Engineering Manager

Brookfield Center, Ohio, US on site Until 8/21/2026 10+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted March 24, 2026 Last posted March 24, 2026
Job description

About Us:

Panelmatic, Inc. was founded in 1957 in Youngstown, OH to serve manufacturing industries with the design and build of custom electrical, instrument, and pneumatic control panels. Our business has sufficiently grown over the years to support expansion for our clients. We have produced control packages for many of America's top corporations in the chemical, environmental, food, pulp and paper, rubber, petroleum, pharmaceutical, glass, metals, and utilities industries. We also deliver equipment for use worldwide. Our rigorous methodology assures compliance with domestic and international standards. We can meet the needs of our diverse clientele from start to finish through sales, design, fabrication, testing, and delivery.

 

Since 1957, we have been known for our high-quality, custom-built control packages, our comprehensive service, and our technological and manufacturing expertise. This expertise assures you of our ability to handle the largest and most complex packages quickly and efficiently.

 

Job Summary:

Panelmatic is seeking a detail-oriented experienced Electrical Engineer who will design and implement Utility grade, industrial, commercial, and domestic electrical power systems.

Job Duties:

  • Leads the engineering and project management efforts on assigned projects and is responsible for coordinating the individual Engineering Disciplines such that the most cost-effective total project solution for executing engineering work is achieved
  • Ensures that the engineering work on the project is completed on schedule, meets quality standards including review meetings and checking procedures, performance is within the baseline man-hour and material budgets, required deliverables are produced and change management is executed in a timely manner
  • Reviews the status of the schedule and progress performance with the Clients on a regular basis, and keep the General Managers apprised of issues
  • Ensures the quality of the engineering execution and deliverables
  • Participates in people development through mentoring, development of training material, and conducting or training seminars
  • Develops and builds client relations
  • Develop electrical documents for the scope of work definition, specification, data sheets, equipment selection, drawing review, schematic development, wiring diagrams, physical layout drawings, and project close-out procedures for low to medium-voltage industrial power distribution systems
  • Prepared purchase requisitions for various electrical equipment
  • Leads inspection and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) for various relay panels, Power Distribution Centers, and remote instrumentation enclosure Buildings
  • Exhibit thorough understanding of pertinent codes and governing regulations, and industry practices
  • Review estimates to confirm the technical offerings of the product

Requirements

  • Five or more years in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical and Substation Design Suite (SDS) is preferred
  • BS or higher in Electrical Engineering required
  • Ten or more years of experience in electrical design and engineering required
  • Five or more years of experience in managing project Engineers and junior engineers required or more years of product knowledge of key electrical components of a Protection & Control Panel (SEL, Electroswitch, test switches, etc.) required
  • Analytical abilities and problem-solving skills required
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal required
  • Growth mindset with the ability to accept challenges required
  • US work authorization without sponsorship required
  • Ability to pass physical, drug, driving, and background check required
  • Ability to physically push, pull, and lift 50lbs or more required
  • Ability to sit, stand, and walk for four plus hours at a time required

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, HSA, term life, AD&D, STD, LTD
  • 100% medical premium paid for by Panelmatic for the employee-only level medical coverage
  • 80% paid for Panelmatic and 20% paid for by the employee on all other level medical coverage (i.e. employee plus child, employee plus spouse, family)
  • 401(k) contributions matched 100% up to 4% 
  • Scholarships, educational reimbursement, paid volunteerism, and paid personal and professional development provided
  • PTO and paid holidays provided
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Competitive wages
  • Family-friendly environment with average employee tenure above five years
About this role

Summary

Lead electrical engineering projects, manage teams, ensure quality, and develop client relations.

Job title

Engineering Manager

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

manufacturing

Location requirements

On-site in Brookfield Center, Ohio, no remote work allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

AutoCADElectrical Engineeringproject managementcode complianceteam leadership

Preferred skills

Substation Design Suiterelay panelsPower Distribution CentersFactory Acceptance Testing

Specializations

electricalpower systemsproject managementindustrial design
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Brookfield Center, OH, USA

On-site City