Description
Lead the future of electrical engineering in life-changing bioprocessing technology.
Are you ready to take the lead in shaping a global electrical engineering team supporting some of the most advanced bioprocessing equipment in the world? At ABEC, we’re looking for a dynamic Electrical Design & Engineering Manager to drive innovation, elevate engineering standards, and build a high-performing, globally connected team.
This is more than a leadership role—it's your opportunity to influence how electrical systems are designed, built, and delivered for critical applications that impact lives around the world.
What You’ll Do
Lead, Build & Inspire
- Lead and grow a global team of Electrical Engineers, Designers, and Team Leads.
- Champion a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous development.
- Expand team capabilities by strategically leveraging third-party engineering partners.
- Align global teams under clear priorities while supporting regional execution needs.
Drive Technical Excellence
- Oversee the design and execution of complex electrical systems, including power distribution, control panels, instrumentation, and infrastructure.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
- Provide hands-on technical guidance, reviewing and refining designs for safety, scalability, and manufacturability.
- Partner cross-functionally to align engineering execution with project milestones and customer expectations.
Elevate Quality & Innovation
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance engineering quality, reduce rework, and improve delivery predictability.
- Standardize electrical architectures, design practices, and engineering workflows across a global footprint.
- Build and maintain robust engineering standards, libraries, and reference designs.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing and Service teams to optimize designs for real-world performance and reliability.
Shape Strategy & Collaboration
- Partner with Project Management, Automation, Mechanical Engineering, and other functions to deliver competitive, cutting-edge solutions.
- Manage and evolve relationships with external engineering partners to maximize capacity and quality.
- Help define and execute the long-term electrical engineering strategy to support ABEC’s growth and scalability.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline).
- Proven success leading engineering teams in complex, project-based environments.
- Strong technical expertise in electrical systems and the confidence to guide design decisions.
- Experience delivering engineered systems in industrial, regulated, or high-performance environments.
- Ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines and global teams.
- Experience with power distribution, controls, instrumentation, or industrial equipment design.
- Experience managing distributed teams and external partners is a plus.
Why Join ABEC?
Global Impact
Play a key role in delivering technologies that power life-saving bioprocessing solutions worldwide.
Innovation at Scale
Work at the forefront of engineering innovation with cutting-edge systems and technologies.
Career Growth & Influence
Shape engineering strategy, mentor top talent, and build a world-class global organization.
Travel
This role includes domestic and international travel to support projects, customers, and global team alignment.
If you’re a strategic leader who thrives at the intersection of technical excellence, team development, and global impact, we want to hear from you.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Proven success leading engineering teams in complex, project-based environments
- Strong technical expertise in electrical systems and design guidance
- Experience delivering engineered systems in industrial, regulated, or high-performance environments
- Experience with power distribution, controls, instrumentation, or industrial equipment design
- Ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines and global teams
- Experience managing distributed teams and external engineering partners
What We Do
ABEC engineered solutions and services for biotech manufacturing Since 1974, ABEC has been a global leader in delivering integrated process solutions and services for manufacturing in the biopharmaceutical industry. Many of today’s leading antibody, vaccine, and recombinant protein therapies are manufactured by processes and equipment engineered, manufactured, installed and serviced by ABEC, and a majority of the world’s pharmaceutical and biotech companies are ABEC customers. ABEC’s unique value is based on long experience, complete in-house capabilities, a custom, flexible approach, and long-term credibility. Whether building new capacity or improving existing facilities, ABEC’s turn-key solutions reduce overall cost and time to market while delivering maximum productivity. For more information, please visit www.abec.com or email [email protected] Interested in a career at ABEC? Learn more about our open positions at https://www.abec.com/join-our-team/







