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Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Lead New Product Development Test Engineer.

The role is hybrid and based at our Waukesha, WI site.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 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 Lead NPD Electrical Test Engineer supports the Regulator Business Unit by contributing to new product development and resiliency initiatives. This role develops, implements, and maintains manufacturing automation test systems and supports production line activities at contract manufacturers. The position applies engineering expertise to solve complex product and manufacturing challenges and supports Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost objectives through robust, advanced manufacturing test processes.

In this role you will:

+ Collaborate with Hardware, Firmware, and Manufacturing teams to define Design for Test (DFT) and automated test strategies

+ Design, develop, and sustain automated production test systems to improve throughput and reduce operator error

+ Lead specification, vendor selection, procurement, and deployment of advanced automated test systems for PCBA and final assembly

+ Develop and maintain TestStand and LabVIEW software using structured, reusable, and well‑documented code

+ Validate new control features for functionality, integration, and alignment with customer requirements

+ Apply statistical methods (CpK, PpK, GR&R) for test system validation, release, and continuous improvement

+ Provide sustaining engineering support for contract manufacturer test systems, including mentoring and on‑site support (up to 10% travel)

+ Participate in cross‑functional root cause and failure analysis to improve yield, cycle time, and capacity

+ Ensure manufacturability through error‑proofing, design reviews, and corrective action implementation

+ Lead PCBA BOM health management, including component obsolescence and alternate part analysis

+ Support Manufacturing and Quality teams in resolving supplier, production, and test issues

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology from an accredited institution.

+ Five (5) years of experience with Design for Test and Manufacturing, PCBA Functional and Assembly Test.

+ Three (3) years of experience with software applications– i.e. Computer Aided Design (AutoCAD and Inventor preferred), MS Office suite, MiniTab, etc.

+ Two (2) years of experience in electrical manufacturing.

+ 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.

+ No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Waukesha, WI will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer and

+ Certified TestStand Developer.

+ SQL/MySQL database knowledge

+ JTAG, ICT, Flying probe, Boundary scan knowledge

+ Ability to read, evaluate, and interpret internal design specification documents and develop a comprehensive manufacturing test plan.

+ Six Sigma or/and Lean Manufacturing knowledge

Skills:

+ Ability to work in fast-paced envrionment

+ Facilitation skills including excellent verbal and written communication, persuasion, collaboration, and consensus building.

+ Ability to be attentive to detail, energetic, motivated, self-starter, task oriented, able to overcome obstacles to meet schedule requirements

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 believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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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.youreatonbenefits.com/candidates) 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.