Supplier Development Engineer – Breakers (Hybrid)

Eaton Corporation; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 113.000 - 165.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer - Breakers in Raleigh, NC. This hybrid role involves collaborating with suppliers and internal teams to qualify and improve manufacturing performance, ensuring readiness for new products and capacity expansion.

The position requires managing process capability improvements, problem solving, and sustained supplier performance across circuit breakers and protection devices. Travel may reach up to 60% as needed.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience in Supplier Development, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, or related field.
• Experience with circuit breakers, thermal-magnetic protection devices, or related electromechanical components.

Aufgaben

• Lead supplier development activities to identify and close manufacturing, process, capacity, and capability gaps.
• Assess supplier processes and drive improvement using process capability analysis, Lean, and 8D problem solving.
• Evaluate supplier capability and controls for circuit breakers and protection devices, including materials, forming, and testing.
• Assess supplier production-rate readiness and capacity against current and future requirements; identify constraints and mitigate risks.
• Proactively assess and develop supplier readiness to support growth, NPI, transfers, localization and volume increases.
• Lead supplier-development workstream when quality or delivery issues are driven by systemic capability gaps; coordinate with SQE and cross-functional teams.
• Support APQP and supplier-readiness activities by evaluating capability, capacity, risks and actions within SDE scope.
• Coach suppliers in structured problem solving, Lean, root-cause analysis, process capability, and material management.

Kenntnisse

Supplier Development

Process Improvement

Cross-functional Collaboration

Lean / Six Sigma

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality or related technical discipline

Jobbeschreibung

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer - Breakers in Raleigh, NC. This hybrid role involves collaborating with suppliers and internal teams to qualify and improve manufacturing performance, ensuring readiness for new products and capacity expansion.

The position requires managing process capability improvements, problem solving, and sustained supplier performance across circuit breakers and protection devices. Travel may reach up to 60% as needed.