Specialist Engineer - Low Voltage Assemblies

Eaton Corporation•Asheville, NC

11h•$113,000 - $165,000

About The Position

Eaton’s ARS division is seeking a Specialist Engineer - Low Voltage Assemblies. The position creates strategy, direction, and priorities, and develops constructive solutions aligned with business needs. It coordinates multidisciplinary engineering projects from ideation through design and implementation, serves as an expert resource for other engineers, reviews project deliverables for accuracy, and coordinates with engineering teams. The role requires in-depth knowledge of division goals and strategies and drives business objectives and improvements that affect division-wide measures. It also identifies opportunities and connections that enhance business performance. The Specialist Engineer manages complex projects and cross-functional design teams, influences organizational decisions on strategic and complex technical matters, and provides guidance to manufacturing, front-end engineering, junior engineers, production, warranty, and quality personnel. The role contributes to engineering execution, including work planning and scheduling, and completes assigned projects within budget and time constraints. It performs design and development work to maintain the product line, develops product designs that may require unique solutions, prepares product, equipment, and process specifications, participates in relevant codes and standards activities, evaluates emerging technologies, and contributes intellectual property and technical publications. The expected annual salary range is $113,000–$165,000. Relocation assistance is offered. Eaton does not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. Eaton offers health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work; availability may depend on eligibility factors, location, hire date, and collective bargaining agreements.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
At least 10 years of design engineering experience in a related field.
Detailed knowledge of electrical power systems, particularly low-voltage switchgear.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and CAD software such as AutoCAD and Inventor.
Design process skills, including knowledge of overall development processes, testing, and laboratory report generation.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Six Sigma experience; Black Belt required.
Demonstrated ability to interface effectively with internal and external customers.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze product application issues and drive them to root-cause resolution.
Ability to work as a strong team player in a fast-paced environment.
Leadership skills.
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.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Professional Engineering license.

Responsibilities

Create strategy, direction, and priorities and develop solutions aligned with business needs.
Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering projects from ideation through design and implementation, and serve as an expert resource for other engineers.
Review project deliverables for accuracy and coordinate with engineering teams.
Apply knowledge of division goals and strategies to drive business objectives and improvements affecting division-wide measures.
Identify opportunities or connections that enhance business performance.
Manage complex projects involving multiple organizations, components, or systems to ensure completeness and compatibility with organizational objectives and standards.
Influence organizational decisions, including decisions by senior leaders and the immediate manager, on strategic direction and complex technical issues.
Provide leadership for cross-functional project design teams.
Guide manufacturing, front-end engineering, and junior engineers in areas of expertise, and provide engineering support to production, warranty, and quality personnel on complex issues.
Participate in defining engineering execution, including planning and scheduling work, and complete assigned projects within budget and time constraints.
Execute design, development, and related technical tasks required to maintain the product line, including developing designs that may require unique solutions.
Initiate and prepare specifications for products, equipment, and processes while maintaining awareness and control of costs.
Participate in codes and standards activities related to product-line technology.
Produce intellectual property, evaluate technologies for potential integration, and remain at the leading edge of the field of expertise.
Develop articles for trade and technical publications, present papers, and prepare patent disclosures.