Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Wiring SME

Eaton Corporation•Greenwood, SC

10d•$113,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer specializing in wiring. This hybrid role can be based at any Eaton location within the United States. The position develops, validates, and deploys manufacturing processes, equipment standards, automation solutions, and digital workflows for low-voltage switchboards and medium-voltage switchgear serving data-center applications. The plant-focused role partners with Product Engineering, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and suppliers to establish safe, robust, scalable wiring processes for high-volume, high-mix production. It provides technical leadership for new product introduction, design for manufacturability, process qualification, and continuous improvement, while enabling plant teams to sustain daily execution and comply with approved standards. The expected annual salary range is $113,000–$165,000. Salary is a general guideline and depends on candidate skills, experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations. No relocation benefit is offered. Eaton does not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. Eaton offers Health and Welfare benefits, Retirement benefits, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs and options may depend on eligibility factors, including location, hire date, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
At least five years of manufacturing engineering experience, including developing, validating, and deploying manufacturing processes, equipment standards, automation solutions, and digital workflows.
At least three years of experience with electrical wiring assembly processes and wiring strategy.
Demonstrated experience developing and sustaining manufacturing processes, standard work, tooling, and production controls in an industrial environment.
Practical knowledge of electrical wiring and assembly processes, including wire preparation, routing, termination, crimping, connection, inspection, and labeling.
Proficiency interpreting electrical drawings and engineering data using EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, or comparable tools, and converting design outputs into manufacturing requirements.
Knowledge of wire-processing equipment, automation, tooling, machine setup, process qualification, and production-support practices.
Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, PFMEA, process controls, structured root-cause analysis, and continuous-improvement methods.
Ability to apply engineering fundamentals, mathematics, and first-principles reasoning to manufacturing and product-realization challenges.
Effective written, verbal, and visual communication skills, including preparation of technical standards, work instructions, process documentation, and shop-floor training materials.
Ability to work effectively with operators, technicians, engineers, plant leadership, and external suppliers in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
Eaton does not offer employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position, including CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, or I-485 job portability.

Nice To Haves

Experience with low-voltage switchboards, medium-voltage switchgear, data-center power-distribution equipment, or comparable engineered-to-order electrical products.
Experience integrating electrical-design data with automated wire-processing equipment, MES, and production-traceability systems.
Knowledge of automated cutting, stripping, crimping, reel-fed termination, connector processing, bundling, and labeling technologies.
Experience in new product introduction, industrialization, design for manufacturability, capital-equipment deployment, process validation, and production ramp-up.
Familiarity with applicable UL requirements and manufacturing controls needed to maintain product compliance.
Working knowledge of wiring or harness-design applications, Autodesk Inventor or other 3D CAD tools, and ENOVIA 3DEXPERIENCE or comparable product-lifecycle-management systems.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.

Responsibilities

Develop and standardize manufacturing methods, process flows, standard work, visual instructions, and process controls across product families.
Select and develop wiring strategies—including point-to-point, harness-based, and connector-based wiring—based on production volume, product complexity, and operator expertise.
Define technical requirements for wire-processing equipment, tooling, fixtures, and operating parameters; lead equipment qualification and process validation; and establish preventive-maintenance requirements with plant teams.
Evaluate and implement automation for wire cutting, stripping, crimping, connector processing, bundling, and labeling; support supplier selection, capital justification, installation, commissioning, and production handover.
Partner with Product Engineering to convert EPLAN and other electrical-design outputs into manufacturing-ready data; promote design for manufacturability and standardize wire identification, connections, terminations, and labeling requirements.
Define production sequences, operator instructions, quality gates, data collection, and traceability requirements in Manufacturing Execution Systems and connected shop-floor applications.
Lead manufacturing-process development, PFMEA, pilot builds, validation, production-readiness reviews, and ramp-up for new or transferred products.
Resolve complex production issues using structured problem-solving and first-principles analysis; use performance data and shop-floor feedback to improve first-pass yield, process capability, equipment reliability, and labor productivity.
Coordinate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, EHS, Product Engineering, and equipment suppliers to manage technical risks, nonconformances, and manufacturing changes.
Govern approved manufacturing standards, support implementation at plants, and develop operator, technician, and engineer capability to sustain compliant processes.
Define and enable operator training for standard and newly introduced tools, equipment, and software, including supporting work instructions and proficiency requirements.