Engineering Specialist - Reliability

This is a hybrid position (3+ days on-site/week) that can take place out of Ellisville, MO or Moon Township, PA. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates within the United States.

About the role

The Reliability Engineer is responsible for improving the reliability and performance of Cooper Bussmann within PCS. This role leads reliability strategies across product design, manufacturing, and field performance to improve robustness, reduce failures, and enhance overall system effectiveness.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113,000 - $165,000. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead comprehensive system reliability and safety program plans.
• Track and report progress on program deliverables, and develop recommendations for program gate review decisions.
• Lead Design for Reliability (DfR) initiatives for electrical distribution and control systems.
• Quantify system reliability and safety requirements based on customer wants/needs, and competitive benchmarking information.
• Allocate reliability and safety requirements to subsystems and components.
• Build system-level reliability models based on system architecture and assessments of component reliability.
• Define and manage a system reliability growth plan, leveraging design analysis methods and test methods.
• Support championing the DFSS Program including Robust Products and Processes within the organization and ensure alignment with Eaton corporate and sector initiatives and processes. This includes overseeing PROLaunch/DFSS projects as well as Black/Green Belt resource deployment across divisions and sites.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving teams using A3 and 8D methodologies, ensuring rigorous problem definition, containment, root cause validation, and corrective action development.
• Drive implementation of permanent corrective and preventive actions, including validation of effectiveness and standardization to prevent recurrence across products, processes, and suppliers.
• Analyze warranty and field failure data to identify trends and systemic issues.
• Establish and manage reliability metrics (MTBF, MTTR, failure rates, OEE impact).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain to drive reliability improvements.
• Present reliability program status to internal and external customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Statistics, or related field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a technical role.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in advanced (R&D) engineering or new product development programs.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering, Statistics, or related field from an accredited institution.
• Knowledge of IEEE 2851-2023, Certification in Functional Systems Safety.
• Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) or Lean/Six Sigma certification.
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Greenbelt certification (Black Belt preferred).
• Knowledge of UL/IEC standards (UL 508A, UL 891, UL 1558).
• Knowledge of power electronics, power distribution systems, and power protection systems.
• Applied Statistical tools knowledge (DoE, Weibull, Minitab).
• Demonstrated problem solving skills (8D, RedX, DMAIC Six Sigma).
• Experience testing low voltage and/or medium voltage products.

Benefits

Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.