Eaton's ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking a Electrical Design Engineer. The position will be based at our facility in Greenwood, SC.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.
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 Electrical Design Engineer will be responsible for leading and supporting Medium Voltage Switchgear development projects. This role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with Eaton's engineering and the operations teams to ensure successful product release and to support all industrialization requirements for customer orders. The ideal candidate will drive product realization, industrialization, and release activities for product assemblies, ensuring alignment with business and customer objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and execute design projects, ensuring compliance with internal processes and standards.
Work closely with the engineering team to coordinate design activities, resolve technical issues, and facilitate knowledge sharing for products.
Collaborate with the operations team to support seamless product release and industrialization for customer orders, addressing manufacturability and assembly requirements.
Drive and manage product releases in product lifecycle management software, ensuring accurate documentation, configuration control, and timely delivery of product data to downstream teams.
Drive implementation of systems and design automation updates to facilitate generation of customer order documentation needed for operations and supply chain to schedule, build and ship product
Support industrialization efforts by defining requirements, assisting with process validation, and coordinating with manufacturing and quality teams for RMU orders.
Participate in and lead design reviews, technical discussions, and cross-functional meetings to ensure project objectives are met.
Identify and implement best practices for design, leveraging global resources and partners as needed.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering processes and product quality.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Minimum 1 years of engineering or design 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 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering from an accredited institution
Experience with sheet metal enclosure and panel design for electrical assemblies.
Minimum 2 years of experience in Medium Voltage products (including RMU products) system architecture, component specification, or industrialization processes.
Experience with product industrialization, including process validation, manufacturing support, and customer order fulfillment.
Experience working with international engineering and operations teams.
Skills:
Strong collaborative orientation and proven ability to work effectively in a global, team-oriented environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with management, engineering peers, and operations personnel.
Goal-oriented and self-motivated, able to drive projects to completion with minimal supervision.
Technical expertise in electrical engineering design, product release processes, and industrialization support for switchgear or similar products.
Proficient in 3D modeling software (e.g., AutoDesk Inventor) and PLM tools.
Travel Requirements:
Up to 25% travel may be required for collaboration with global teams, supplier visits, or support of product industrialization activities.
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