Sustaining Engineering Leader – Power Distribution

Eaton Corporation; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 165,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking an Engineering Leader – Sustaining Engineering in the Power Distribution and Assemblies division to drive MOL across the PDCA portfolio. Based in Arden, NC, Fayetteville, NC, Charlotte, NC or Greenwood, SC, you will lead a divisional sustaining engineering organization aligning with Manufacturing Operations.

You will own a multi-year sustaining roadmap, transition MOL engineers to R&D, drive product quality and compliance, and build a shared engineering bench across

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience, including at least 5 years leading people and teams.
• Experience in sustaining or product engineering within electrical power distribution or control equipment manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of product codes, standards and certification processes
• Experience with switchgear, motor control centers, or low and medium-voltage assemblies is preferred
• Legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Define and own the multi-year sustaining and MOL roadmap for the PDCA portfolio.
• Lead the transition of MOL engineers from Operations into R&D Engineering while maintaining support to every plant.
• Drive product quality and field issue resolution in partnership with plant quality.
• Ensure codes, standards and certification compliance across the portfolio.
• Govern Engineering change management and configuration control.
• Identify end-of-life components and supplier-driven changes early and put mitigation plans in place before production is affected.
• Lead alternate-source qualification with Supply Chain, including technical evaluation, testing and certification impact.
• Drive product improvements that strengthen manufacturability, reliability, safety and customer experience.
• Deploy one divisional intake and prioritization process for requests from plants, Product Management and Customer Order Engineering.
• Implement common sustaining engineering processes, tools and templates across every site.
• Partner across the engineering lifecycle with NPD, VAVE and Systems Engineering.
• Recruit, develop and retain sustaining engineering managers, leads and engineers across the NA and India

Skills

Leadership

Sustaining engineering

Product engineering

Electrical power

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Eaton Corporation is seeking an Engineering Leader – Sustaining Engineering in the Power Distribution and Assemblies division to drive MOL across the PDCA portfolio. Based in Arden, NC, Fayetteville, NC, Charlotte, NC or Greenwood, SC, you will lead a divisional sustaining engineering organization aligning with Manufacturing Operations.

You will own a multi-year sustaining roadmap, transition MOL engineers to R&D, drive product quality and compliance, and build a shared engineering bench across