Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Senior Product Design Engineer. The position will be based at our facility in Cleveland, TN. We are offering relocation assistance for candidates who reside within the U.S.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year.
Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
Job Summary
Provide technical leadership for the design, development, verification, and continued improvement of electrical distribution products. In this role, you will own complex engineering challenges involving electrical switches, switching devices, circuit breaker enclosures, product performance, and regulatory compliance while helping shape the technical direction of the product line.
Job Responsibilities
• Provide technical leadership and engineering ownership for electrical distribution products, including switches and circuit breaker enclosures.
• Lead complex design, analysis, troubleshooting, and product-improvement activities from problem definition through validated solution.
• Apply electrical engineering principles to improve product performance, safety, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Lead engineering changes, component evaluations, design reviews, verification testing, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions.
• Develop engineering specifications and test plans, and use analysis and testing to validate product performance.
• Serve as a technical authority for applicable UL, CSA, NEMA, IEEE, and IEC requirements and support product certification activities.
• Represent Eaton in technical interactions with UL, CSA, and NEMA, as directed by the Engineering Manager.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, operations, and other engineering teams to solve challenging product and production issues.
• Lead engineering risk activities, including pFMEAs, identification of Special Characteristics, and design verification.
• Identify opportunities for product innovation, intellectual property, cost improvement, and design optimization.
• Provide technical guidance and mentor engineers and designers across global engineering teams.
• Lead assigned engineering projects while balancing technical requirements, schedule, scope, and cost.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a closely related engineering discipline from an accredited institution
- Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience in electrical product design, electrical distribution equipment, switching devices, circuit protection, or a related field
- Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
- Masters degree in Electrical Engineering
- Experience with electrical distribution equipment, switches, circuit breakers, switchgear, or related power distribution products
- Strong understanding of low-voltage power distribution, electrical switching, and circuit protection principles.
- Experience developing and executing electrical test and design-verification plans.
- Experience leading root-cause investigations and resolving complex electrical or electromechanical design issues.
- Experience with product certification, engineering CAD/document-control systems, FMEA, and structured problem-solving methods.
- Demonstrated experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers or designers.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Technical knowledge
- The ability to clearly and effectively communicate technical information, whether written or verbal to other functional departments throughout the organization and to upper management.
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze product failure issues sufficiently to drive them to root cause via various problem solving methods.
- Manage engineering of multiple projects simultaneously while bring products to market in the shortest time possible.The ability to create and present group presentations.
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We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a closely related engineering discipline from an accredited institution
- At least 3 years of engineering experience in electrical product design, electrical distribution equipment, switching devices, circuit protection, or a related field
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
- Experience with electrical distribution equipment, switches, circuit breakers, switchgear, or related power distribution products
- Strong understanding of low-voltage power distribution, electrical switching, and circuit protection principles
- Experience developing and executing electrical test and design-verification plans
- Experience leading root-cause investigations and resolving complex electrical or electromechanical design issues
- Experience with product certification, engineering CAD or document-control systems, FMEA, and structured problem-solving methods
- Experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers or designers
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to analyze product failures and determine root causes using problem-solving methods
- Ability to manage multiple engineering projects simultaneously
- Ability to create and present group presentations
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