Lead Medium Voltage Engineer

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is seeking a Lead Medium Voltage Engineer based in Moon Township, PA (Pittsburgh area). This role offers a hybrid schedule with domestic and international travel up to 25% annually. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates within the United States.

About the Role

As the Lead Medium Voltage (MV) Engineer, you will lead and execute design engineering projects for Eaton’s Medium Voltage Circuit Breaker product line. Responsibilities include new product development from inception through production, maintaining third-party certifications, supporting production, enhancing existing products, and addressing application issues. You will collaborate closely with industrialization, product line marketing, plant manufacturing, quality teams, and customers. The role involves design responsibility for product families, developing expertise in industrial circuit breaker technology, and becoming a subject-matter expert in MV vacuum circuit breakers.

Responsibilities

• Drive business growth through new product planning, team-based development, and production launch to market.
• Develop strong technical knowledge of circuit breaker products, competitive technology, governing regulatory standards, and customer requirements.
• Compile requirements, lead conceptual and detailed design, development, prototyping, validation, and documentation of product designs.
• Build prototypes and plan and execute test programs to evaluate designs.
• Work with manufacturing process owners to design according to capabilities and establish process controls for cost-effective, defect-free manufacturing.
• Provide accurate design documentation with tolerances and Bills of Materials.
• Lead stage-gate new product development activities, including required documentation for relevant projects, and participate in project reviews.
• Enhance performance margin using Design for Six Sigma quality tools and simulation; initiate changes to drive product robustness.
• Secure and maintain third-party certifications.
• Participate in process improvement to enhance effectiveness, quality, accelerate programs, and reduce costs.
• Utilize communication and business skills to propose and plan project activities, present in design reviews, clarify requirements, deploy instructions, lead teams, and share application information.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, customers, and partner organizations in programs of mutual benefit, including standards-making bodies and certifying agencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or related engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
• 7 years of experience in a related field with a focus on new product development and design.
• Able to accommodate 10-25% domestic and occasional international travel annually.

Eaton will not consider applicants requiring employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in Industrial Power Distribution, Switching Devices, or Switchgear.
• Design For Six-Sigma (DFSS) trained and/or certified.

Skills

• Learning agility and functional leadership within cross-functional teams, both domestic and global.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills supporting customer engagement and other business matters.
• Methodical mechanical and electrical problem solver with strong analytical skills.
• Process-oriented with a continuous-improvement mindset.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97,000 - $143,000. Salaries are based on candidate skills, experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.

Benefits

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