The Low Voltage Transformers Project Design Leader is responsible for leading the technical execution of the new generation of low-voltage dry-type transformers for the North American market. The position serves as the technical single point of contact for the complete project and guides the cross-functional team in delivering safe, reliable, compliant, manufacturable, and cost-effective product solutions.

What will you do?

- Serve as the technical single point of contact for the complete project throughout the product lifecycle.
- Lead and coordinate technical activities according to project priorities, requirements, milestones, and the shared team backlog.
- Guide the team in shared technical decisions related to design architecture, material selection, electrical design, mechanical design, thermal design, design tradeoffs, verification strategy, and technical-risk acceptance.
- Ensure technical decisions are evidence-based, documented, aligned with product requirements, and escalated when approval by the appropriate authority is required.
- Translate customer, product, regulatory, manufacturing, and business needs into clear technical requirements and engineering deliverables.
- Coordinate electrical design, mechanical design, modeling and simulation, verification and validation, laboratory testing, quality, manufacturing, industrialization, procurement, suppliers, product management, project management, codes and standards, customer support, and field services.
- Define and estimate technical activities, dependencies, deliverables, resource needs, and technical debt.
- Identify, assess, communicate, and drive mitigation of technical risks and unresolved design issues.
- Ensure design feasibility, reliability, safety, efficiency, manufacturability, compliance, product performance, and Design-to-Cost objectives.
- Coordinate design reviews, prototypes, verification and validation activities, compliance testing, and closure of technical issues.
- Influence the engineering budget, project schedule, technical priorities, and resource plan in coordination with project stakeholders.
- Provide functional technical leadership, guidance, knowledge sharing, and mentoring to project contributors without direct-report responsibility.
- Communicate technical status, decisions, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required skills

- Project Management Methodologies — advanced level; leading technical activities based on backlog prioritization and sprint planning
- Electromechanical Engineering — intermediate level; integrating mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into cohesive systems
- Electrotechnology — intermediate level; applying electrical systems knowledge to product development and optimization
- Design Optimization — intermediate level; balancing performance, cost, and manufacturability in system design




- Requirements Analysis — intermediate level; translating stakeholder needs into actionable technical specifications
- Risk Assessment — intermediate level; identifying and mitigating technical risks throughout the development cycle

What qualifications will make you successful?

- Strategic thinking with the ability to influence technical direction and guide cross-functional teams
- Strong decision-making skills in ambiguous situations with minimal supervision
- Excellent communication abilities to serve as technical liaison between design teams and stakeholders
- Proven capability to mentor professionals and set work priorities independently

What's in it for me?

- High-impact role where you shape technical strategy and drive innovation
- Opportunity to lead complex, cross-disciplinary projects with real visibility
- Collaborative environment that values your expertise and technical leadership
- Professional growth through challenging work and continuous learning opportunities

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
- Fluent English
- At least eight years of relevant engineering experience.
- At least three years of technical-lead or project-lead experience.
- Experience leading complex electromechanical product-development or product-evolution activities.
- Demonstrated experience in technical ownership, requirements analysis, cross-functional coordination, technical decision-making, risk management, verification and validation, design optimization, and Design-to-Cost.
- Ability to lead through influence in a matrix organization without direct-report authority.
- Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with low-voltage dry-type transformers or comparable power-distribution products.
- Knowledge of transformer electrical, mechanical, thermal, materials, efficiency, reliability, and manufacturability considerations.
- Experience with applicable North American safety, performance, energy-efficiency, and regulatory requirements.
- Experience with laboratory testing, product certification, compliance testing, manufacturing, and industrialization.
- Experience leading the development of a new product generation in a cross-functional environment.

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