Engineering Support Specialist

Eaton Corporation • Raleigh, NC

392d • $91,500 - $134,200

About The Position

The Engineering Support Specialist at Eaton's Electrical division serves as a critical technical liaison between engineering and manufacturing teams, ensuring smooth operations during the custom product build cycle. This role involves project leadership, documentation management, quality assurance, and process improvement, with a focus on enhancing efficiency and product quality. The specialist will also collaborate with vendors and manage BOMs while providing expert engineering support for custom designs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years work experience in electrical product development.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Experience designing power systems or data centers.
• Knowledge of engineering database systems (Enovia) and business applications (SAP).
• Good understanding of the performance and capabilities of Eaton's large UPS and power distribution products.
• Knowledge of manufacturing concepts and test operations.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical interface between engineering and manufacturing.
• Represent the engineering team in cross-functional meetings to coordinate project milestones.
• Collaborate with engineers to review and finalize documentation requirements for custom projects.
• Verify the accuracy of engineering releases and ensure designs align with manufacturing capabilities.
• Identify and recommend process and procedural enhancements to boost efficiency and quality.
• Provide constructive feedback to engineers, designers, and management based on manufacturing and field observations.
• Work closely with purchasing and vendors to secure necessary items for ETO projects.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to efficiently modify custom BOMs in SAP.
• Maintain and manage the product engineering lifecycle system (Enovia).
• Oversee material transactions through the MRP system to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Provide expert engineering support for custom designs as needed.

Benefits

• Health and Welfare benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid and unpaid time away from work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree