Senior Electronics Engineer

Eaton Corporation•Coraopolis, PA

5d•$86,000 - $126,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer for its Embedded Systems group. This hybrid position is based at Eaton’s Moon Township, Pennsylvania location. The role leads verification and validation (V&V) activities for circuit breaker and protection systems, supporting both new product development and existing product lines. It also leads test automation development, provides technical guidance to global V&V teams, and advances V&V processes, tools, and laboratory capabilities. The engineer develops and executes verification strategies and procedures for embedded firmware, hardware, and systems; designs and maintains automated tests and test frameworks; and performs product testing and defect analysis. The role works with cross-functional teams throughout product development and supports standards compliance, product reviews, field investigations, and continuous improvement. Travel of up to 10% is required. The position offers benefits from day one and relocation assistance from within the country. The stated annual salary range is $86,000–$126,000; actual pay depends on candidate skills, experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited institution.
At least 2 years of work experience.
Experience designing and developing testing automation frameworks.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare test procedures, technical documentation, and reports.
Strong technical, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage priorities, take ownership of work, and overcome technical challenges.

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of electronic devices, particularly trip units, meters, and protective relays.
Testing experience across the full product development cycle.
Knowledge of electrical power systems and communication protocols.
Experience testing embedded firmware and hardware.
Experience developing automation scripts and validating electrical products, particularly with Python and LabVIEW.
Experience working with global engineering teams.
Self-motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented approach.
Ability to collaborate effectively across global and cross-functional engineering teams.
Keeps current with firmware testing tools, technologies, and industry best practices and identifies opportunities to improve processes.
Sound engineering judgment and design skills, with the ability to develop practical technical solutions.

Responsibilities

Serve as technical and project lead for V&V activities supporting new product development and existing product lines.
Develop and execute V&V strategies, plans, and procedures for embedded firmware, hardware, and system-level testing.
Analyze product requirements, functional specifications, and industry standards to establish verification requirements and maintain requirements traceability.
Design, develop, automate, and maintain test cases, scripts, frameworks, and automated test systems for embedded protection systems.
Perform functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and release testing for electronic trip units and related circuit breaker products.
Validate communication interfaces, industrial communication protocols, interoperability, and configuration software.
Maintain laboratory equipment and capabilities to improve testing efficiency, repeatability, reliability, and coverage.
Investigate and reproduce hardware, firmware, and system-level defects and perform root cause analysis.
Review system and software requirements, architecture, and design documentation for testability and verification completeness.
Verify compliance with applicable UL, IEC, CSA, and ANSI standards and Eaton engineering processes and requirements.
Maintain V&V documentation, including plans, procedures, execution records, defect reports, traceability matrices, and validation reports.
Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, DFMEA activities, and technical reviews throughout product development.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, training, and guidance to V&V engineers and cross-functional teams, including global teams.
Drive continuous improvement in verification methods, test automation, laboratory capabilities, and engineering practices.
Support field issue investigations, customer problem resolution, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions.
Collaborate with firmware, hardware, systems engineering, manufacturing, quality, product management, and program management teams.
Travel up to 10%.