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Job Description

About the role

The Electrical Engineering Manager leads all electrical engineering and maintenance activities across the Takeda Los Angeles Manufacturing site and Van Nuys Warehousing facilities. This role ensures the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of electrical power systems supporting 24/7 pharmaceutical manufacturing, laboratories, warehouses, and critical utilities.

This position provides technical and people leadership to a team of electricians and electrical specialists, while driving electrical system reliability, safety, and compliance with cGMP, FDA, NFPA, NEC, and local codes. The role also leads capital projects, lifecycle asset management, and vendor oversight for all electrical infrastructure.

How you will contribute

Leadership & Operations

• Lead site-wide electrical engineering and maintenance supporting 24/7 operations

• Manage and develop electricians and technical staff, ensuring coverage, training, and on-call readiness

• Provide rapid technical support during electrical events, outages, or reliability risks

Electrical Systems & Reliability

• Ensure reliable operation of electrical infrastructure, including medium/low-voltage distribution, substations, switchgear, UPS, emergency generators, and grounding systems

• Establish and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to optimize asset lifecycle performance

• Drive continuous improvement in system reliability and uptime

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with FDA, cGMP, NEC, NFPA (70/70E), IBC, and local codes

• Own electrical safety programs, including arc flash, lockout/tagout, and safe work practices

• Support audits and inspections; ensure timely closure of CAPAs

Capital Projects & Vendor Management

• Lead electrical scope for capital projects (design review, contractor oversight, FAT/SAT, commissioning, validation)

• Manage contractors and service providers, ensuring performance, safety, cost, and compliance

• Develop and manage capital and expense budgets related to electrical systems and projects

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Automation, Facilities, and EHS to support site objectives

• Contribute to site reliability, safety, and compliance initiatives

What you bring to Takeda

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred; Mechanical/Chemical considered); advanced degree a plus

• 6+ years of experience in electrical engineering or maintenance, with 1+ year in a leadership role

• Strong expertise in electrical power systems within pharmaceutical, industrial, or mission-critical environments

• Deep knowledge of NEC, NFPA, and electrical safety standards

• Proven experience leading skilled trades and technical teams in a 24/7 operation

• Experience leading electrical capital projects end-to-end

• Strong troubleshooting and decision-making skills in time-sensitive situations

• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

Preferred

• 7+ years in pharmaceutical, biotech, or mission-critical facilities

• Experience in FDA-regulated, cGMP environments

• Hands-on experience with power distribution, UPS, emergency power, and electrical safety programs

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

• Professional Engineer (PE) license

• NICET (Fire Alarm) or PMP certification

Important Considerations:

At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. In this role, you:

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work across office and manufacturing environments

• Frequent presence in production, utility, and facility areas

• Ability to access electrical rooms, mezzanines, and confined spaces

• Required use of PPE and adherence to gowning protocols in controlled environments

• May work in cleanroom, cold, or wet environments

Other / Travel Requirements:

• Ability to respond to electrical or site emergencies outside normal business hours

• Flexibility to support off-shift work, including weekends as needed

• Limited travel for training, vendor visits, or business needs

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Empowering our people to shine:

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location:

U.S. Base Salary Range:

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. 

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. 

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

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