Product Engineer

Eaton Corporation; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 68,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton's Electrical Sector America in Omaha, NE, is seeking an Electrical Engineer to translate customer drawings into manufacturing solutions. You will be the technical bridge between our sales force and customers, guiding approvals, witness tests, and circuit designs that meet specifications.

You will shape engineering documentation for drafting, procurement, and production and provide hands-on guidance to manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• No immigration sponsorship or CPT/OPT/STEM OPT support.
• No relocation offered; reside within 50 miles of Omaha, NE.
• Preferred: design experience with Medium Voltage Switchgear.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical liaison between sales, customers, and engineering; translate drawings and specs into manufacturing solutions.
• Review configurations, perform circuit design/calculations, and support drafting, purchasing, and production.
• Provide guidance to manufacturing teams and support product marketing initiatives.
• Assist in customer project reviews, inspections, and witness tests.
• Maintain and update engineering documentation and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Job description

Eaton's Electrical Sector America is seeking an Electrical Engineer.

This position is based on site at our Omaha, NE manufacturing facility, supporting our Power Distribution & Controls Assemblies division.

Step into a role where engineering meets innovation and collaboration. As a key contributor, you'll transform customer drawings and specifications into actionable manufacturing solutions, ensuring every product meets precise application requirements. You’ll be the technical bridge between our sales force and customers—guiding onboard approvals, witness tests, and circuit designs that bring ideas to life.

Your expertise will shape engineering documentation that drives drafting, procurement, and production. You’ll also provide hands‑on technical guidance to our manufacturing teams, support strategic product marketing initiatives, and empower field sales with negotiation and application insights.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $67500.0 - $99000.0 a year. Please note the salary information shown is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Serve as primary contact for customers as technical liaison in all aspects of product application, performance, and compliance to specifications and solutions to complex customer problems.
• Review and analyze product configurations and components, design circuits, perform engineering calculations, and provide input to other departments including drafting, purchasing, and manufacturing personnel.
• Participate in company activities such as product design, market and product improvements, productivity, quality and safety improvements.
• Provide engineering functions in support of product marketing, manufacturing, and sales in line with company and product line objectives.
• Participate in customer project review/drawing approval meetings.
• Perform other related activities and special projects as assigned.
• Support other members of the team as needed. Participate and lead customer inspections and witness tests.
• Provide project management status of orders to meet OTP objectives, reduce cycle times, manage changes to order requirements and assist with product warranty.
• Comply with the environment, health, and safety guidelines.
• Maintain current knowledge/expertise of product engineering technologies, competitor capabilities, practices, market conditions, and channels.

Basic (required) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar 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 is offered. Candidates must currently reside within a 50-mile radius of Omaha, NE to be considered. Active‑Duty Military are exempt from this geographical limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year of experience designing Medium Voltage Switchgear products
• Previous experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Previous experience leading projects

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