Second Order Effects · 15 hours ago
Electrical Engineering Manager
Second Order Effects (SOE) is an engineering consulting firm specializing in electrical, electromechanical, and embedded systems. As an Electrical Engineering Manager, you will lead the electrical engineering team, ensuring high-quality solutions that meet customer needs while fostering professional growth and collaboration within the team.
AerospaceElectronicsHardware
Responsibilities
Shape the Electrical Engineering (EE) team across both offices by being accountable for their engineering decisions, output, and outcomes
Ensure the success of projects in multiple industries by partnering with Business Development to define technical scope, execution expectations and success criteria
Manage, mentor, and support the EE team, helping them develop career goals that align with the business strategy, build their skills, and advance professionally
Set clear performance expectations for the team and effectively resource members to multiple concurrent projects and efforts
Leverage technical expertise in mentoring and supporting ongoing electrical engineering development efforts while balancing personnel management priorities
Establish standards, processes, and best practices that promote consistency, efficiency, and excellence in electrical design and execution
Collaborate with senior leadership to define opportunities for growth within the electrical engineering team, both in skills and capabilities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related field)
7+ years in an electrical engineering and hardware development role for aerospace, industrial automation, and/or robotics, especially for tightly coupled systems
5+ years of progressively impactful electrical engineering leadership roles
Aptitude for cross functional community building and collaboration with mechanical, software, systems and test engineers to improve the output of electrical engineering team
Expertise in successfully executing end-to-end electronics design from requirements generation through hardware bring-up
Strong communication skills; ability to synthesize and communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders
Ability to evaluate and manage project risk, including scope creep, remediating missing critical requirements, and ensuring that technical challenges are sufficiently addressed
Applicant must be willing to work 40 hours a week on-site in Redmond, Washington, USA
Applicant must be eligible to work on export controlled projects
Applicant must be willing to travel monthly to the Los Angeles, CA office
Preferred
Master's degree (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, Physics, or related field)
Experience in startup, tech, or consulting environments, managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously
Experience with client interaction for a complex technical product or service
Demonstrated experience in navigating ambiguous situations and delivery of difficult information to senior leadership, employees and clients
Benefits
Flexible work hours and work from home policy
100% employer-paid health insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision) for employees + 50% dependent coverage
Unlimited paid time off policy, 11x paid company holidays, 12x paid sick days
401(k) retirement account and employer matching (Safe Harbor 4%)
Generous paid parental leave
Relocation assistance available if 50+ miles away from the office
Daily catered lunches, snacks, and accessible kitchen