Industrial Electric Mfg. (IEM) · 3 months ago
Lead Wiring Designer
Fremont, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$116K/yr - $159K/yr
4+ years expIndustrial Electric Mfg. (IEM) is the largest independent full-line manufacturer of custom power distribution systems in North America. The Lead Wiring Designer oversees a team of Wiring Designers, ensuring the accuracy and timely delivery of wiring diagrams and control panel layouts while providing technical leadership and driving process improvements.
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Responsibilities
Assign drawing tasks to Wiring Designers based on project priority and individual capacity
Monitor progress of each team member’s deliverables, ensuring on-time completion
Conduct thorough reviews of Wiring Designers’ outputs (point-to-point diagrams and panel layouts) to verify accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company standards
Identify recurring errors or knowledge gaps; develop and deliver targeted training sessions or documentation to address them
Ensure all drawings incorporate the latest revision of the drawings and adhere to company conventions (layer naming, block usage, annotation)
Lead periodic process-review workshops to identify inefficiencies or error sources within the wiring drafting workflow
Develop checklists, best-practice guides, or quick-reference documents to standardize common tasks (wire tagging, terminal mapping, panel spacing)
Onboard new Wiring Designers, providing hands-on demonstrations of in-house AutoCAD tool palettes and custom blocks
Create and maintain a training curriculum (checklist of skills and competencies) to ensure consistent ramp-up for junior designers
Act as the primary point of contact between Lead Wiring Designer and Electrical Engineering Managers—communicating capacity constraints, skill gaps, or urgent deadlines
Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering and Production Leads to gather feedback on as-built equipment, translating production-driven insights into drafting improvements
Conduct periodic visits (up to 2–3 times per year) to multiple plant locations alongside senior production staff to review in-process panels and gather frontline feedback
Qualification
Required
4–6 years of hands-on experience creating point-to-point wiring diagrams and control panel layouts—ideally within panel-shop, industrial control, or switchgear manufacturing environments
Minimum of 2 years in a lead or supervisory capacity, managing a small team of technical drafters or designers
Benefits
Comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees' well-being, growth, and long-term success
Company
Industrial Electric Mfg. (IEM)
Industrial Electric Mfg. is an electronic manufacturing company that provides electrical distribution equipment.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Clayton Such
Chief Executive Officer
Warren (Jay) Potter
Interim Chief Financial Officer
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