Product Design Engineer

Eaton Group; Santa Rosa Jauregui; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Group in Querétaro is seeking a product/design engineer to provide direct support to product lines, ensuring manufacturing continuity and meeting customer needs through cross‑functional teamwork with Marketing, Quality, Production, and Sourcing.

You will lead value engineering projects, review drawings and BOMs, coordinate with global staff, conduct DFMEA/PFMEA sessions, support cost reduction initiatives, and develop supplier relationships while upholding quality and ISO/APQP standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
• 3-5 years as a product or design engineer.
• Experience with electrical power equipment and transformer components.
• Knowledge of IEC/ANSI standards related to electrical products.
• Familiar with APQP, ISO 9001, FMEA and related quality systems.
• Prolaunch knowledge and strong written/oral communication in English/Spanish.
• Knowledge of 8D, FTA, Fishbone, core tools for problem solving.
• GD&T knowledge and blueprint interpretation.
• Experience with injection molding is a plus.
• Ability to supervise exempt/non-exempt staff.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and validates assembly activities and deviations.
• Supports product design improvements; analyzes materials for cost reductions.
• Reviews and updates drawings, BOMs, and specs via ECN/ECR.
• Supports cost reduction initiatives with production.
• Generates lab requests and performs testing (Material/Electrical/Mechanical).
• Collaborates with Marketing to meet customer needs.
• Interacts with global staff; reviews deviations when appropriate.
• Supports manufacturing/testing and investigates tooling/quality issues.
• Engages local/global sourcing to evaluate suppliers.
• Participates in DFMEA/PFMEA to identify risks and plan responses.

Skills

Power equipment

IEC/ANSI standards

Responsiveness

APQP

ISO 9001

Prolaunch

Bilingual English/Spanish

8D

GD&T

Injection molding

Supervision

Six Sigma / DOE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Prolaunch

8D/FMEA tools

Job description

What you’ll do:

Job Summary: Provide direct support to product lines to ensure the products continue being manufactured without interruption with a primary focus on the customer needs. Will be also accountable for leading value engineering projects with cross‑functional teams. This position will work closely with the Marketing department, Quality department, Production department, Materials and Sourcing departments, to manufacture the products in an organized and expedited fashion.

1. Provides direct product support in analyzing and validating assembly activities and/or deviations
2. Supports design of products to address performance improvements; analyze and improve product design rules (assembly layout, material analysis and validation). Review material standards and determine new material options for cost reductions.
3. Reviews and updates of Drawings, Bills of Materials and Internal specifications through the ECN/ECR process.
4. Works with production department in the execution of cost reduction initiatives (Vitality).
5. Generates laboratory requests and analysis for Material/Electrical/Mechanical testing.
6. Works with Marketing to design and develop solutions to meet customer’s need.
7. Coordinates with both Queretaro and global cross‑functional staff. This will include interfacing with global design owners located at any ECPSD facility. Guide supporting production staff. When appropriate, review and authorize deviations.
8. Supports manufacturing and production testing and cooperate to investigate tooling, quality control, and production problems and recommend corrective action.
9. Supports local and global sourcing/purchasing to evaluate, recommend, and develop relationships with suppliers.
10. Establishes and maintain a collaborative working relationship with other areas.
11. Conducts design reviews as well as the Design and Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA, PFMEA) sessions to identify project risks and develop response plans.

Qualifications:

Education level required: Bachelor´s degree in Electrical (preferred), Mechanical or Industrial Engineering. Experience and knowledge on Power systems equipment and operation is preferred

Years and area of experience required: 3-5 years as a product or design engineer.

• Experience with electrical power equipment and knowledge (selection, installation, operation, design and testing) of transformer components such as load break switches, tap changers, fuse holders and interrupters is preferred.
• Knowledge on IEC and ANSI standards related to electrical products to design quality products.
• Responsiveness
• Must have knowledge on quality, APQP & ISO systems; FMEA, PNCP, Capability Studies, ISO 9001.
• Must have Prolaunch knowledge
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, complimented with exceptional computer skills (English and Spanish language are mandatory)
• Technical Problem solving using any tool as of: 8D, FTA, Fishbone, core tools.
• GD&T knowledge and interpretation of blue prints or drawings and dimensional stack up analysis
• Design and Injection molding process (desirable)
• May supervise exempt personnel and/or non-exempt personnel.
• Knowledge on 6Sigma tools to product development process. DOE statistical analysis

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.