Senior Fire Systems Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Internal promotion

Eaton University

Competitive package

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in the United Kingdom is seeking a Product Architect to define and evolve the technical architecture for Fire & Intrusion products. You will act as the technical bridge among Product Management, Engineering, Quality, and external partners to ensure scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.

The role covers architecture strategy, cross-functional leadership, and lifecycle accountability from concept to sustaining engineering, with emphasis on performance, cybersecurity, and cost

Qualifications

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

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 generations.
• Establish architectural standards, design principles, and best practices to support long-term evolution.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for assigned products or families.
• Translate customer, business, and product requirements into robust technical solutions and system architectures.
• Provide technical leadership and decision-making for complex challenges, design trade-offs, and architectural decisions.
• Lead feasibility assessments and architecture reviews to support investment and development decisions.
• Drive problem-solving during development, verification, certification, commercialization, deployment, and sustaining engineering.
• Balance performance, quality, reliability, cybersecurity, manufacturability, serviceability, schedule, and cost objectives.

Skills

Systems Architecture

Cyber Security

Connectivity & IoT

Software & Embedded Systems

Technology Strategy

Sensors/Intellegence Solution

Strategic Thinking

Influencing & Stakeholder Management

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Innovation Leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Engineering Degree - Embedded Firmware or Electronics

Job description

Eaton Corporation in the United Kingdom is seeking a Product Architect to define and evolve the technical architecture for Fire & Intrusion products. You will act as the technical bridge among Product Management, Engineering, Quality, and external partners to ensure scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.

The role covers architecture strategy, cross-functional leadership, and lifecycle accountability from concept to sustaining engineering, with emphasis on performance, cybersecurity, and cost