Lead Engineer-Molded Rubber Products

Eaton Corporation; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is looking for an experienced engineering professional in Pune District, India, to lead the design and development of medium voltage protection systems. Your role will involve collaboration with various functional teams to ensure effective delivery of products while maintaining high standards in technical performance.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, alongside at least 8 years of experience in medium voltage electrical products. You will be responsible for mentoring team members and driving innovative solutions while adhering to industry regulations.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in medium voltage electrical products.
• Minimum 8+ years in product development with strong leadership skills.
• Experience with IEEE/IEC standards and test certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead design & development of medium voltage systems/sub-systems.
• Collaborate with teams to achieve on-time delivery for new products.
• Mentor team members and drive innovative engineering solutions.

Skills

Medium voltage electrical products

Critical design thinking

Problem solving skills

Project management

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in engineering in Mechanical

Tools

3D modelling/drafting

SAP

Job description

Responsibilities

Lead design & development of overhead & underground medium voltage protection system/sub‑system as per marketing requirements.

• Complete system/sub‑system component sizing, modeling and simulation to meet customer requirements and IEEE standards, especially with dielectric, partial discharge, thermal, structural and environmental requirements.
• Design medium voltage underground products such as connectors, cold shrink joints, elbows, bushings considering manufacturability and assembly.
• Develop innovative solutions to minimize iterations and quick prototyping.
• Accountable for providing engineering solutions for field issues, plant quality issues, retrofits, etc.
• Collaborate with SCM to develop ecosystem in India for prototype and testing capabilities.
• Research, review, and implement best‑practices, new and emerging technologies, and design patterns to New and existing development.
• Maintain and enhance technical proficiency in medium voltage related development environments, processes, and tools.
• Plan and manage development work to achieve on‑time delivery of NPD, features and enhancements.
• Coordinate and collaborate with product manager, design, simulation, reliability, marketing and manufacturing development teams to produce engineering designs and specifications for new features and enhancements.
• Identify, communicate and mitigate risks as they arise during development.
• Mentor and coach less experienced members of the team in all aspects of GD&T, manufacturing, assembly etc.
• Generate ideas and innovative solutions which will provide competitive edge to business products.
• Think creatively and come out with new proposals and present them to stakeholders.
• Develop design guidelines, best practices and lessons learnt documents and share with peers and team.
• Actively participate in paper presentations, tech talks and external university forums.
• Estimate workload, establish and maintain project schedules and monitor progress through the project execution phases.
• Contribute to team's technical growth by engaging in technical discussion and mentoring.
• Active communication with the cross functional team to ensure schedule, cost and performance alignment.
• Strong ability for critical design thinking, thorough risk analysis and effective decision making.

Qualifications

Bachelor's/Master's degree in engineering in Mechanical.

• 8-12 years of experience.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in medium voltage electrical products such as switchgear, switches, insulators, etc.
• Experience in medium voltage cable accessories is an added advantage.
• Experience in technically leading a team through all stages of the product development cycle.
• Experience in dielectric, short circuit, temperature rise, arc test, test duties in accordance with IEEE/IEC standards.
• Experience in end‑to‑end product design with strong understanding of different functions within the organization.
• Understanding of rubber/polymer manufacturing process is an added advantage.
• Strong experience of working with manufacturing for new product industrialization.
• Experience in product costing and analyzing cost break‑up due to various manufacturing processes/design features.
• Experience in test object requirements, plan for assembly and finalize test parameters.
• Hands‑on experience in product development leveraging DfX methodology.
• Engineering technical expertise to solve problems and make design recommendations.

Desired Qualifications

Sound technical knowledge in medium voltage product design such as switchgear, switches, insulators etc.

• Experience in molded rubber products cable connectors is an added advantage.
• Extensive experience with product design, technology exploration, agile methodologies.
• Hands‑on experience of working in plants/suppliers, resolving technical issues, driving LEAN, DFSS certified.
• Thorough understanding of IEEE/IEC standards, Type test certification, 3D modelling/drafting & SAP knowledge.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Working in ambiguity, process management, critical design thinking.