PLS - Sr Engineer

Eaton Corporation; Arecibo (PR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in the United States is seeking a Senior Product Line Support Engineer to lead technical ownership of the Industrial Circuit Breaker portfolio. You will guide design, qualification, and lifecycle decisions, ensuring regulatory compliance and customer satisfaction.

You will coach manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams, drive root-cause analysis for failures, support VA/VE initiatives, and collaborate with engineering and marketing to sustain product excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering ( Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic or others) from an accredited institution.
• 3 years of experience working in electromechanical component or systems design.
• Bilingual with fluency in Spanish and English.
• No relocation offered for this position.
• Must be authorized to work in USA
• May require 20% international travel.

Responsibilities

• Understand product requirements, applications & governing standards (UL, CSA), test procedures, and circuit breaker technology & design intent.
• Assist with resolution of manufacturing and/or production issues relating to product function to maintain compliance with requirements, standards, and specifications.
• Acts as a liaison between Technical Center Team and Feeder Plants in handling product performance non-conformances to identify root cause corrections.
• Evaluates materials, processes and as needed initiates engineering change request to correct, enhance, update, and improve engineering documentation to satisfy customers and manufacturers of the product.
• Evaluate and analyze parts, material, supplier and product design deviations and changes; approve or reject them according to performance requirements.
• Support manufacturing functions to ensure part manufacture leads to proper product design performance. Coordinates with TC Engineers and manufacturing engineers to determine opportunities for product yield improvements and cost savings.
• Collaborate with Quality to provide product improvements and feedback to customer complaints. Utilize statistical quality tools when required to analyze data to evaluate and improve designs.
• Supports manufacturing to ensure efficient production methods and tools are utilized effectively.
• Supports new product or product extension launches as liaison to manufacturing facility. Actively participate and support on LEAN and EQMS initiatives.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish-English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Pro/Engineer

SolidWorks

Excel

Simulation modeling

Job description

What you’ll do:

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Serve as the senior Product Line Support Engineer for Eaton's Industrial Circuit Breaker product portfolio, acting as an extension of the Technical Center organization and providing overall technical leadership for product design, performance, qualification, compliance, and lifecycle management.

This role is responsible for ensuring products consistently meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and business objectives while supporting the operational and strategic needs of the manufacturing facility. The Senior Engineer provides technical expertise, coaching, and leadership to manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and cross-functional teams to drive product excellence and operational performance.

The position leads sustaining engineering activities across the assigned product portfolio, serving as the primary technical authority for manufacturing operations, including assembly and feeder processes. Responsibilities include driving the resolution of product quality, yield and performance issues through structured root cause analysis and corrective implementation; and validating product design, deviations and manufacturing changes to ensure compliance with applicable standards and specifications.

Additionally, the Senior Engineer supports Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) initiatives to achieve cost reduction objectives, collaborates on product qualification and regulatory compliance activities, and works closely with Technical Center engineering teams, Product Line Marketing, manufacturing operations, quality organizations, suppliers, and customers to support the long-term success and competitiveness of the product portfolio.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Understand product requirements, applications & governing standards (UL, CSA), test procedures, and circuit breaker technology & design intent. Support documentation development such as manufacturing instruction and visual aids to support the requirements.
• Assist with resolution of manufacturing and or production issues relating to product function to maintain compliance with requirements, standards, and specifications.
• Acts as a liaison between Technical Center Team and Feeders Plants in handling product performance non-conformances to identify root cause corrections.
• Evaluates materials, processes and as needed initiates engineering change request to correct, enhance, update, and improve engineering documentation to satisfy customers and manufacturers of the product.
• Evaluate and analyze parts, material, supplier and product design deviations and changes; approve or reject them according to performance requirements.
• Support manufacturing functions to ensure part manufacture leads to proper product design performance. Coordinates with TC Engineers and manufacturing engineers to determine opportunities for product yield improvements and cost savings.
• Collaborate with Quality to provide product improvements and feedback to customer complaints. Utilize statistical quality tools when required to analyze data to evaluate and improve designs.
• Supports manufacturing to ensure efficient production methods and tools are utilized effectively.
• Supports new product or product extension launches as liaison to manufacturing facility. Actively participate and support on LEAN and EQMS initiatives.
• Comply with approved policies and processes and perform other administrative tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering ( Mechanical, Electrical , Mechatronic or others) from an accredited institution
• 3 years of experience working in electromechanical component or systems design
• Bilingual with fluency in Spanish and English
• No relocation offered for this position.
• Must be authorized to work in USA
• May require 20% international travel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Six-Sigma quality tools
• General knowledge of product design for cost-effective manufacture, working knowledge of regulatory standards.
• Experience with engineering computer applications. Pro/Engineer, Solid Works or similar, Excel, and computer-based simulation modeling (static stress, thermal, kinematics/dynamics, tolerances, etc.).

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.