Master Designer - Sustaining Engineering

Eaton; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 71,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Master Designer - Sustaining Engineering at our Arden, NC facility. You will lead activities to maintain and improve product design standards, including BOM revisions, drawings, and new configurations from existing standards.

The role uses CAD for 2D/3D mechanical designs and requires creativity, strong drafting skills, and knowledge of manufacturing concepts. Collaboration across teams and Lean/Six Sigma practices are essential.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 2 years engineering experience.
• No immigration sponsorship for this position.
• Candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location only.

Responsibilities

• Lead activities to maintain and improve product design standards including BOM revisions and drawings.
• Support manufacturing assembly operations to improve processes using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
• Utilize CAD technology to perform 2D/3D mechanical designs.
• Provide accurate drawings and data to manufacturing personnel and suppliers.

Skills

AutoCAD Inventor

CAD

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Drafting standards

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Associate degree

Tools

ENOVIA

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Overview

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking a Master Designer - Sustaining Engineering. The position will be based at our facility in Arden, NC.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You’ll Do

The primary function of the Master Designer - Sustaining Engineering is to be responsible for leading activities required to maintain and improve product design standards including bill of material revisions, drawing revisions, and new configurations from existing standards (new BOM’s or drawings). Address and resolve maintenance of line issues through timely response and appropriate actions which meet the internal customer’s requirements and/or exceed the expectations. Support the manufacturing assembly operations to improve and maintain the assembly processes and throughput utilizing Lean Manufacturing concepts and Six Sigma methodology.

This position utilizes CAD technology to perform 2D/3D mechanical designs. The role requires technical work requiring a high degree of creativity as well as technical design and drafting skills, demonstrating a thorough understanding of basic materials, mechanical and electrical principles, and manufacturing concepts in the development of standard product designs and/or processing of customer orders of the most complex nature.

Essential Functions

• Lead activities required to maintain and improve product design standards including bill of material revisions, drawing revisions, and new configurations from existing standards (new BOM’s or drawings).
• Maintain CI-Tech (maintenance of line MOL) ETB Issue Category by closing ETBs through entering CMRs (ECN/ZLN) and supporting throughout their workflow, including ECO/CO/MCO processing through ENOVIA.
• Provide timely resolution to maintenance of line issues that meet the requirements of internal customers. Provide accurate drawings and/or electronic data to manufacturing personnel or outside sources as appropriate.
• Revise existing bills of material, mechanical and electrical design layouts, assembly and detail drawings and models utilizing Autocad Inventor.
• Check layouts, drawings, and bills of material for completeness and accuracy. Perform necessary calculations such as: sizes, tolerances, and fit as required proving adequacy of design.
• Exercise a working knowledge of shop fabrication, manufacturing, machining, and assembly and demonstrate full understanding of data input/output requirements of suppliers.
• Recommend and implement ongoing process and procedural improvements in support of the operation of the department.
• Support Change Management System and other ELSS and EQS requirements as appropriate.
• Requires good computer skills and the ability to interface with all levels of the organization including staff management and shop floor personnel.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Associate’s degree from an accredited institution with minimum 2 years of engineering experience OR Bachelors degree in engineering from an accredited institution
• 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. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• MVCA product line experience.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and other 3D engineering and design software programs.
• Trained through Kaizen-based training courses for all the Lean tools.

Skills

Position Criteria:

• Understanding and application of drafting standards and techniques (using computer-aided engineering software)
• Must demonstrate above average skill in Autocad Inventor.
• Train and assist other drafters in the use of advanced CAD system capabilities.
• Ability to use required engineering software tools and other common computer software (word processing, e-mail, spreadsheets, etc.)
• Able to demonstrate a sound foundation in mechanical, electrical or electronic principals.

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.