PLS - Sr Engineer

Eaton; Arecibo (PR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Senior Engineer for the ES AMER PCS division to lead the Product Line Support for Industrial Circuit Breaker products. You will provide technical leadership, coordinate with manufacturing, quality and supply chain teams, and drive root cause analysis and cost-improvement initiatives.

The role emphasizes rigorous design, qualification, and regulatory compliance while supporting long-term product competitiveness and cross-functional collaboration across the Technical Center and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
• 3 years of experience 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

• Lead as the senior Product Line Support Engineer for Eaton's Industrial Circuit Breaker product portfolio, providing technical leadership across design, performance, qualification, compliance, and lifecycle management.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions to resolve product quality, yield, and performance issues.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, quality, supply chain and cross-functional teams to improve product design and manufacturing processes.
• Support VA/VE initiatives to reduce cost while maintaining performance and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in LEAN and EQMS initiatives and ensure documentation and specifications are current.

Skills

Technical leadership

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Statistical quality tools

LEAN

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Pro/Engineer

SolidWorks

Excel

Simulation software

Job description

Eaton's ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a PLS - Sr Engineer.

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 effective.
• 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.).

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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.