Lead Mechanical Engineer

Eaton Corporation•Carnot-Moon, PA

1d•$97,000 - $143,000

About The Position

Eaton is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer for its Advanced Technology team within the Electrical Sector’s Protection, Control and Solutions group. The role collaborates with cross-functional engineering teams to innovate mechanical systems and subsystems for low- and medium-voltage AC and DC applications. It covers mechanical design, prototyping, testing, and ensuring product reliability and safety. The engineer interfaces with product line marketing, plant manufacturing, quality personnel, and customers, coordinating new product development and innovation projects from inception through validation and production implementation. The work includes developing power-electronic circuit-breaker mechanical design expertise; designing and iterating prototypes in relevant lab environments; progressing products from concept to lab-validated minimum viable products; using statistical quality tools and modeling or simulation to improve product robustness; leading requirements, design, development, validation, and documentation; and following Eaton’s Prelaunch and PROLaunch phase-gate processes. The role also involves generating test programs and protocols, collaborating with internal and external technology partners, producing technical reports and presentations, generating intellectual property, and mentoring project team members as needed. The expected annual salary range is $97,000 to $143,000. Salary is a general guideline and depends on candidate skills, experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations. Occasional domestic and international travel may be required. Eaton offers health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work; availability may depend on eligibility factors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant engineering field from an accredited institution.
At least 5 years of experience in new product design, development, testing, and optimization.
Strong experience with Pro-E/Creo or SolidWorks.
Self-motivated and goal-oriented.
Collaborative orientation and ability to succeed in a highly team-oriented, global, and diverse environment.
Consistently acts ethically and in an open, honest, trustworthy, and truthful manner.
Demonstrated problem-solving capability.
Ability to learn new skills, knowledge, industries, or products.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of switching mechanism design, thermal management, and magnetics optimization.
Experience using oscilloscopes, DC/AC power supplies, capacitor bank test systems, and high-speed video cameras.
Experience with DFSS tools.
At least 2 years of hands-on experience in magnetic actuation development, design, prototyping, and testing.
General knowledge of industrial circuit-breaker design, requirements, and applications.
Demonstrated knowledge of engineering processes.
Patents and patent applications related to solid-state and hybrid circuit breakers.
Experience working with global customers and team members in diverse cultural situations.

Responsibilities

Develop technical knowledge in power-electronic-based circuit-breaker mechanical design, testing, and applications.
Design, build, test, evaluate, and iterate mechanical systems and electromechanical circuit-protection devices in relevant laboratory environments.
Follow site-specific electrical test-lab equipment and procedures, including health, safety, and security requirements.
Drive product design from concept to a minimum viable product suitable for laboratory validation and customer demonstration.
Use statistical quality tools to establish performance baselines, identify robustness-improvement priorities, and measure improvements.
Drive component- and system-level modeling and simulation activities and initiate changes to existing and new component designs.
Compile, study, reconcile, and approve product requirements and standards.
Lead team-based product conceptual and detailed design, development, validation, and documentation.
Follow Prelaunch and PROLaunch phase-gate new product development processes.
Develop product technical requirements with marketing and application teams.
Generate and execute test programs and protocols to determine whether system, software, and hardware design criteria are met.
Collaborate with Eaton Research Lab, Eaton’s Center of Excellence, and external technology resources, including national laboratories and universities, on technology and product innovation.
Create technical reports and presentations.
Generate value-added intellectual property.
Mentor project team members, assign tasks, and set priorities as needed.
Travel domestically and internationally occasionally as needed.