Technical Program Lead
About The Position
Eaton's Mobility Group is currently seeking a Technical Program Lead. This position is located onsite in Carol Stream, IL. The expected annual salary range for this role is $113000 - $165000 a year. 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. Eaton announced, on June 11, 2026, the intent to combine its Mobility Group (including both the Vehicle and eMobility segments) with a new company. We expect to complete this process by the end of the first half of 2027. The compensation and benefits that will initially be offered for this position are based on Eaton's plans, programs and practices. If you are offered and accept this position and are actively employed by the Mobility Group when the transaction closes, the new company will provide further details to employees concerning compensation and benefits at that time. The Technical Program Leader (TPL) leads the multidisciplinary functional New Product Introduction (NPI) Stamping team to execute and achieve the technical product delivery targets according to the committed overall project schedule, development cost and bill of material (BoM). The TPL drives and verifies the execution of all manufacturing activities product life cycle activities for a given program spanning the V-model (requirements decomposition and definition; development processes; integration and testing; and, as applicable, handoff to operations). The final objective is to obtain approval for system/product release.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline from an accredited institution
- Minimum of four (4) years experience in engineering product development
- Candidates must currently reside within a 50 mile radius of Carol Stream, IL. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or Master's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- Previous Manufacturing experience
- Progressive Die Stamping experience
- Experience in the Mobility space
Responsibilities
- Matrix leads and drives the multidisciplinary new product team to achieve the technical/functional project targets, bill of material (BoM), project timing and industrialization targets
- Ensures the achievement of the required product maturity (for example, technology readiness level) over the product life cycle
- Responsible for the product BoM Process approval and release
- Acts internally as the technical interface for the product/program engineering team to program management, supply chain, manufacturing and commercial team
- Acts externally as the technical customer interface for the product/program engineering team
- Organizes cross functional team meetings and drives agenda
- Prepares technical decision options as input for the change control board and for management escalation
- Plan technical work packages (content/schedule/quality) according to the overall project schedule
- Plan and execute product/system releases according to defined schedule
- Responsible for sample planning and adherence to engineering build management and sample release
- Act as manufacturing interface for successful realization of the sample builds
- Responsible to release the Engineering Documentation to the manufacturing plants to be able to perform sample builds
Benefits
- Health and Welfare benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
