Lead Electrical Engineer

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 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:

Eaton’s Engineering Service & Systems Division is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our team.

The Switchgear Modernization division of EESS designs and manufactures custom solutions that allow for the modernization of both LV and MV equipment. The Lead Electrical Engineer is responsible for supporting design development, implementation, and design validation for a wide range of Switchgear Modernization  this role you will:

Lead and execute design projects, ensuring compliance with internal processes and standards

Aid in the creation and approval of electrical drawings, including electric schematics, wiring diagrams, and three-line diagrams for distribution and control products to include medium & low voltage assemblies, RPR2, components, and all associated components.

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

Participate in and lead design reviews, technical discussions, and cross-functional meetings to ensure project objectives are met Guide engineering teams in interpreting complex customer requirements and translating them into existing or new designs.

Schedule and perform design verification/validation testing adhering to low and medium voltage standards

Creates technical reports, functional specifications and presentations for design solutions

Support prototype build, testing and delivery of products to the customer

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

Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering processes and product quality

Coordinates all UL design and certification testing

Stays current with the latest technological trends and applies knowledge to the development of low and medium voltage products

Provide support to management on technical direction of projects and processes

Coach and develop engineering talent; deliver technical training across departments

Identify and implement best practices for design, leveraging global resources and partners as needed

Qualifications:

Required (Basic)

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related discipline from an accredited institution

Minimum of five (5) years electrical industry work experience

No relocation is being offered. Candidate must reside within a 50 mile radius of Greenwood, SC to be considered. Active duty military candidates are exempt from this restriction

Ability to travel up to 25% of the time 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:

Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related discipline

Five (5) years industry work experience in electrical product development

Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) systems, specifically Enovia Minimum Three (3) years of engineering experience with new product development or design, preferably in Medium Voltage products

Experience in model-based design and simulation techniques for various aspects of system design

Experience with product industrialization, including process validation, manufacturing support, and customer order fulfillment

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