Process.

What We Need From You

Education and Background:

Master’s degree in Power Electrical Engineering and registered with EGBC as a Professional Engineer.

10+ years of experience in senior engineering role in MCC, VFD, Switchgear design.

Proficiency with SCADA/PLC programming (Allen-Bradly, Siemens, ABB, Mitsubishi…), AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or equivalent.

Strong understanding of industrial automation, motor control, VFDs, and soft starters.

Significant experience of designing for high-mix, low-volume, including:

Design For Excellence, DFM.

Configurable standardizations for custom products.

Code and Compliance Standards such as UL, CSA, CE, IEC, IECEx.

Lean and Six-Sigma certification and/or experience are a strong asset.

Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a customer focus, production-driven environment.

Leadership

Skills:

Strong leadership and project management abilities are crucial for guiding teams and managing complex projects. This role is vital for advancing technological initiatives within an organization and ensuring that engineering projects are executed efficiently and effectively.

Key Competencies
We Expect Our People To Consistently Demonstrate The Following Competencies In Their Work, Decision-making, And Interactions With Colleagues, Customers, And Stakeholders

Ethics & Integrity:
Acts with honesty, professionalism, fairness, and respect while maintaining confidentiality and building…