Lead Validation Engineer

Eaton; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Lead Validation Engineer to join its engineering team in Vantaa, Finland. You will own verification and validation activities for a new product development program and help define strategies, testing methodologies and laboratory capabilities.

This role offers the chance to shape future validation practices, work with global teams, and ensure products meet customer requirements, industry standards, and quality expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in power electronics or medium-voltage/high-voltage equipment or machinery applications, including leading teams in complex engineering activities.
• Expert knowledge of power electronics systems.
• Experience interpreting IEC standards to produce engineering documentation and processes.

Responsibilities

• Specify and develop facilities, equipment and processes for testing power electronics from medium to low voltage.
• Oversee and coordinate all validation activities for designated products in the laboratory.
• Plan and manage complex test programs, including setup, execution and documentation.
• Develop advanced test strategies and automation solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor team members.
• Ensure laboratory safety and equipment reliability.
• Drive global collaboration with Eaton test organizations.
• Translate customer and product requirements into test instructions and plans.
• Establish and maintain full traceability between requirements, test cases and validation results.

Skills

Power electronics

Medium/high voltage equipment

IEC standards interpretation

Simulation tools

Stakeholder communication

International travel

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial and institutional, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we're helping to solve the world's most urgent power management challenges and building a more sustainable society for people today and generations to come. Founded in 1911, Eaton has continuously evolved to meet the changing and expanding needs of our stakeholders. With revenues of $27.4 billion in 2025, the company serves customers in 180 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.

Eaton has opened a modern, state-of-the-art campus in Vantaa, Finland, dedicated to its critical power systems business. The campus brings together all business functions under one roof, including R&D, manufacturing, warehousing, sales and service, and product marketing. Over the past few years, Eaton's operations in Vantaa have expanded significantly and continue to play a central role in developing next-generation critical power solutions for customers around the world.

We are looking for a Lead Validation Engineer

Are you an experienced validation engineer looking for an opportunity to take a leading role in the development and validation of advanced power electronics products?

We are now looking for a Lead Validation Engineer to join Eaton's growing engineering organization in Vantaa. In this role, you will take ownership of verification and validation activities for a new product development program and play a key role in defining validation strategies, testing methodologies, laboratory capabilities, and future validation practices.

This is a unique opportunity to join a project at an early stage and help define how future products are tested, verified, and validated. You will work closely with product development teams, global engineering organizations, and validation specialists to ensure products meet customer requirements, industry standards, and quality expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Specify and develop new facilities, equipment and processes suitable for testing medium-voltage to low-voltage conversion power electronics products.
• Oversee and coordinate all validation activities for designated products in the laboratory.
• Plan and manage complex test programs, including setup, execution, and documentation.
• Develop advanced test strategies and automation solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor team members.
• Ensure laboratory safety and equipment reliability.
• Drive global collaboration with Eaton test organizations.
• Align validation efforts with organizational goals and standards.
• Ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 standard.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams and engineer a global solution together.
• Translate customer and product requirements, relevant standards and regulations into test instructions and plans to ensure full verification and validation.
• Establish and maintain full traceability between product requirements, test cases, and validation results to ensure comprehensive verification coverage.
• Ensure compliance with EMEA-specific standards and certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.

Years and area of experience required

• 7+ years of experience in power electronics or medium-voltage/high-voltage equipment or machinery applications, including leading teams in complex engineering activities.

Skills

Technical knowledge

• Expert knowledge of power electronics systems.
• Extensive practical experience working with medium-voltage/high-voltage equipment and standards (design, testing, commissioning or similar).
• Experience with interpreting relevant IEC standards to produce engineering documentation and processes (requirements, specifications, test methods or similar).
• Familiarity with simulation tools and design validation processes.
• Ability to interface with stakeholders throughout the organization and translate needs into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Some international travel may be required from time to time.

What Eaton offers

• A unique opportunity to join a new product development program at an early stage.
• A key role in defining and leading verification and validation activities for advanced power electronics technologies.
• The opportunity to influence validation methodologies, testing strategies, and future laboratory capabilities.
• Challenging work combining power electronics, medium-voltage technologies, validation engineering, and product development.
• Collaboration with highly skilled colleagues in Finland and globally.
• Excellent opportunities for professional growth and long-term career development within a global organization.

Location

The position is based in Vantaa, Finland. Some international travel may be required from time to time, primarily within EMEA and to the United States.