Lead Designer

This position is based at our Greenwood, SC facility.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role is $56,000 - $83,000 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.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineered-to-order (ETO) design work in 2D and 3D CAD, create Bills of Material (BOMs), process engineering change notices and technical work in accordance with customer requirements, processing orders of varying complexity from receipt to completion.
• Provide guidance to ETO Engineers, Application and Proposal Engineers, Marketing, Sales, shop floor personnel, and Purchasing.
• After proving good decision making, this position will allow a fair amount of latitude in making independent design decisions with only moderate supervision; work is approved by a Master Designer or ETO Engineer.
• Understand engineering/drafting/designers toolsets, including SAP, PLM, AutoCAD, Inventor.
• Understand and adhere to Product Engineering procedures, part numbering and filing systems.
• Work with existing computer systems and data files to be knowledgeable of order status and requirements.
• Create bills of material and drawings for configurable product (CTO), based upon defined selection rules.
• Prepare drawing transmittal forms and guide the processing of requested drawings.
• Perform basic calculations and computations in accordance with established formulas or from specific instructions.
• Full review of each order, including customer specifications, quote, and purchase order with a focus on standard and non-standard technical requirements which affect design.
• Create/manage moderate to complex ETO solutions and projects.
• Support ETO Engineers on customer phone calls.
• Create Construction drawings based upon sketches and references from an Engineer.
• Select/create buyout specifications based upon descriptions provided in customer quote and specification.
• Work with Structural Engineer to determine proper member sizes, ensure structural integrity, and convert to detail and assembly drawings and BOMs with proper fit-up.
• Take a lead role in developing and updating department processes, procedures, and work instructions.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that currently reside within the immediate geographical area of 50 miles of Greenwood, SC will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future.

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications:
• Two years of work experience in mechanical design utilizing Inventor or other 3D modeling software.
• Ability to create 2D and 3D CAD drawings, Bills of Materials, Change Notices, and review customer specifications.

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.