Associate Engineer - Electrical (Cost Out)

Eaton Corporation; Hadapsar; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in Hadapsar, India, seeks a cost-out focused Electrical Engineer to drive profit through value analysis and supplier collaboration. You will lead cost-reduction initiatives across Wires, EV/HEV systems, UPS, and related electrical components while aligning with Global Procurement and product teams.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience in electrical design basics, data analysis, and supplier engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with cost-out experience preferred.
• 1–3+ years of relevant experience in electrical components or modules.
• Experience with supplier engagement and cost reduction initiatives.
• Familiarity with electrical design basics and product concepts for cost-out opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Identify, drive and execute cost-out projects for electrical products.
• Collaborate with Global Procurement, Product lines and divisions to generate VA projects and category strategies.
• Improve engineering data for LV/MV components and contribute to data libraries.
• Analyze spend data for cost-out opportunities using VAVE principles.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive project execution.
• Understand electrical design and manufacturing processes related to SCM tools.
• Tackle multiple Direct Material Productivity areas and build a robust project pipeline.
• Analyze commodity spend data and leverage data analytics to create new opportunities.
• Address supplier and internal customer queries and provide solutions.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Cost out

Supplier qualification

Data analysis

EV/HEV systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

What you’ll do:

• The primary responsibility of this role is to identify, drive and execute various cost out projects related to Electrical products like Electrical Wires, and electronic systems, Automotive products, EV, HEV battery systems, UPS, terminals, connectors etc as a part of Direct Material Productivity (DMP) team.

• This involves close collaboration with Global Procurement Organization, Product line managers & Product divisions to generate cost out opportunities, VA projects and execution of category startegies.

• The incumbent would be responsible for Engineering data improvement for various Electrical components or sub assemblies asscoiated with LV, MV products and contribute in data libraries development.

• Spend Data Analysis-Ideation for cost out opportunities- Resolurcing, negotiation and VAVE.

• Cross function team collaboration for project execution.

• Electrical productsdesign and manufacturing processes concept knowledge and understanding of SCM tools

• Flexible to work on various aspects of Direct Material Productivity to deliver significant cost out opportunitiesand to createa robust pipeline of executable cost out projects.

• Capability to analyse commodity spend data & leverage data analytics & ideation principles to create new project opportunities.

• Willingness to address supplier and internal customer related queries, constraints and able to provide suitable solutions to contribute towards process improvement, alternatives and cost out benefits.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred with cost out experience).

• 1-3+ year’s relevant experience.

Skills:

• Experience on Electrical Components, Wires, electronic systems, Automotive products, EV, HEV battery systems, UPS, terminals, connectors etc and awareness of supplier qualifications for technical aspects.

• Should be capable of applying the electrical design basics, product concepts for new cost out opportunities.

• Experience to work with suppliers or supplier identification.

• Preferred to have experience in product process, testing and validation activities.

• Preparation of technical compliance agreements with supplier or customers.

• Awareness of material concepts, part application and tools used for relevant product base.

• Awareness of application standardsIEC/UL of variety of electrical products.

• Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.