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Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Mechanical Design Engineering Manager. This position will be based at our facility in Sumter, SC. We are offering relocation assistance for candidates that reside within the U.S.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $108749.97 - $159499.96 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

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:

Eaton is seeking a dynamic Technical Leader to drive innovation, quality, and performance within our Switchboard Mechanical Engineering Team. This role is your opportunity to lead cutting-edge design and engineering efforts that power our hyperscale and base business customers.

The manager provides technical expertise, resolves design-related issues, and drives continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, reliability, and cost-efficiency. By managing documentation, supporting cross-functional teams, and facilitating training, they ensure seamless integration of standardized products into production.

In this function you will:

+ Drive business objectives / improvements impacting product line-wide measures

+ Drive continuous improvement across engineering and manufacturing processes to boost efficiency and reduce cycle time.

+ Serve as a technical mentor and manager, guiding a high-performing team and fostering career growth.

+ Monitor and analyze product warranty and service history trends. Conduct root cause analysis on systemic issues.

+ Build/own COE Engineering processes for activities such as, change requests, design deviations, training, and design guides

+ Product support for vendors, customers, sales, and manufacturing

+ Manage communications with Product Line Engineering, BidMan Team, AE’s, and product management

+ Take ownership of engineering BOM of ETO (engineer to order) orders

+ Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve factory and field service challenges with agility and precision.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.

+ Minimum 5 years of engineering work experience in a manufacturing environment

+ Minimum 3 year of managing a team

+ 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 Qualifications:

+ Minimum 3 years of Custom Order Engineering experience

+ Minimum 5 years of AutoCAD and 3D modeling software

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university

+ Minimum of ten (8) years of experience in design and manufacturing processes

+ Minimum of five (3) years of experience with power distribution equipment

Skills:

Position Success Criteria :

+ Design for Six Sigma with examples of practical application

+ Product Life-cycle management systems and their structure

+ Fabrication methods for sheetmetal, plastic, copper, and aluminum

+ UL 50, UL 891, ANSI and NEMA standards

+ Proper bus joint design

+ BidManager, Mapics S/A S400, VISTA, OMS & Design Automation experience

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.