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 Senior Product Engineer plays a critical role in the design, development, and lifecycle management of Eaton's M-Force™ product line, a family of distribution-class, three-phase overhead load break switches used in medium-voltage electric utility distribution systems.  This highly visible position is responsible for driving new product development, engineering-to-order solutions, continuous product improvement, cost competitiveness, and ensuring compliance with customer, industry, and regulatory requirements. In addition, this role supports the design and development of medium- and high-voltage surge arresters, working with a wide range of technologies including ceramic MOV varistor disks, polymers, rubber moldings, castings, and metal fabrications. The position emphasizes mechanical product design, testing, validation, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver innovative, reliable, and manufacturable solutions. What you’ll do: •    Lead the design, development, validation, and continuous improvement of the M-Force™ medium-voltage distribution switch product line. •    Lead small projects and coordinate the project management competencies for the plant.  •    Develop Engineering-to-Order (ETO) solutions that address unique customer requirements while maintaining quality, performance, and cost objectives. •    Serve as a key technical resource for new product development, ProLaunch, and Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) initiatives, ensuring project milestones and program objectives are achieved. •    Develop expertise in new engineering tools, technologies, and processes to drive innovation and efficiency. •    Provide timely technical reports, project updates, and recommendations to management and key stakeholders. •    Drive continuous improvement initiatives by challenging existing processes and identifying opportunities to enhance products, services, and operational performance. •    Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, suppliers, customers, and testing laboratories to achieve business and engineering objectives. •    Travel up to 10% for customer visits, supplier engagements, and testing activities. Qualifications: 
 Basic Qualifications: •    Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution.   •    Minimum of three (3) 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 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc. Preferred Qualifications: •    Minimum five (5) years of engineering experience. •    Experience in new product design of medium or high voltage electrical products •    Experience working with load break switches and/or arresters. •    Six-sigma trained to support design for manufacturing. •    Microsoft Word, Excel, Share Point, One Note •    Experience with electrical field modeling is desired •    Extensive experience in EC/ECR/ECN processes. •    PMP Certification or experience leading engineering and/or manufacturing projects. •    Strong communication, collaboration, and project management skills. #LI-ML1 All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.