Senior Test Engineer

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Woodridge, IL, USA
In-Office
71K-105K Annually
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing
We make what matters work.
The Role
Leads system-level testing, integration, and validation for power management, power distribution, energy storage, UPS, and related network-connected hardware products. Develops test strategies, executes functional and environmental scenarios, validates networking and cybersecurity functionality, reviews requirements for coverage, and collaborates with cross-functional engineering and product teams. Drives improvements to test processes, laboratory infrastructure, automation, and validation methods while mentoring engineers and communicating quality risks.
Summary Generated by Built In

Eaton’s Data Center division is currently seeking a Senior Test Engineer.


The expected annual salary range for this role is $71,000 - $105,000 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. 

What you’ll do:
  • Lead system-level testing, integration, and validation of power management, power distribution, energy storage, UPS, and related hardware products to ensure compliance with functional, performance, and reliability requirements.
  • Develop and execute test strategies, plans, procedures, and reports covering hardware, firmware, software, networking, and end-to-end system operation.
  • Validate network-connected products and solutions, including Ethernet, TCP/IP, SNMP, Modbus, BACnet, cloud connectivity, and cybersecurity-related functionality.
  • Design and execute test scenarios that evaluate system behavior under normal, abnormal, environmental, and fault conditions to verify product robustness and reliability.
  • Collaborate with Hardware, Firmware, Software, Product Management, Quality, Manufacturing, and Customer Support teams to define test methodologies, assess product risks, and support successful product releases.
  • Identify and drive improvements in test processes, laboratory infrastructure, tools, automation frameworks, and validation methodologies from concept through implementation.
  • Review product requirements, specifications, and system architectures to ensure comprehensive test coverage, traceability, and validation of customer and business requirements.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship while communicating test strategies, results, product quality risks, and recommendations to project teams and engineering leadership.
Basic (Required) Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer science from an accredited institution
  • Minimum of five (5) years in testing
Position Success Criteria:
  • Collaboration, documentation, consensus building
  • Power system user test case
We will not consider candidates who:
  • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Woodridge, IL will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
  • 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 

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We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.


Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.


You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.


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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science from an accredited institution
  • Minimum of five years of testing experience

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  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and company‑paid disability, with HSAs/HRAs and wellness programs enhancing access and support.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company matching alongside additional retirement contributions, with some sites also featuring pension and profit‑sharing components.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for all parents, childbirth leave via short‑term disability for birth mothers, adoption benefits, and subsidized backup care signal strong family‑focused support.

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The Company
HQ: Dublin, Dublin
93,749 Employees
Year Founded: 1911

What We Do

Planes. Hospitals. Factories. Data centers. Vehicles. The electrical grid. These are things people depend on every day. And the companies behind them depend on Eaton to solve some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet. Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently, and more reliably. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 92,000 employees.

Why Work With Us

At Eaton, we make what matters work—creating exciting new power management technologies that keep the world moving every day. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals can reach their full potential—and where they help us reach ours.

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