Lead New Product Development Engineer
About The Position
Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is hiring a Lead New Product Development Engineer to design and develop arresters for its Line Installation and Protective Equipment (LIPE) product line. The role leads teams in developing innovative electro-mechanical product solutions for electrical power system applications and contributes to cross-functional project teams that advance concepts through a formal project process. The engineer may lead small projects or serve as a core team member on larger projects, working with technologies including metal oxide varistors (MOVs), polymers, rubber moldings, castings, and metal fabrications. Work ranges from high-level system concepts to detailed subsystem development and analysis. The position provides technical leadership on major projects and across the business, leads functional improvement efforts, mentors engineers and technicians, and supports design, testing, manufacturing, and root-cause problem solving. Travel of up to 25% may be required for customer and supplier visits and test-lab facilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
- At least 3 years of new product development engineering experience.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical or ceramic engineering from an accredited institution.
- Eight or more years of experience in new product design of medium- or high-voltage electrical products.
- Knowledge of medium-voltage electrical distribution equipment applications.
- Knowledge of metal oxide varistor technology for arresters.
- Familiarity with IEEE C62.11 and IEC 60099-4 arrester standards.
- Familiarity with C Sharp, VBNet, and SQL Management Programming.
- Experience with engineering-related projects.
- Kinematic or dynamic analysis experience.
- Knowledge of power test equipment and measurement instrumentation.
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt training.
- Experience in engineering analysis, digital simulation, and 3D modeling, including CAD, FEA, statistical analysis, software applications, and electrical or mechanical analysis tools.
- Product design, DFM/DFA, and manufacturing knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Solve design challenges creatively and efficiently by identifying critical design elements and eliminating non-value-added elements.
- Translate internal and external customer requirements into measurable performance criteria and identify and resolve poorly defined or missing requirements.
- Develop subsystem functional and reliability test plans and coordinate their execution using internal and external laboratory resources.
- Perform Design for Cost and Design for Manufacture Analysis (DFM/DFA) on parts and subassemblies, proposing alternate materials and assembly or manufacturing methods.
- Guide development engineering teams on major business-unit projects.
- Provide technical leadership across the business, including on projects and efforts to which the employee is not assigned.
- Develop, organize, and lead functional improvement efforts within the department and broader business.
- Mentor engineers and technicians on documentation and design-for-manufacturing tolerancing best practices.
- Lead problem-solving techniques to determine root causes, including for customer concerns.
- Travel up to 25% for customer visits, supplier visits, and test-lab facilities.
Benefits
- Health and Welfare benefits.
- Retirement benefits.
- Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
