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Eaton Corporation Custom Products Design Engineer in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Eaton’s Electrical Sector is currently seeking a Custom Products Design Engineer.
This role is located at our South Milwaukee, WI site. Relocation assistance will be provided.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $80250.03 - $117700.04 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.
What you’ll do:
The Custom Product Design Engineer will create high quality custom designed Overhead Switchgear Assemblies and Switchgear Control Assemblies at a minimum cost while meeting and exceeding customer requirements and while improving work processes.
Position Overview:
• Create designs of complex, custom, Overhead Switchgear products in accordance with established practices and company standards, including bills of material, detail/assembly drawings, and customer drawings. Designs could include programming of microprocessor based relays.
• Provide technical support to Marketing and Proposals to understand customer requirements, equipment application, customer problems, and estimate costs
• Support existing designs by creating Engineering Change Requests/Notices, and enter into the ERP system (SAP).
• Provide technical support to and maintain liaison with Scheduling, Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Control, Quality Assurance, and Operations regarding issues with custom designs.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering and Operators to achieve successful production and testing of new custom designs.
• Drive root cause analysis and resolution of customer complaints and material non-conformance issues.
• Make recommendations for product and process improvements, and define and implement improvement projects to increase team efficiency.
Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
Three (3) years of design experience with electromechanical systems
Must be eligible to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future
Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates that reside outside a 50-mile radius of South Milwaukee, WI.
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated proficiency in use of CAD (2D and 3D) tools with mechanical or electromechanical systems. Knowledge of industry recognized drafting and CAD standards, practices and procedures.
Experience with custom engineering design and processes
Extensive experience specifically with AutoCAD & Autodesk Inventor is preferred
Experience in creating, loading, and storing engineering designs within an ERP system. Experience performing these activities specifically with SAP is preferred.
Familiarity detailing and layout drafting techniques is desired
Knowledge of power systems, distribution switchgear products/applications, and/or industrial automation/controls is desired. Especially SEL relays.
Ability to excel as a team player by successfully collaborating with engineering peers as well as cross-functional personnel to ensure custom designs meet customer expectations
Familiarity with Microsoft productivity and automation tools like power automate, power BI, Visual Basic, etc.
Specialized knowledge of the interpretation of laws, regulations and standards, and enforcement agencies for equal employment opportunities, safety, wage and hour, unemployment, workers’ compensation and labor law
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here (https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/careers/US%20Benefits%20updated%2010.24.22.pdf) for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.