Senior Electrical Engineer

Eaton Corporation • Sumter, SC

29d • $86,000 - $126,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer in Sumter, SC. This position is ONSITE Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm at our Sumter SC Eaton location. Relocation assistances will be offered to candidates that live 50 miles outside of Sumter, SC (USA Country only) if needed.
The Senior Electrical Engineer will be based at the product line headquarters for our panelboard and switchboard products. The Senior Engineer will engineer custom orders using AutoCad and other 3D tools, schematics, and wiring diagrams while working with our field sales team, application engineers, and switchboard technicians.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Electrical Power distribution
• Must be willing to relocate to Sumter, SC. Relocation assistance will be provided if needed'
• 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 STM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H1-B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job portability, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in of Low or Medium voltage Switchboard/Switchgear
• Demonstrated proficiency in PLC Programming
• Proficient understanding of electricity
• Demonstrated proficiency with AutoCAD
• Experience with Eaton systems: VISTA, Bid Manager, AS-400, ENOVIA & DMM
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated technical and application knowledge of switchboards
• Demonstrated proficiency in verbal & written communications, organizational & computer skills

Responsibilities

• Interpret detailed non-standard customer requirements and translate them, as closely as possible into previously established standards. Contact field sales and/or the end customer or Consulting Engineer as required to ensuring accurate interpretation of the intent of the specifications.
• Interpret detailed written descriptions of operating sequences and convert them to control and protection schematics.
• Coordinate mechanical and electrical interfaces with other products.
• Complete all phases of the custom order engineering process to insure accurate and timely completion of Customer Approval (CA) and Manufacturing Information (MI) drawings.
• Consult with Plant and Field Sales Engineers in interpreting and defining new equipment applications.
• Conduct special development/application projects.
• Conduct technical training for various roles and departments as appropriate
• Proactively participate on cross functional teams in support of implementing lean manufacturing strategies, including front end business process improvement.
• Demonstrate clear understanding of the full breadth of product line offering, including complex wiring and design applications in order to provide exceptional solution selling support to field sales and/or channel partners.
• Interface with the Design Engineering dept as necessary for development of switchboard custom designs.
• Interface with Quality/Warranty Department to ensure continued post-shipment customer support.
• Support the Quality Dept through assisting in troubleshooting problems during electrical testing and developing test procedures.
• Adhere to all safety rules and procedures, including 5S requirements, and responsible for reporting unsafe conditions to the appropriate management or ESP/ELS representative as required.

Benefits

• Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level