Cost Out Engineer-Electronics Category

Eaton; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton in Maharashtra, India, seeks an Electronics Cost-Out & Data Analytics specialist to analyze commercial and technical data of electronic components, PCB gerbers, and assemblies to support cost-out, resiliency, and NPIs. You will collaborate with Global Procurement, Product Development teams and suppliers to improve engineering data and data libraries development.

The incumbent will contribute to reducing NPI lead times by suggesting cost‑effective and technically compatible products,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics/ETC.
• Total relevant work experience: BE/BTech 3-6 years, MTech fresher.

Responsibilities

• Contribute in building strategies to drive enterprise-wide cost-out & resiliency projects with Global Procurement, Engineering and Supply Chain.
• Engineering data improvement for Electronics category (components, PCB and Box build components).
• Drive productivity by supplier consolidations, data improvements & avoiding part proliferation.
• Demonstrates use of engineering tools and analytics to support cost-out opportunities.
• Interface with manufacturing, product teams and suppliers to resolve DFM, DFA, and validation issues.
• Build relationships with stakeholders for easy execution of strategies.
• Engage suppliers to generate new ideas for cost-out, resiliency, and NPIs.
• Understand electronics hardware, firmware interfaces and PCB layout knowledge.
• Knowledge of PCB layout, fabrication, and design, with products across disciplines.

Skills

PCB fabrication

Gerbers

Electronic components specifications

Schematic/PCB CAD tools

Silicon Expert

Environmental compliance (IEC/UL/ISO/R

Data analytics

Cost out / supplier consolidation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics/ETC

Tools

OrCAD

Altium

Mentor Graphics

CAM350

Silicon Expert

Job description

What You’ll Do

"The primary responsibility of this role is to analyze commercial, technical data of electronic components, PCB gerbers and assemblies for generating and supporting different type of cost out, resiliency and NPI projects. It also requires developing and executing category wise strategies, in close collaboration with various cross functional teams like Global procurement organization, product development teams and suppliers across the globe. The incumbent would be responsible for Engineering data improvement for Electronics Components and contribute in data libraries development."

What You’ll Do

"The primary responsibility of this role is to analyze commercial, technical data of electronic components, PCB gerbers and assemblies for generating and supporting different type of cost out, resiliency and NPI projects. It also requires developing and executing category wise strategies, in close collaboration with various cross functional teams like Global procurement organization, product development teams and suppliers across the globe. The incumbent would be responsible for Engineering data improvement for Electronics Components and contribute in data libraries development. The Incumbent also need to contribute in reducing new product development times, by suggesting cost effective and technically compatible products from strategic suppliers of the category. The applicant should have capability to leverage data analytics & ideation principles to create new project opportunities. The incumbent needs to have knowledge of requirements related to electrical, electronic products development."

• Contribute in building strategies to drive enterprise-wide cost-out & resiliency projects for category, working along with Global Procurement Leaders, Engineering counterparts and Supply Chain team team.
• Engineering data Improvement for Electronics category (components, PCB and Box build components).
• Drive productivity by supplier consolidations, key data improvements & avoiding part proliferation.
• Demonstrates the application of basic Engineering tools/ principles and evidence of creative thinking through component selection, PCB Fabrication knowledge, preliminary validation through simulations or engineering analytics.
• Confers with manufacturing, Product teams, suppliers to resolve Design for Manufacturing, Design for Testing, Design for Assembly issues.
• Builds strong relationships with Stakeholder for easy execution of strategies.
• Suppliers' engagement to generate new ideas and solution to gain cost out, resiliency and support NPIs.
• Understanding on electronic devices-hardware, firmware, interfaces.
• Good knowledge on PCB layout, PCB Fabrication, product design, testing & validation.
• "Having knowledge on products of multi discipline: PCB layout, gerbers and fabrication, Electronic, Electrical, and Mechanical would be preferred. "

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Masters in Electronics/E&TC

"1. Total relevant work experience: If BE/B-Tech - 3-6 years / If MTech - Fresher"

Skills

• Understanding of electronic component specifications, lifecycles, and industry standards, PCB fabrication, gerbers.
• Awareness of applicable standards and environmental compliances – IEC / UL / ISO / RoHS / REACH etc.
• Sound knowledge on spend data analysis.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills."
• "1.Strong knowledge of electronic component selection, understanding specifications, lifecycles,ability to read schematic and circuit diagrams, PCB layout, fabrication, gerbers, and industry standards. Hands on expertise in Silicon Expert and in Schematic and PCB CAD tools like OrCAD, Altium, Mentor Graphics, CAM350 and other leading tools in market."
• Strong knowledge in finding out gaps for electronic cost out on products.
• Good to have experience of Design, testing and validation of various Hardware products.
• "1. Work & interact with global cross-functional and cross-cultural team."
• Good interpersonal skills, ability to clearly communicate to internal/external customers and suppliers.