Eaton · 8 hours ago
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Eaton is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer for its Advanced Technology team within the Electrical Sector’s 'Protection, Control and Solutions' group. The Lead Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing power electronic based circuit protection technology and products, working with a cross-functional team to drive new product development and innovation.
Electric Vehicle
Responsibilities
Develop strong technical knowledge in power electronic based circuit breaker mechanical design, testing and applications
Efficiently design, build, test, evaluate, and iterate prototyped mechanical systems and electro-mechanical circuit protection devices in relevant lab environments. Understand and comply with site specific electrical test lab equipment and procedures, including health, safety and security aspects
Efficiently drive product design from concept to 'Minimum Viable Product' that can be lab validated and demonstrated to customers
Utilize statistical quality tools to establish performance baselines, identify focus areas for robustness improvement and measure improvement in robustness and performance
Leverage and drive component & system level modeling / simulation activities and initiate changes into existing and new component design
Compile, study, reconcile and approve product requirements and standards, and lead team-based product conceptual and detailed design, development, validation and documentation
Follow Prelaunch and PROLaunch phase-gate new product development processes
Develop product technical requirements by working together with marketing and application teams
Generate and execute test programs and test protocols to determine if design criteria for system, software and hardware are met
Collaborate with teams from Eaton Research Lab, Electrical Sector Center of Excellence, and external technology resources (National Labs and Universities) for technology and product innovation
Create technical reports and presentations
Generate value added intellectual property
Mentor, assign tasks and determine priority for project team members as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or similar from an accredited institution
Five (5) years of experience working in new product design, development, testing and optimization for a manufacturing organization
Three (3) years of design experience working with Pro-E/Creo, Solid Works, or similar
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
Two (2) years of hands-on experience in magnetic actuation development, design, prototyping, and testing
General knowledge of industrial circuit breaker design, requirements, and applications
Strong understanding of switching mechanism design, thermal management and magnetics optimization
Experience in utilizing test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DC/AC power supply, capacitor bank test systems, and high-speed video cameras
Experience with DFSS tools
Benefits
Health and Welfare benefits
Retirement benefits
Programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work
Company
Eaton
Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.6MKey Investors
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
2023-06-22Grant· $0.6M
Leadership Team
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