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Eaton · 1 hour ago

Director of Engineering

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$199K/yr - $291K/yr

12+ years exp

Eaton is seeking a Director of Engineering for its Power Distribution and Control Assemblies (PDCA) Division. The role involves overseeing all aspects of product engineering and technology, leading R&D, new product development, and managing the Engineer to Order process to ensure high-quality designs and effective product roadmaps.

Electric Vehicle

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop and implement an annual comprehensive product roadmap for all PDCA product lines and markets. Prioritize investments across product lines to maximize impact

Establish and evolve a five-year vision for the PDCA product offering and supporting technology roadmap

Lead teams to develop new products on-time, on-spec and on-budget with a view to reducing overall new product development (NPD) cycle time

Deliver cost-out through Value Add/Value Engineering (VAVE) process in all product lines

Oversee the Engineer-to-order (ETO) process and automation tools for all product lines in PDCA ensuring excellence in customer drawing approval packages and manufacturable high quality ETO designs

Attract, develop and retain talent for both product design engineers and ETO engineers. Partner with HR for early campus recruiting, intern programs, CO-OP assignments and direct hires

Conduct business-level verification, reliability and market testing of new solutions

Lead the business patent council and meet division objectives for Intellectual Property creation

Manage R&D expenses and Capital spending for the Division

Ensure new and existing product designs are of the highest quality with robust reliability through advanced modeling, simulation, reliability testing and consistent use of Design for Six Sigma

This position will be the engineering leader for Eaton’s Global Product Line for Medium Voltage Assemblies overseeing the coordination of global product development and sharing of technology across regions

Interface with field Application Sales Engineers on highly technical product questions and issues

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringNew Product DevelopmentEngineer-to-Order SystemsPower DistributionUL/IEC Safety StandardsLeadership ExperienceMarket DynamicsRegulatory InfluencesCompetitive LandscapeAdvanced ModelingReliability TestingDesign for Six SigmaIntellectual Property CreationTalent Development