Senior Electrical Systems Engineer

Eaton; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Healthcare and retirement savings programs

Tuition assistance

Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs

Donation matching

Job summary

Eaton's Electrical Critical Power Solutions division is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to join our Richmond, VA team. You will develop, execute, and maintain testing processes, mentor electrical test employees, and lead the validation and troubleshooting of testing systems.

The expected annual salary range is between $86,000 and $126,000. The role comes with flexible work options and comprehensive health, dental, and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in electrical design, test or test automation function.
• Proficiency in developing test procedures.
• Experience in power systems, magnetics, and automated test systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute and maintain testing processes.
• Mentor electrical test employees in effective practices.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety and operational standards.
• Conduct root cause analysis of test system failures.

Skills

Electrical design expertise

Test automation proficiency

Leadership abilities

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology

Tools

National Instruments TestStand

Python

SQL Server

GitHub

Job description

Eaton’s Electrical Critical Power Solutions division is currently seeking a Senior Test Engineer to join our team in Richmond, VA. Relocation benefits available within the US.

This position is responsible for developing, executing, and maintaining robust testing processes, mentoring electrical test employees, and leading the design, development, delivery, validation, support and troubleshooting of manual and automated production test equipment and programs.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86,000 - $126,000 a year.

Why Eaton?

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites).
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs.
• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance.
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development.
• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs.
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico).

What You’ll Do

• Guide and support electrical test employees in advancing expertise in safe and effective testing practices, efficient troubleshooting, and electrical/electronics acumen.
• Oversee the planning, specification, development, delivery, validation, and support of automated, semi-automated, and manual test systems, consisting of power sources, loads, instruments, software, and network/serial communication.
• Ensure compliance of test systems with electrical safe work practices, hazard identification/remediation, and OSHA requirements in support of zero incident safety culture.
• Identify potential safety hazards and provide input into the remediation process, ensuring equipment functionality meets required specifications.
• Provide guidelines for the design, selection, support, service, and troubleshooting of test and electrical equipment, testing procedures, test data collection, and best practices to improve quality, safety, and throughput of the test process.
• Interpret external industry electrical standards (UL, ETL, IPC, NFPA) and assure alignment with internal safety, test and quality standards, product specifications, and procedures.
• Coordinate preparation, communication, execution, and follow‑up of customer witness test events.
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective action planning of test system and test process failures.
• Analyze, interpret, and effectively present test/quality/process data to senior leadership.
• Ensure test procedure alignment with the output of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Support financial performance and key operational performance indicators (safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory).
• Promote the Eaton Continuous Improvement Framework and other methods to create a lean culture and increase operational performance.
• Assist Quality and Engineering teams in internal and customer return product failure analysis.
• Support quality management system improvement activities, including Eaton QMS implementation, regular ISO 9001 internal/external audits, and related activities.
• Lead Electrical Safety implementations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in electrical design, test or test automation function.

Desired Qualifications

• Leadership or mentoring role in electrical design, test, or test automation.
• Experience in power systems, magnetics, and designing automated test systems for electrical products.
• Proficiency with test system software, including National Instruments TestStand, Python, SQL Server, and GitHub.
• Knowledge of communication protocols such as GPIB, Modbus RTU/TCP, and Rest API.
• Technical project and program management experience.
• Ability to develop test procedures.

We Will Not Consider Candidates Who

• Are seeking 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.

Keys To Role Success

• Proven analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to get results and drive change through others.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to use a variety of computer systems including Microsoft Office and assigned technical software.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and multiple projects at once.
• Ability to effectively present results and recommendations to senior‑level executive team.
• Ability to read technical documents and drawings including electrical drawings, one line diagrams, power flow diagrams, mechanical blueprints and other electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Ability to implement and support custom test system software applications.

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