Onsite:
Travel: As needed.
About the Role:
The Senior Staff Engineer is a senior technical leader reporting to the Director of Engineering, serving as the department's primary point of technical escalation for power distribution systems. The role owns system-level engineering direction across electrical and mechanical design • without direct people management • and works across Design, Applications, and Product Engineering, plus Manufacturing, Field Service, Quality, and Supply Chain, to keep solutions safe, compliant, and manufacturable.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as senior technical authority and escalation point for complex issues on low- and medium-voltage switchgear, switchboards, and panelboards.
- Lead special projects and mission-critical designs, including protective relaying schemes, communications architectures, and other high-reliability system requirements.
- Drive strategic engineering initiatives • technology roadmaps, platform development, and standardization • aligned to department and company goals.
- Provide system-level technical leadership across electrical and mechanical design for safety, performance, reliability, manufacturability, and code compliance.
- Lead and participate in high-level design and architecture reviews, exercising escalation authority as needed.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Field Service, Quality, Purchasing, and Supply Chain to resolve cross-functional technical issues across the product lifecycle.
- Support Applications Engineering and Sales with advanced guidance on product capability, compliance, and non-standard or complex applications, including pre- and post-award technical escalation.
- Provide technical input on make/buy decisions, vendor selection, and component/supplier qualification.
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards (UL, NEC, IEEE, ANSI, IEC, CSA) and internal engineering standards.
- Mentor engineers across disciplines through design reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing; contribute to performance and development planning.
- Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, standards, tools, and cross-functional collaboration.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent military/work experience.
- Minimum of 10 years in electrical power distribution or industrial manufacturing environments.
- Deep technical expertise in switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, or related power distribution equipment.
- Strong working knowledge of UL, NEC, IEEE/ANSI, IEC, and CSA standards.
- Proven ability to lead technically and influence outcomes without direct managerial authority, in a manufacturing-driven, cross-functional environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Experience in engineer-to-order or configure-to-order manufacturing.
- Background in product platforms, technical standardization, or long-term product strategy.
- Experience serving as a technical escalation point for customer, field, or sales-driven issues.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods standing on the manufacturing floor and sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to twenty-five pounds at times.
Work Environment:
May work in various settings at the Maverick Power facilities, in offices, in multiple shops, and in commercial buildings. Maintaining the same position or posture while performing tasks and sitting for prolonged periods. The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the applicant a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of this position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of the position.
