Senior Embedded Architect for Fire & Intrusion Systems

Eaton; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Internal promotion opportunities

Learning & development via Eaton Univ

Wellbeing program

Sustainability focus

Job summary

The Cwmbran facility at Eaton leads the Fire & Intrusion product line and seeks a Product Architect to define and govern the technical architecture across product solutions. You will bridge Product Management, Engineering, and external partners to ensure scalable, secure, compliant, and cost-effective outcomes throughout the lifecycle.

You will drive architecture standards, evaluate new technologies, and lead complex design decisions to align with market requirements and strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Engineering Degree - Embedded Firmware or Electronics preferable but open to others with the relevant experience.
• 10 years experience in a hands-on electronics architecture role is preferable; less will be considered but we require a high level of electronics architecture experience.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and communicate end-to-end product architectures for Fire & Intrusion solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, platforms, architectures, and development approaches to drive innovation and competitive advantage.
• Ensure architectural consistency, reusability, and scalability across product portfolios and future product generations.
• Establish architectural standards, design principles, and best practices to support long-term product evolution.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for assigned products or product families.
• Translate customer, business, and product requirements into robust technical solutions and system architectures.
• Provide technical leadership and decision-making for complex technical challenges, design trade-offs, and architectural decisions.
• Lead engineering feasibility assessments and architecture reviews to support investment and product development decisions.
• Drive problem-solving activities during product development, verification, certification, commercialization, and post-release support.
• Ensure technical solutions balance performance, quality, reliability, cybersecurity, manufacturability, serviceability, schedule, and cost objectives.
• Partner with Product Management to translate customer and market requirements into technical specifications and architectural requirements.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, software, cloud, mobile application, and systems engineering teams to define and deliver complete product solutions.
• Work with Program Management to manage technical risks, dependencies, and execution priorities throughout the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Sourcing, Quality, Certification, and Technical Support teams to ensure successful product launches and lifecycle support.
• Engage with customers, certification bodies, technology partners, and industry organizations to support product strategy, compliance, and innovation initiatives as required.

Skills

Systems Architecture

Cyber Security

Connectivity & IoT

Software & Embedded Systems

Technology Strategy

Sensors/Intelligence Solution

Strategic Thinking

Influencing & Stakeholder Management

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Innovation Leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Engineering Degree - Embedded Firmware or Electronics

Job description

The Cwmbran facility at Eaton leads the Fire & Intrusion product line and seeks a Product Architect to define and govern the technical architecture across product solutions. You will bridge Product Management, Engineering, and external partners to ensure scalable, secure, compliant, and cost-effective outcomes throughout the lifecycle.

You will drive architecture standards, evaluate new technologies, and lead complex design decisions to align with market requirements and strategic objectives.