Senior Test Engineer

Eaton Corporation•Woodridge, IL

1d•$71,000 - $105,000

About The Position

Eaton’s Data Center division is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to lead system-level testing, integration, and validation of power management, power distribution, energy storage, UPS, and related hardware products. The role ensures products meet functional, performance, and reliability requirements. The engineer develops and executes test strategies, plans, procedures, and reports across hardware, firmware, software, networking, and end-to-end system operation. Testing includes network-connected products and solutions using technologies such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, SNMP, Modbus, BACnet, cloud connectivity, and cybersecurity-related functionality. Test scenarios cover normal, abnormal, environmental, and fault conditions. The position collaborates across engineering and business teams to define test methodologies, assess product risks, and support product releases. It also drives improvements to testing processes, laboratory infrastructure, tools, automation frameworks, and validation methods; reviews requirements and architectures for coverage and traceability; and provides technical leadership and mentorship while communicating results, risks, and recommendations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Science from an accredited institution.
Minimum of five years of experience in testing.
Collaboration, documentation, and consensus-building skills.
Power system user test case experience or capability (listed as a position success criterion).
Must be within a 50-mile radius of Woodridge, Illinois, unless an active-duty military service member candidate.
Eaton will not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position, including CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, or I-485 job portability.

Responsibilities

Lead system-level testing, integration, and validation of power management, power distribution, energy storage, UPS, and related hardware products.
Develop and execute test strategies, plans, procedures, and reports for hardware, firmware, software, networking, and end-to-end system operation.
Validate network-connected products and solutions, including Ethernet, TCP/IP, SNMP, Modbus, BACnet, cloud connectivity, and cybersecurity-related functionality.
Design and execute test scenarios covering normal, abnormal, environmental, and fault conditions to assess robustness and reliability.
Collaborate with Hardware, Firmware, Software, Product Management, Quality, Manufacturing, and Customer Support teams to define test methodologies, assess product risks, and support product releases.
Improve test processes, laboratory infrastructure, tools, automation frameworks, and validation methodologies from concept through implementation.
Review product requirements, specifications, and system architectures to ensure test coverage, traceability, and validation of customer and business requirements.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship; communicate test strategies, results, product quality risks, and recommendations to project teams and engineering leadership.