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American Crane & Equipment Corporation (ACECO) is seeking a hands-on, people-focused Electrical Engineering Manager to guide our electrical engineering department, elevate processes, and support mission-critical customer and manufacturing needs.
This role blends technical oversight, leadership, planning, and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll manage team performance, drive engineering standards, and help shape the future of the department as ACECO continues to grow.
Job Title: Electrical Engineering Manager
Department: Engineering
Lead With Impact – Manage and develop a team of electrical engineers, growing skill sets and improving performance
Shape the Future – Contribute to departmental policies, engineering standards, and long-term improvement initiatives
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Be a Strategic Partner – Work closely with mechanical, structural, manufacturing, IT, and sales teams to keep projects on track and customers satisfied
Drive Stability Through Change – Guide the team through transition, new processes, and ERP/technology adoption
Lead and develop the electrical engineering team, ensuring strong communication, accountability, and performance
Plan, schedule, and manage engineering workloads, backlogs, and deliverables for multiple concurrent projects
Develop and implement departmental standards, guidelines, and processes to support continuous improvement
Collaborate with project managers, manufacturing, sales, and other engineering groups to meet stakeholder needs
Communicate technical and non-technical information effectively to internal and external audiences
Support company leadership in strategic planning for departmental growth and talent development
Ensure the team upholds safety, compliance, and traceability requirements aligned with NFPA, NEC, UL 508A, CMAA, ASME, NOG-1, NUM-1, and NUREG 0554
Provide timely support to manufacturing and customer needs, ensuring the engineering group is responsive and reliable
Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET/EAC-accredited program (required)
Experience at the EE II level or equivalent
Proven leadership managing a small-to-medium engineering team (5–10 engineers)
Strong planning, scheduling, and backlog management capabilities
Experience supporting manufacturing operations and customer-driven engineering requests
Industrial electrical engineering experience - controls, motion, power distribution, safety standards
Familiarity with NFPA/NEC, UL 508A, CMAA 70/74, ASME B30/NOG-1/NUM-1, NUREG 0554
Experience with ERP/MRP, scheduling tools, or engineering backlog systems
Competitive salary based on experience, skills, education, market data, etc
Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
Wellness plan
Tuition reimbursement
Generous paid time off
401K retirement plan
Holidays – paid time off
Overtime opportunities & more!
Submit your application online at Recruitment (adp.com) .
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screen, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
The company maintains and observes employment policies that do not discriminate against any person because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability, age, ancestry and any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. This applies to recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, job classifications, work assignments, promotions, demotions, layoffs, terminations, transfers, and all other conditions of employment.
The pay for this position is dependent on circumstances including an applicant’s skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data, and other relevant factors.
American Crane & Equipment Corporation offers a wide array of comprehensive benefit programs and services to our benefits-eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts. Additional benefits include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid time off, paid holidays, and disability coverage. Some benefits offerings are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works.
NOTE: American Crane & Equipment Corporation is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for employment opportunities, unless they have a written agreement for the position they are contacting us about. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at American Crane & Equipment Corporation without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of American Crane & Equipment Corporation, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by American Crane & Equipment Corporation as a result of the referral or through other means.
Full-time On-site hours Monday through Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM
U.S. manufacturer of overhead cranes, hoists, and custom-engineered lifting solutions for nuclear, aerospace, military, and DOE customers.
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