Senior Product Engineer

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Senior Product Engineer.

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.

What you’ll do:

The Insulation and Interruption Senior MOL (Maintenance of Line) Engineer is responsible for maintaining support for cutting-edge technologies such as vacuum interrupters and molded insulation for overhead reclosers and padmounted distribution switchgear. You will own the product family and be identifying creating solutions, performing engineering analysis, as well as verification and implementation of cost savings and product improvements.

Essential Responsibilities

• Innovate and Improve: Develop, maintain, and enhance product design and definition data, including bills of materials, drawings, and specifications for vacuum interrupters and insulation
• Collaborate Globally: Work with global suppliers and Supplier Quality Engineers to conduct assessments, capability analysis, and part approvals.
• Ensure Quality: Partner with Service, Quality Engineers, Application Engineers, and customers to analyze, document, and resolve product reliability issues, and write detailed product analysis reports.
• Drive Efficiency: Utilize Design for Six Sigma and Lean techniques to drive product and process improvements. Conduct engineering analysis and digital simulation using advanced tools (DFSS, LSS, CAD, FEA, statistical analysis, software applications, etc.). Constantly seek ways to improve processes, products, and services.
• Test and Validate: Coordinate functional and reliability test plans using both internal and external lab resources. Apply relevant industry standards to product design, including design verification and validation.
• Strive for Excellence: Set ambitious goals, measure performance, and constantly seek ways to improve processes, products, and services. Provide timely and accurate updates and documentation to keep projects aligned.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three years of engineering experience.
• 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, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Power, or Metallurgical Engineering or Science from an accredited institution.
• Three or more years of design or application experience within the high voltage or medium voltage field with background in switchgear, vacuum, and/or insulation manufacturing or application technology

Skills:

• Comfort with Design for Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma a plus or other data analysis skills.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office software and 3D CAD modeling. Familiarity with FEA software and methodology is a plus.

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