Engineering Specialist - Reliability

Eaton Corporation; Asheville (NC); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking an Engineering Specialist – Reliability in a hybrid role with on-site work at Arden/Asheville, NC, Charlotte, NC, or Greenwood, SC. You will drive reliability strategies across design, manufacturing, and field performance to improve robustness and reduce failures.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering or related field with substantial experience in reliability engineering, DFSS, DoE, and statistical methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Statistics, or related field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a technical role.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in advanced (R&D) engineering or new product development programs.
• No relocation benefit offered; within 50-mile radius of Asheville/Arden, NC, Charlotte, NC, or Greenwood, SC preferred.
• Sponsorship restrictions apply; immigration sponsorship not offered.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead comprehensive system reliability and safety program plans; track progress and provide recommendations for program gate decisions.
• Lead Design for Reliability (DfR) initiatives for electrical distribution and control systems; quantify requirements; allocate to subsystems and components.
• Build system-level reliability models; define and manage a system reliability growth plan; use design analysis and testing methods.
• Support DFSS program championing and ensure alignment with corporate initiatives; oversee PROLaunch/DFSS projects and belt resources.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving teams using A3 and 8D methodologies; drive permanent corrective actions and prevent recurrence across products.

Skills

System reliability

DFSS

8D problem solving

DoE

Weibull analysis

Minitab

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Statistics, or related field

Tools

UL/IEC standards

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking an Engineering Specialist – Reliability. This is a hybrid position (3+ days on-site per week) that can take place out of one of our locations in Arden/Asheville, NC, Charlotte, NC, or Greenwood, SC.

The Reliability Engineer is responsible for improving the reliability and performance of the ES AMER ARS PDCAD division. This role leads reliability strategies across product design, manufacturing, and field performance to improve robustness, reduce failures, and enhance overall system effectiveness.

Salary: $113,000 – $165,000 per year (general guideline only; actual salary based on skills, experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.)

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead comprehensive system reliability and safety program plans. Track and report progress on program deliverables, and develop recommendations for program gate review decisions.
• Lead Design for Reliability (DfR) initiatives for electrical distribution and control systems. Quantify system reliability and safety requirements based on customer wants/needs, and competitive benchmarking information. Allocate reliability and safety requirements to subsystems and components.
• Build system-level reliability models based on system architecture and assessments of component reliability. Define and manage a system reliability growth plan, leveraging design analysis methods and test methods.
• Support championing the DFSS Program including Robust Products and Processes within the organization and ensure alignment with Eaton corporate and sector initiatives and processes. This includes overseeing PROLaunch/DFSS projects as well as Black/Green Belt resource deployment across divisions and sites within the organization.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving teams using A3 and 8D methodologies, ensuring rigorous problem definition, containment, root cause validation, and corrective action development. Drive implementation of permanent corrective and preventive actions, including validation of effectiveness and standardization to prevent recurrence across products, processes, and suppliers.
• Analyze warranty and field failure data to identify trends and systemic issues. Establish and manage reliability metrics (MTBF, MTTR, failure rates, OEE impact).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain to drive reliability improvements.
• Present reliability program status to internal and external customers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Statistics, or related field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a technical role.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in advanced (R&D) engineering or new product development programs.
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of our Asheville/Arden, NC, Charlotte, NC, or Greenwood, SC locations will be considered. Active‑Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STM OPT plans, F‑1 to H‑1B, H1‑B cap registration, O‑1, E‑3, TN status, 1‑485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Engineering, Statistics, or related field from an accredited institution.
• Knowledge of IEEE 2851‑2023, Certification in Functional Systems Safety.
• Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) or Lean/Six Sigma certification.
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Greenbelt certification (Black Belt preferred).

Skills

• Knowledge of UL/IEC standards (UL 508A, UL 891, UL 1558).
• Knowledge of power electronics, power distribution systems, and power protection systems.
• Applied Statistical tools knowledge (DoE, Weibull, Minitab).
• Demonstrated problem‑solving skills (8D, RedX, DMAIC Six Sigma).
• Experience testing low voltage and/or medium voltage products (LV = up to 2,000 volts, MV = 2,000–65,000).

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