Average Electrical Engineering Manager Salary

Job Description for Electrical Engineering Manager

An electrical engineering manager is a person who typically serves as a department head or group leader in the electrical engineering field. Companies that have electrical engineering departments typically build, maintain, or repair intricate systems that require wiring, circuitry, resistors, and other similar components. The electrical engineering manager and his or her teams may be part of a development process for electronic goods or components of for helping to create these products. Companies that perform modern commercial construction may also have an electrical engineering department to help design and install wiring and automated electrical processes and circuits.

As the manager of an electrical engineering team, this person may initiate new projects brought to the electrical engineering department from design or development teams. The manager will also work with the other engineers within his or her team to assess ongoing progress of existing projects. This typically also involves working with quality assurance teams, and the manager will usually be expected to report on progress and quality issues to other teams, as well as to senior executives.

An electrical engineering manager are usually required to have a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in engineering, electrical engineering, or a similar field. Electrical engineering managers are often promoted from within. Most of the time, an electrical engineering manager works in an office environment during regular business hours of the week.

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• Recruit, train, supervise and evaluate staff, assigning them to projects and setting deadlines.
• Estimate costs and produce periodic budgets and reports.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure quality, marketing, and other goals are met.
• Lead design, development, and execution of mechanical engineering plans.

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