Technical Program Lead | Eaton Corporation

Eaton; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s Mobility Group is seeking a Technical Program Lead to onsite in Carol Stream, IL. The role leads a multidisciplinary NPI stamping team to deliver on schedule, BOM, and product maturity for manufacturing handoffs.

The position offers a path to impact across engineering, program management, and manufacturing. Relocation is not offered; candidates must reside within 50 miles of Carol Stream, IL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of four (4) years experience in engineering product development.
• 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.
• There is no relocation assistance available for this role. Candidates must currently reside within a 50 mile radius of Carol Stream, IL. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary NPI stamping team to meet project targets, BoM and timing.
• Ensure the achievement of required product maturity over the life cycle.
• Responsible for the BoM Process approval and release.
• Internal technical interface to engineering, PM, supply chain, manufacturing and commercial teams.
• External technical customer interface for the team.
• Organize cross-functional team meetings and drive agendas.
• Prepare technical decision options for the change control board and management escalation.
• Plan technical work packages (content/schedule/quality) according to the project schedule.
• Plan and execute product/system releases according to defined schedule.
• Plan samples and ensure engineering build management and sample release.
• Interface with manufacturing for successful realization of sample builds.
• Release Engineering Documentation to plants to perform sample builds.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Job description

Company and benefits

• Job Req ID 74359
• Work Type Onsite
• Department Engineering
• Hiring Program Mobility
• Relocation Assistance No

Eaton's Mobility Group is currently seeking a Technical Program Lead. This position is located onsite in Carol Stream, IL.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113000 - $165000 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.

Eaton announced, on June 11, 2026, the intent to combine its Mobility Group (including both the Vehicle and eMobility segments) with a new company. We expect to complete this process by the end of the first half of 2027. The compensation and benefits that will initially be offered for this position are based on Eaton's plans, programs and practices. If you are offered and accept this position and are actively employed by the Mobility Group when the transaction closes, the new company will provide further details to employees concerning compensation and benefits at that time.

The Technical Program Leader (TPL) leads the multidisciplinary functional New Product Introduction (NPI) Stamping team to execute and achieve the technical product delivery targets according to the committed overall project schedule, development cost and bill of material (BoM). The TPL drives and verifies the execution of all manufacturing activities product life cycle activities for a given program spanning the V-model (requirements decomposition and definition; development processes; integration and testing; and, as applicable, handoff to operations). The final objective is to obtain approval for system/product release.

In This Function You Will:

• Matrix leads and drives the multidisciplinary new product team to achieve the technical/functional project targets, bill of material (BoM), project timing and industrialization targets
• Ensures the achievement of the required product maturity (for example, technology readiness level) over the product life cycle
• Responsible for the product BoM Process approval and release
• Acts internally as the technical interface for the product/program engineering team to program management, supply chain, manufacturing and commercial team
• Acts externally as the technical customer interface for the product/program engineering team
• Organizes cross functional team meetings and drives agenda
• Prepares technical decision options as input for the change control board and for management escalation
• Plan technical work packages (content/schedule/quality) according to the overall project schedule
• Plan and execute product/system releases according to defined schedule
• Responsible for sample planning and adherence to engineering build management and sample release
• Act as manufacturing interface for successful realization of the sample builds
• Responsible to release the Engineering Documentation to the manufacturing plants to be able to perform sample builds

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline from an accredited institution
• Minimum of four (4) years experience in engineering product development
• 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.
• There is no relocation assistance available for this role. Candidates must currently reside within a 50 mile radius of Carol Stream, IL. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Master's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Previous Manufacturing experience
• Progressive Die Stamping experience
• Experience in the Mobility space
• All positions may require participation in video and in‑person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job‑related competencies, and all candidates' privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

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Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial and institutional, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power - today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we're helping to solve the world's most urgent power management challenges and building a more sustainable society for people today and generations to come.

Founded in 1911, Eaton has continuously evolved to meet the changing and expanding needs of our stakeholders. With revenues of nearly $27.4 billion in 2025, the company serves customers in more than 180 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.

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