Design Engineering Manager

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Siemens is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability, and internationality. Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Electrification & Automation (EA) business unit is headquartered in Wendell, NC. The EA Business Unit has a diverse portfolio of products, including, but not limited to, low-voltage MCC, CMR fuse saver, MV switch gear, MV circuit breakers, and metering, power monitoring, power quality, and protective relay maintenance and systems of a standard nature.

Siemens Smart Infrastructure is seeking a Design Engineering Manager for our Protection & Automation Panels manufacturing business in Wendell, NC
, with a focus on UL508A subset panel applications. In this role, you will lead a growing engineering team that converts customer documentation (PDFs, one-lines, schematics, and layouts) into manufacturing-ready engineering packages
, enabling high-quality, repeatable production. You will drive adoption of 3D digital twin practices
, enable wire-length automation outputs for production efficiency, and govern part library standards to improve engineering-to-manufacturing flow, quality, and cycle time—while building the training and processes needed to become best-in-class.

• Leading the end-to-end engineering package development for Protection & Automation panels (UL508A subset), translating customer PDFs/schematics into complete, error-resistant manufacturing deliverables (BOMs, drawings, wiring documentation, routings/work instructions) that enable right-first-time builds.
• Establishing and scaling 3D digital twin standards for panel mechanical/electrical integration, ensuring designs are manufacturable, serviceable, and consistent across projects while supporting faster change incorporation and lessons learned.
• Enabling wire-length automation outputs (cut lists, routing assumptions, harness/wire documentation, and data outputs to downstream tools/processes) to reduce shop-floor ambiguity, improve labor predictability, and increase throughput.
• Owning part library governance (attributes, approved alternates, footprints/models, naming conventions, revision control, and obsolescence/standardization strategy) to improve design reuse, cost control, and supply-chain resilience.
• Building best-in-class engineering processes and training, including onboarding paths, design reviews, standard work, checklists, and continuous improvement loops with manufacturing and quality to prevent recurrence of defects.
• Developing and coaching a high-performing team (prioritization, workload management, technical mentorship, cross-functional escalation) while maintaining hands‑on technical credibility and driving a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related) or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years in panel/equipment engineering or a closely related manufacturing engineering environment, with demonstrated ownership of design deliverables used in production.
• 2+ years of people leadership (or strong team‑lead experience) with ability to coach, develop, and scale engineering capability.
• Experience converting customer documentation (PDFs/schematics/one‑lines) into manufacturing‑ready engineering packages (drawings, BOMs, wiring documentation, and shop deliverables).
• Proficiency with CAD tools (2D and/or 3D) and disciplined document control practices; comfortable driving standardization and reuse.
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