Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Electrical

Eaton Group; Town of Orchard Park (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Eaton’s Aerospace division in Orchard Park, NY seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Electrical to support manufacturing cells for electric/electro-mechanical components. You will manage process documents, tooling, and test equipment while driving continuous improvement. Relocation assistance is provided.

This role requires hands-on experience with electrical testing, IPC/J standards, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure robust aerospace production. U.S. ITAR compliance applies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 3+ years in electrical component manufacturing or testing.
• Associate/Technical degree with 5+ years in electrical component manufacturing or testing.
• Experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power supplies.
• This position requires ITAR U.S. person status; no immigration sponsorship.
• Preferred: Electrical Technology/Engineering degree.
• Knowledge of IPC/J Std aerospace soldering specifications.
• Experience leading process improvements and continuous improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Safety, Ergonomics, and Change management in support of site safety goals.
• Generate and revise Manufacturing Processes and Work Instructions.
• Design, maintain tooling and electronic test equipment for production.
• Use of DMMs, oscilloscopes, and power supplies.
• Troubleshoot and test electrical circuits; understand theory.
• Perform wiring tasks for testing and development.
• Utilize PLC ladder logic and I/O knowledge for devices.
• Improve FPY and OPE; resolve manufacturing issues.

Skills

Aerospace soldering

Process improvement

Troubleshooting/test equipment

PFMEA

Leadership/communication

SolidWorks

AutoCAD Electrical

LabVIEW

Digital/analog circuits

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Associate/Technical degree

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD Electrical

LabVIEW

Job description

Eaton’s Aerospace division is currently seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Electrical. Relocation assistance is being provided!

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will support manufacturing cells of new and existing electric/electro mechanical components and sub assemblies. In this role, you will be responsible for managing process documents, tooling and test equipment for production and development hardware, driving continuous improvement, performing ergonomic assessments and providing typical Manufacturing Engineering rigor required for Aerospace Industry product realization. This position is located in Orchard Park, NY.

Job responsibilities:

• Responsible for Safety, Ergonomics, and Management of Change activity in support of site safety goals.
• Generate and revise Manufacturing Processes and Manufacturing Work Instructions.
• Design, Maintain tooling and electronic test equipment for mature or new production.
• Full understanding and use of DMM’s, Oscilloscopes, power sources.
• Understand electric circuit troubleshooting theory and testing techniques.
• Perform basic wiring tasks for testing and development.
• Utilize experience with programming, PLC ladder logic and I/O for digital and analog devices.
• Utilize working knowledge of single and three phase circuits.
• Drive First Pass Yield (FPY) and Overall Process Effectiveness (OPE) improvement.
• Provide timely support in resolving manufacturing issues.
• Support Capital expenditures- define equipment needed, work with suppliers to get quotes, develop ROI.
• Work with cross functional team to address non conformances and yield issues on products.
• Understand, troubleshoot and test anomalous printed circuit boards.
• Experience with manufacturing and testing of cable and harness assemblies.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and minimum three (3) years of work experience in electrical component manufacturing or testing.OR Associates/Technical degree and a minimum five (5) years of work experience in electrical component manufacturing or testing.
• Prior experience with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power supplies.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Technology, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

Skills:

• Experience/knowledge in Aerospace soldering specifications (IPC/J Std) and requirements.
• Experience leading process improvements and continuous improvement projects.
• Experience in troubleshooting/design of electrical test apparatus for production use.
• Knowledge of PFMEAs (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis - within Manufacturing).
• Organizational, communication, leadership, personal computing, performance management skills.
• Experience with Solidworks modeling software, AutoCad electrical, labview.
• Experience with digital and analog circuit/equipment design, testing and troubleshooting.

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