Lead Wiring Manufacturing Engineer - Data Center Power

Eaton Corporation

Asheville (NC)

Hybrid

USD 113,000 - 165,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Eaton Corporation in the United States is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Wiring SME to develop, validate, and deploy wiring processes for high-volume manufacturing of data-center related switchgear. This hybrid role can be based at any Eaton location in the US and requires close collaboration with Product Engineering, Operations, Quality, and supplier teams.

You will lead product introduction, design-for-manufacturability, process qualification, and continuous improvement while ensuring

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
Minimum five (5) years of experience in manufacturing engineering, including developing, validating, and deploying manufacturing processes, equipment standards, automation solutions, and digital workflows.
Minimum three (3) years of experience with electrical wiring assembly processes and wiring strategy.
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 STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.

Responsibilities

Manufacturing Process: Develop and standardize manufacturing methods, process flows, standard work, visual instructions, and process controls across product families.
Equipment and Tooling: Define technical requirements for wire-processing equipment, tooling, fixtures, and operating parameters; lead equipment qualification and process validation, and establish preventive-maintenance requirements with plant teams.
Automation and Capital Projects: Evaluate and implement appropriate automation for wire cutting, stripping, crimping, connector processing, bundling, and labeling. Support supplier selection, capital justification, installation, commissioning, and production handover.
Product Engineering Integration: Translate EPLAN and other electrical-design outputs into manufacturing-ready data; promote design-for-manufacturability and standardize wire identification, connections, terminations, and labeling requirements.
Digital Manufacturing: Define production sequences, operator instructions, quality gates, data collection, and traceability requirements within MES and connected shop-floor applications.
New Product Introduction: Lead manufacturing-process development, PFMEA, pilot builds, validation, production-readiness reviews, and ramp-up activities for new or transferred products.
Operational Support and Continuous Improvement: Resolve complex production issues through structured problem-solving and first-principles analysis; use performance data and shop-floor feedback to improve first-pass yield, process capability, equipment reliability, and labor productivity.
Cross-Functional Technical Leadership: Coordinate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, EHS, Product Engineering, and equipment suppliers to manage technical risks, nonconformances, and manufacturing changes.
Standards Deployment and Operator Capability: Govern approved manufacturing standards, support plant implementation, and develop the capability of operators, technicians, and engineers to sustain compliant processes.