Senior Sustaining Electrical Engineer

Eaton Corporation • Kentwood, MI

4d • $86,000 - $126,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s IS AER FMC Aerospace division is hiring a Senior Sustaining Electrical Engineer at its Grand Rapids, Michigan facility. The position works on-site daily, Monday through Friday, and reports to the Sustaining Engineering Manager. The engineer will lead momentum product improvement initiatives and support troubleshooting and root-cause corrective actions for field and production issues. Work will primarily focus on reliability and quality improvements for Grand Rapids products, including motor controllers, DC motors, electrical circuit boards, electromechanical actuators, and related components. The role includes component-level electronic hardware troubleshooting, support for electrical component obsolescence management, and technical support for operations personnel, procurement, and customers.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and at least two years of electrical engineering experience. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future company sponsorship and must meet the ITAR definition of a U.S. person. The posting states that only candidates currently residing within 50 miles of the facility will be considered, except active-duty military service member candidates. It also states that no relocation benefit is being offered, despite an earlier statement that a $5,000 relocation bonus may be available to certain external candidates.

The expected annual salary range is $86,000–$126,000. Eaton offers health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work; eligibility and availability may vary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• At least two years of experience in an electrical engineering role.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future; Eaton will not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.
• Must qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee.
• Working knowledge of electrical engineering principles.
• Experience in electrical product design, electrical component selection, and evaluation.
• Experience with electronic products such as motor controllers, DC motors, actuators, electrical circuit boards, and electromechanical components.
• Experience troubleshooting electronic hardware.
• Circuit analysis skills, including reading wiring schematics, identifying critical elements, and troubleshooting electronic circuits.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Facilitation, project management, and results-driving skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage time and project schedules.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, from production associates to leadership.
• Demonstrated experience working in team environments.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in the aerospace industry.
• Experience with reliability and/or quality engineering practices.
• Experience with momentum-based products, including motor controllers, DC motors, actuators, electrical circuit boards, and electromechanical components.
• Knowledge of supplier activity.
• Ability to support management of electrical component obsolescence.

Responsibilities

• Lead momentum product improvement initiatives and support troubleshooting and root-cause corrective actions for field and production issues.
• Drive product improvements through engineering analysis, redesign, and testing of electromechanical actuators and system hardware.
• Sustain product viability by proactively evaluating and redesigning hardware with obsolete components.
• Develop test plans, specifications, and test procedures for requalification; coordinate testing, advise laboratory personnel, evaluate results, and prepare test reports.
• Support Printed Wire Assembly (PWA) supplier transfer initiatives.
• Work with Supply Chain, Customer Service, and High Performance work teams (HPWT) on cost reduction, product reliability, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support customer service product inquiries; interpret internal, industrial, and customer specifications and recommend enhancements based on engineering analysis and field data.
• Support FRACAS system development, tracking, and metric development.
• Develop Fault Isolation Manuals for operations personnel troubleshooting electrical components.
• Troubleshoot electronic hardware at the component level and support electrical component obsolescence management.
• Provide technical support to operations personnel, procurement, and customers as needed.

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits.
• Retirement benefits.
• Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• A $5,000 relocation bonus is mentioned as available to qualified external candidates residing more than 50 miles from Grand Rapids, although the posting later states that no relocation benefit is being offered.

What This Job Offers

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