Sr. Engineer - MV Switchgear

Eaton Corporation; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in Pune, India seeks a Senior Engineer for MV Switchgear and Mechanism Design. The role focuses on designing AIS, GIS, RMU variants, ensuring IEC 62271 compliance, and coordinating with global teams for timely project delivery.

The ideal candidate has a mechanical engineering background with 9+ years of experience in MV switchgear design, development, and testing, including CAD tooling and DFx practices. Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech or ME/MTech in Mechanical engineering required.
• 9+ years total experience with 5+ years in design, development, manufacturing process and testing of MV Switchgear.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop MV Switchgear (AIS, GIS, RMU) meeting customer requirements, cost targets, and market tech.
• Possess in-depth mechanism design knowledge with prototype/product development experience.
• Coordinate with global stakeholders and drive project execution through design, testing, and implementation phases.
• Provide technical ownership and ensure IEC 62271 compliance.
• Drive modeling, calculations, and simulations to meet requirements.
• Continuously improve designs to meet best-practice standards.
• Deliver engineering solutions that meet quality standards and are cost-effective.
• Prepare and review routine and type tests; release production documents.

Skills

MV Switchgear design

Mechanism design

Prototype development

Project coordination

IEC 62271

Numerical modeling

Bill of materials

DfX

CAD tools

PLM (Enovia)

Testing knowledge

Education

B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical) or M.Tech/MS (Mechanical)

Tools

Creo Non-Parametric

Inventor

Enovia

Job description

What you’ll do:

"If you desire to be part of something special, to be part of a winning team, to be part of a fun team – winning is fun. We are looking forward to have a Sr.Engineer-MV Switchgear and Mechanism Design in Eaton’s Medium Voltage Power Distribution business, based in Pune ,India . In Eaton, making our work exciting, engaging, meaningful; ensuring safety, health, wellness; and being a model of inclusion & diversity are already embedded in who we are - it’s in our values, part of our vision, and our clearly defined aspirational goals. We are looking for motivated professionals with strong skills in New Product development for MV Switchgear(AIS/GIS). The products developed would be for Europe and Middle East Markets. Success in this position requires the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment, strong motivation for pursuing project objectives and the ability to learn new techniques, Tools, Processes for new Product Development Cycle"

• "A. Design and Develop MV Switchgear (AIS, GIS, RMU) meeting customer requirement, cost target and Market related technology.
• "B. In-depth knowledge of mechanism design with experience in prototype/product development
• "C. Coordinate with Global stakeholders and Drive project execution through Design, testing and implementation phase
• "D. Technical ownership of the project. Ensure product compliance to global design standards such as IEC62271
• "E. Drive Analytic/Numerical Modeling, calculations and simulation 1st approach to meet requirements.
• "F. Continuously improving design to achieve best practice standards
• "G. Providing innovative and creative Engineering solutions that meet company and customer quality standards
• "H. Delivering engineering solutions on time, considering the most cost-effective utilization of people, materials and plant while maintaining high quality standards
• "I. Technical documentation of design in proper formats, tests as per IEC 62271 standard
• "J. Making Bill of material and calculate Switchgear costing, Cost reduction.
• "K. Release of Production documents such as BOM, design, Test reports, Tech manuals etc.
• "L. Preparing and reviewing of Routine and type test
• "M. Design lead responsibility on Projects which would also involve coaching and mentoring team members to achieve project goals
• "N. Visit vendors to ensure timely delivery and product quality
• "O. Deployment of DfX/DfSS principles on projects
• "P. Participate in design reviews, both customer and internal as required
• "Q. Review reliability predictions, and Design Failure Modes and Effects analysis (FMEA) and structural/thermal/CFD results to proactively mitigate risks early in the project
• "R. Participate in multi-discipline concurrent development and corrective action teams
• "S. Should Drive for Innovation in design to have competitive solution versus competition"

Qualifications:

• B.E. / B Tech (Mechanical) or M. Tech / MS (Mechanical)
• B.E./B Tech - 9 Years + experience with 5 Years+ of experience in design, development, manufacturing process and testing of MV Switchgear.

Skills:

• "1. Designing of MV Switchgear such as GIS, RMU and AIS for critical performance parameters such as Dielectrics, Partial Discharge, Thermal, Internal Arc, STC and endurance.
• 2. Design of Switching mechanisms, CO/OCO functionality and Interlock designs
• 3. Design knowledge on different types mechanisms and experience in industrialization in product
• 4. Overall MV Switchgear manufacturing process knowledge
• 5. Working knowledge of CAD software's such as Creo Non-Parametric, Inventor
• 6. Knowledge on PLM software's such as Enovia
• 7. Knowledge of MV Switchgear routine testing & type testing procedure and Practical experience in testing
• 8. Experience of New product development Stage gate process
• 9. Hands on experience in product development leveraging DfX methodology
• 10. Having IEC 62271 compliant product knowledge will be considered a plus
• 11. Experience in leading New Product development projects "
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, Problem solving skills, Working in ambiguity, process management