Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Lead New Product Development Engineer.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $93750.03 - $137500.04 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:This high impact role is involved in the design and development of switchgear and switchgear sub-systems. In this role, creativity and innovation are focused on developing new electro-mechanical product solutions for application on electrical power systems. This position works directly with a broad set of technologies involving polymers, vacuum interrupters, electromagnetic actuators, linear drive mechanisms, castings, and metal fabrications.
Assignments range in scope from high level system concepts to detailed sub-system development and analysis. This role is a key contributor to cross-functional project teams that push concepts through a formal project process. Primary duties include planning (work breakdown), risk analysis, product design, design analysis, prototyping, verification and reliability test planning and execution.
With five Eaton facilities and more than 1900 employees located in Southeastern Wisconsin, Eaton’s local footprint enables our employees with state-of-the-art laboratories and access to manufacturing, all while providing ample opportunities for development and career growth within region.
In this role, you will:
-Lead / Co-lead the NPD project execution for the development of padmount / overhead switchgear reclosers.
-Act as the technical expert for complex technology and product realization programs/projects involving multiple components utilizing internal project execution processes and leading Design Reviews and Technical Reviews.
-Perform design calculations developing Free Body Diagram, spreadsheet calculations, etc.
-Work closely with suppliers to develop and prototype components.
-Develop sub-system functional and reliability test plans and coordinate the execution of the tests using both internal and external lab resources.
-Perform root cause analysis for the issues encountered during prototype & production testing and identify corrective – preventive actions.
-Learn and master new design tools and processes, and then teach others within the engineering department.
-Provide timely, accurate, and pertinent information and reports as required by project management.
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
-Minimum of five years of experience in design engineering
-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.
Preferred Qualifications:
-Five or more years of experience with high or medium voltage Switchgear
-Experience in design and development of system architecture, component specifications of medium voltage Switchgear systems.
-Demonstrated experience in model-based design and simulation techniques for various aspects of system design including thermal management, dielectric, advanced mechanical systems and reliability
-Understanding of various aspects of switchgear systems and impact to the overall performance, familiarity of and application of available technologies, ability to develop trade-off analyses to enable realization of designs that meet performance requirements and cost objective solutions
-Demonstrated excellence in communication and interpersonal skills
-Demonstrated proficiency in engineering problem solving and root cause analysis
-Demonstrated proficiency identifying, evaluating and selecting design alternatives
-Demonstrated proficiency verifying design solutions through rigorous test methods and report writing
-Demonstrated proficiency implementing design solutions via engineering change management processes
-Knowledge of relevant industry standards and how they apply to the product, including practice in design verification and validation
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