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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

• Bachelors 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

• Masters 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 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.

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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 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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