Senior Mechanical Project Engineer - Product Development

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer – New Product Development.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86,000 - $126,000 a year. This is a general guideline only; actual salaries are based on the candidate’s skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Eaton’s Power Reliability Division is currently seeking a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer – New Product Development to join our team. This position is based at our South Milwaukee, WI manufacturing facility.

Join us in a high‑impact engineering role where your ideas shape the future of electrical power systems. As part of our team, you’ll design and develop next‑generation switch gear and sub‑systems—bringing creativity and technical excellence together to solve real‑world challenges.

This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technologies including polymers, vacuum interrupters, electromagnetic actuators, linear drive mechanisms, castings, and precision metal fabrications. You’ll contribute to projects from concept to production, influencing everything from system architecture to detailed component design.

With five Eaton facilities and more than 1,900 employees located in southeastern Wisconsin, Eaton’s local footprint enables employees with state‑of‑the‑art laboratories and access to manufacturing, all while providing ample opportunities for development and career growth within the region.

• Own subsystem development:
  Support new product development for padmount and overhead reclosers by taking responsibility for specific subsystems within padmount and overhead reclosers, ensuring designs meet performance and manufacturability requirements.
• Develop technical expertise:
  Participate in design and technical reviews, apply best practices, and build knowledge in multi‑component systems.
• Engineer with accuracy:
  Perform design calculations, create Free Body Diagrams, and develop analytical models to validate performance under guidance.
• Collaborate and learn:
  Work closely with suppliers and internal teams to develop components and assist in prototype builds.
• Ensure product reliability:
  Support the development and execution of functional and reliability test plans using internal and external lab resources.
• Problem‑solve effectively:
  Assist in root cause analysis for prototype and production issues, and help implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Grow continuously:
  Learn new tools and processes, and share insights with peers to strengthen team capabilities.
• Communicate clearly:
  Provide timely, accurate updates and documentation to keep projects aligned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five years of engineering experience.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means 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.

• Two or more years of experience within the high voltage or medium voltage Switchgear domain with experience in design and development of system architecture, component specifications of medium voltage Switchgear systems.
• Minimum of two years of experience working on large‑scale design engineering projects.
• 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 switch gear systems and impact on overall performance, familiarity with and application of available technologies, ability to develop trade‑off analyses to enable realization of designs that meet performance requirements and cost objective solutions.

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