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IPS is seeking a strategic and transformational Vice President of Engineering – Power Management Division to lead and scale our engineering organization in support of continued growth across power systems, engineered services, and complex system integration. This executive leader will establish engineering standards, governance, and best practices that drive consistency, technical excellence, and operational efficiency across the enterprise while enabling IPS to expand into larger, more complex customer solutions. 

We are looking for servant leaders who are action-oriented and committed to delivering unmatched customer and employee experiences. Your leadership will drive transformative projects, redefine industry standards, and leave a lasting legacy.

Responsibilities & Expectations:  

The Vice President of Engineering – Power Management Division is responsible for leading, transforming, and scaling the engineering organization to support growth in power systems, engineered services, and complex system integration.

This leader must be a strategic and commercial engineering leader capable of creating scalable engineering capabilities and integrating engineering processes, tools, and standards across disparate shops and regions.  This leader and team will establish the engineering frameworks, standards, and technical governance that enable consistent scoping, solution definition, and execution across the enterprise, in partnership with commercial teams.

This role will drive the standardization, governance, and execution excellence of engineered solutions for MV and HV distribution systems.  The VP will lead a functional transformation to a centralized, standards-driven engineering model, supporting multiple divisions, while enabling the company to expand into higher-value, system-level projects across data centers, EPCs, industrial customers, and utilities.

Key Responsibilities: 

Strategic Leadership & Functional Transformation

• Define and execute the Power Management engineering strategy aligned with enterprise growth objectives
• Lead transformation from decentralized to centrally governed engineering model with standardized processes, tools, and technical authority
• Establish a scalable enterprise engineering capability for integrated solutions
• Develop a multi-year roadmap for engineering standardization, modularization, and reuse across sites
• Partner with executive leadership to align engineering investments with market opportunities

Commercial & Market Enablement

• Define standard engineering inputs, design templates, and cost drivers to enable consistent estimating by commercial teams
• Ensure technical consistency and accuracy of inputs into estimating and pricing processes (owned by Commercial)
• Establish clear interfaces between Engineering and Commercial for bid support and solution development
• Engage directly with strategic customers as the technical authority on complex solutions

• Enable IPS to capture larger, system-level projects ($500K–$10M+) through repeatable engineering architectures and integration capabilities
• Partner with commercial teams to translate customer needs into standardized, scalable engineering solutions
• Strengthen IPS’s differentiation as an engineering-led solutions provider

Technical Leadership & Domain Expertise

• Provide executive-level functional and technical leadership across:
  • MV and HV power distribution systems
  • Switchgear, switchboards, breakers, and protection systems
  • MCCs and motor systems
  • Backup and critical power infrastructure
• Ensure engineering rigor in:
  • Design standards
  • Technical specifications
  • Application engineering
• Maintain compliance with applicable codes and standards (IEEE, NFPA, NEC, NETA, UL)

Product Development & Innovation

• Partner with Product Management define and launch new offerings
• Lead development of standardized and modular system solutions (e.g., power skids, e-houses, MCC/VFD packages, switchgear, and switchboards)
• Drive innovation initiatives focused on:
  • Cost optimization and value engineering
  • Performance and reliability improvements
  • Integration of digital technologies (monitoring, automation, energy storage)
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies into IPS solutions portfolio

Functional Engineering Excellence

• Build and scale a high-performing, multi-disciplinary engineering organization
• Define organizational structure to support:
  • Systems and applications engineering
  • Project engineering and execution
  • Operations and local technical support
• Scale engineering across a fragmented footprint
• Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent
• Establish training programs, technical standards, and career progression paths
• Establish operating cadence to drive alignment across engineering teams
• Support talent development and performance management
• Represent IPS in technical forums and industry bodies
• Implement metrics and KPIs for engineering performance and continuous improvement
• Ensure alignment between central engineering governance and regional execution
• Ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements
• Support enterprise initiatives in AI, data strategy, and knowledge management
• Protect and leverage intellectual property

Project Execution & Delivery Excellence

• Ensure delivery with focus on:
  • Technical quality and compliance
  • On-time delivery
  • Margin integrity (through design efficiency, not pricing ownership)
• Reduce cycle time through:
  • Standardization and modular design
  • Design reuse and libraries
  • Improved engineering workflows and tools
• Lead integration of engineering into full lifecycle delivery (design → build → commission → service)

Qualifications and Competencies: 

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (required); Master’s preferred
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 15+ years of progressive experience in power systems engineering and leadership roles
• Demonstrated success building and scaling engineering teams from early-stage to mature organizations and matrixed organizations

• Proven experience with:
  • UL891 and UL1558 design, applications, and certification
  • Power distribution systems and system integration
  • HV/MV Transformers
• Familiarity with integrated control systems, automation, and digital platforms

Leadership & Business Acumen

• Proven ability to drive growth through engineered products, services, and solutions
• Strong commercial mindset with experience supporting sales, proposals, and customer engagement
• Demonstrated success leading matrixed organizations with direct and indirect teams
• Experience aligning engineering with multi-business units and localized structures
• Ability to operate effectively at both strategic and execution levels

• Builder with a track record of creating teams and capabilities from scratch
• Commercially aware engineer who enables revenue without owning pricing/estimating
• Collaborative leader who aligns teams across the organization

You’ll thrive at IPS if you…

• Lead with integrity and prioritize safety.