Hardware Engineering Manager

Eaton Corporation•Woodridge, IL

18h•$113,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Eaton’s Electrical Sector – Energy Solutions and Services (ESS) division is seeking a Hardware Engineering Manager to join our Distributed Information Technology (D-IT) Business Unit. This is a vital role as our teams continue to develop new digital technologies in our products and services portfolios. The preferred location for this position is Woodridge, IL (Chicago area). Relocation assistance is available. Minimal travel is expected (~10%). We at Eaton are innovating future products with a focus on global sustainability megatrends: Energy Transition, Electrification, and Digital Enablement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
Minimum 7 years of professional experience within product-focused engineering teams
Experience with highly technical products involving hardware and firmware.
Experience designing electronics hardware
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

Minimum 3 years experience managing hardware engineers
Experience with both early design phase and production launch of leading-edge technology products
Experience working with power electronics, high speed digital design, regulatory standards and requirements, and product development methodologies
Master’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution
Experience with project management methodology, e.g., gate review process, and software (e.g., Microsoft Project).
Time spent in sophisticated, global, matrixed organizations within a world class engineering function
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence peers and colleagues
Passion for learning
Strong written and oral communication/presentation skills
Passionate leader who embraces a diverse, global workforce and will further foster a collaborative culture

Responsibilities

Oversee and manage the day-to-day activities of a hardware development team.
Ensure that product lines are competitive on a global basis with respect to cost, performance, quality, and reliability.
Work effectively with all business functions as well as key customers to identify voice of the customer, new products and services opportunities, and technical issues that need to be addressed. Assesses trade-offs between business needs, technology requirements, cost, and risk.
Collaborate with Product Management and Sales organizations to gain an insight into global power quality markets as it relates to D-IT’s products and services. Coordinate technical support to Product Management and inside sales organizations, ensuring proper product application and technical understanding.
Manage team to provide hardware manufacturing support to internal manufacturing teams and contract manufacturers to ensure high quality and trouble-free production. Monitor production yields and rework to identify opportunities for Design-For-Manufacturing improvement.
Manage and develop people: identify, attract and develop key engineering talent for the organization.
With the rest of the Division’s Engineering management, champion continuous process improvements. Improve and develop quality processes for job functions within the department.
Administers performance management process and plans for team’s career development.
Learn, champion, and promote our Eaton Business System, Eaton Lean System, and Eaton Quality System.