Senior Director, Electrical & Controls Engineering - confidential

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Senior Director, Electrical & Controls Engineering (Confidential)

• Electrical, Controls & Embedded Systems (Manufacturing Scale-Up)
• Greater Phoenix, AZ (Relocation Provided)

TriSearch is partnering with a high-growth North American manufacturing company that designs and builds custom-engineered systems for mission-critical environments, including data centers, healthcare, life sciences, and advanced industrial applications. Backed by strong institutional investment, this organization is entering a period of accelerated expansion—scaling manufacturing capacity, launching next- platforms, and building the engineering leadership required to support long-term growth.

The Opportunity

This is a senior technical leadership role with enterprise-level ownership of electrical, controls, and embedded software systems across a portfolio of mission-critical cooling platforms.

The Senior Director, Electrical & Controls Engineering will define platform architecture, lead New Product Introduction (NPI), ensure compliance and production readiness, and build a high-performing engineering organization capable of supporting rapid scale.

What You’ll Do

• Own the electrical and controls technology roadmap across multiple product platforms
• Lead NPI from concept through production release
• Define architectures for embedded controls, power electronics, MCCs, VFDs, and firmware
• Ensure NEC / UL / IEC compliance and cybersecurity standards
• Drive production readiness (DFx, FAT, EOL testing, commissioning)
• Lead FRACAS and reliability feedback loops into design
• Build, mentor, and scale a senior electrical & controls engineering team
• Partner cross-functionally with Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Product, and Quality
• Support customer engagements related to BMS integration and sequences of operation

You:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (PhD )
• 12+ years in electrical/controls engineering within HVAC, industrial, or mission-critical environments
• 5+ years in senior technical leadership roles
• Deep expertise in power systems, embedded controls, firmware, and BMS integration
• Strong knowledge of NEC, UL/IEC standards, DFx, and cybersecurity
• Proven ability to scale products and teams in fast-paced manufacturing environments

Compensation

Competitive base salary ($200-210K), annual performance bonus (20%), full benefits, and relocation support.

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