Product Engineering Lead - Custom Order Design

Eaton; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 97,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s ARS-PDCA division in Arden, NC is seeking a Product Engineering Supervisor on site to lead a team of engineers within the Custom Order Engineering organization, coordinating with Customer Order Design, Manufacturing, Quality, and Product Line Sales to deliver accurate engineering packages.

The role focuses on workload planning, performance management, coaching, and ensuring designs meet Eaton standards while driving continuous improvement and customer-driven solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
• Two years of experience leading or supervising a technical, operations, or engineering team.
• Four years of technical/engineering experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering production schedules by balancing resources, monitoring milestone deliverables, and supporting Sales/Marketing, Manufacturing, Warranty, and LVA Custom Order Design functions.
• Assign and prioritize orders based on individual skill sets, workload, and order complexity to ensure on-time and accurate engineering output.
• Provide direct supervision to SB06 and SB07 engineering staff, including work assignment, performance evaluation, coaching, and corrective action as required.
• Support new product and custom design efforts, including development of customer-specific solutions and standard configurations.
• Identify and implement design improvements to enhance performance, quality, manufacturability, and cost.
• Develop and coach engineers through ongoing guidance, career development support, and performance management, including Talent Hub evaluations, goal setting, and development planning.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, tools, workflows, and overall team efficiency.
• Ensure adherence to Eaton engineering standards and best practices across the COE organization.

Skills

Team leadership

Engineering supervision

Project scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Coaching and development

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Eaton’s ARS-PDCA division in Arden, NC is seeking a Product Engineering Supervisor on site to lead a team of engineers within the Custom Order Engineering organization, coordinating with Customer Order Design, Manufacturing, Quality, and Product Line Sales to deliver accurate engineering packages.

The role focuses on workload planning, performance management, coaching, and ensuring designs meet Eaton standards while driving continuous improvement and customer-driven solutions.