Engineering Manager - Automatic Transfer Switch Product Line

Eaton Corporation•Asheville, NC

3d•$130,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton Electrical sector, Commercial Products & Assemblies (CPA) division, is seeking an Engineering Manager for its Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) Product Line. This role will be located in Asheville, NC at our Arden site and relocation assistance is available. Reporting to the Engineering Director, the primary responsibilities of the Engineering Manager will be to lead the design engineering operations for ATS new product introduction programs, including overall responsibility for assessing, developing, and maintaining engineering capability to support best in class new product development, cost out through design (VAVE), and sustaining engineering. This position also supports the ATS Engineered to Order (ETO) function. This position is accountable for defining and systematically maintaining engineering best practices, technologies and introducing emerging technologies to meet New Product Revenue and Vitality targets, cost out savings targets via redesign (VAVE) and supporting the maintenance of existing products including material substitutions, design quality improvements and codes and standards changes. In addition, this role is responsible for optimized product cost, quality and customer acceptance for all Automatic Transfer Switch products within the Commercial Products & Assemblies Division.

Requirements

Proven technical knowledge in electrical distribution equipment
Minimum of 5 years of product design engineering experience in a manufacturing or engineering service environment
Minimum of 1 year of experience as a direct manager of people
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or related field from an accredited institution
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.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical engineering
Deep understanding of the physics of electricity, power distribution, UL safety standards.
Understands the Electrical Power Distribution market, regulatory influences, the competitive landscape and broader context of the business strategy
Familiarity in software, cloud, firmware, electronics and application development
Knowledge in design, manufacturing, and fabrication techniques

Responsibilities

Lead a team of 12+ Engineering Managers, Engineering Supervisors, NPI Design engineers, VAVE Engineers & MOL Engineers, Design Technicians, Product Engineers, and Laboratory Technicians in the United States, India and Mexico - direct, indirect, and contract employees to research, design, and maintain designs for automatic transfer switches, and related products. This includes electronics/FW/SW, switching component development, wiring schematics and harnessing, as well as final assemblies.
Collaborate with CPA division and ATS product line leadership to identify and develop robust solutions for market wants and needs.
Acts as key member of the Commercial Product & Assemblies Division engineering leadership team and also acts as a key member of the Eaton Arden/Fletcher manufacturing site leadership team representing ATS product engineering.
Develop a strong engineering culture to maintain product integrity while researching and developing product changes at pace with market needs.
Develop a strong team culture to drive employee engagement, retention and professional development.
Promote professional growth through performance feedback, coaching, career development discussions and mentoring.
Set team and individual goals and objectives that provide a clear understanding of achievement.
Establish and maintain safe work practices and a positive safety culture that complies with government regulations and Eaton MESH requirements.
Maintain a safe work environment by providing a facility, manufacturing methods, tools and equipment that comply with government regulations and Eaton MESH requirements
Leadership of engineering expense and capital budgets and administer necessary controls to ensure effective attainment.
Provide technical support to Eaton sales, engineering services, and other product lines with regards to busway products.
Maintain active membership and leadership positions within standards groups including UL STP, NEMA, and CANENA. Provides a presence on relevant industry technical societies and helps drive codes and standards favorable to the product line.
Works with internal and external customers in support of developing engineering specifications for any product development needs.
Develop market and competitive analysis information and identify specific opportunities for growth.
Remain current on changes in technology, industry trends, standards, and regulations that impact electrical distribution products. Maintains multi-generational 10-year technology roadmaps.
Collaborate with the ATS product line marketing team to maintain a 5-year strategic product roadmap.
Coordinate all NPI projects in support of division, ATS product line and plant objectives. Manage improvement efforts using tools such as Design for Six Sigma, PROLaunch and Continuous Improvement.
Support legal and risk mitigation efforts as required.
Effectively communicate plans, risks, status of deliverables to teams, Eaton leadership and stakeholders.