Engineering Manager - Electric Motors

Technical/Engineering Manager
Onsite:
Warrior, AL

Position Overview

The Technical Manager leads the engineering and technical function for Louis Allis' medium-voltage motor business. Reporting to the President, Louis Allis, this role is the hands-on technical authority for application review, design release, AutoCAD drawing control, production support, technical quoting, customer issue resolution and continuous improvement
. The position works closely with Sales, Quoting, Project Management, Design Engineering, Production Engineering, Production, Quality, Purchasing, Field Service and HR to build a responsive, scalable technical function.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Department Leadership

• Lead day-to-day engineering and technical operations; set priorities, manage backlog, assign work and coordinate Design Engineering, Production Engineering, Project Management, Quoting/Application Engineering, CAD/drafting and documentation resources as assigned.
• Establish practical review gates, decision rights, escalation paths and release discipline; hire, coach, onboard and develop technical talent as the department grows.

• Engineering, AutoCAD & Documentation

• Own application and design engineering for medium-voltage motor repair, rewind, rebuild, replacement and engineered-to-order/custom applications; review customer specifications, motor data, operating conditions, drawings, test requirements and technical risk assumptions.
• Review and approve technical specifications, designs, AutoCAD drawings, revisions, documentation, engineering changes and release packages; maintain standards, templates, libraries, naming conventions and practical release checklists.

• Production, Quality & Field Support

• Provide hands‑on shop support for tear‑down findings, winding, machining, assembly, fit/function issues, test failures, nonconformances and urgent technical dispositions.
• Partner with Production, Quality, Purchasing and Field Service to reduce rework, close corrective actions, resolve customer issues and convert recurring problems into standards, work instructions and training.

• Quoting, Customer & Commercial Support

• Support Sales and Quoting with technical scope, assumptions, exclusions, specifications, test requirements, labor/material drivers, risk flags and margin‑impacting technical decisions.
• Serve as the senior technical interface for complex applications, customer clarifications, scope changes, test results, disputes, site visits, escalations and vendor/customer technical discussions.

• Continuous Improvement, Safety & Controls

• Improve engineering release quality, quote technical turnaround, documentation accuracy, customer response and recurring failure modes through practical standard work and post‑job reviews.
• Ensure technical decisions and documentation support safe production, testing, shipment, field work, customer operation and protection of proprietary, customer, defense‑related or controlled technical information.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in electric motors, motor repair, motor manufacturing, engineered‑to‑order industrial equipment or similar technical environments; meaningful medium‑voltage motor experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline preferred; exceptional directly relevant motor leadership experience may be considered.
• Hands‑on experience with motor repair, rewind, design, testing, troubleshooting, production support or manufacturing execution.
• Strong AutoCAD and technical documentation capability, including drawing standards, revision discipline, release quality and engineering change control.
• Ability to interpret customer specifications, motor data, drawings, test results, shop findings, technical risks and commercial commitments.
• Experience supporting technical quoting, scope definition, customer clarifications, risk reviews and engineered‑to‑order bid support.
• Proven technical leadership, prioritization, cross‑functional communication, customer‑facing communication and shop‑floor credibility.
• Preferred: leadership of engineers, drafters, estimators, project managers or technical resources; industrial, utility,…