Senior Product Engineer

Eaton’s Electrical Sector – Power Distribution & Controls Assemblies (PDCA) business is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to be a key member of the growing Omaha team! This role is located onsite at our Omaha, Nebraska manufacturing site which is expanding to a new 370,000-square-foot facility in nearby Bellevue. Relocation assistance is available for those candidates further than 50 miles from our site.

Reporting to the Engineering Supervisor, the Senior Product Engineer provides engineering expertise to translate customer drawings and specifications into effective product and manufacturing solutions. This role develops application-specific designs and engineering documentation, collaborates with customers and sales on technical requirements, provides technical guidance to manufacturing, and supports product marketing, field sales, testing, and customer approvals.

In this function you will:

Maintain current knowledge/expertise of product engineering technologies, competitor capabilities, practices, market conditions, and channels.

Provide engineering functions in support of product marketing, manufacturing, and sales in line with company and product line objectives.

Serve as primary division contact for customers as technical liaison in all aspects of product application, performance, and compliance to specifications and solutions to complex customer problems.

Review and analyze product configurations and components, design circuits, perform engineering calculations, and provide input to other departments including drafting, purchasing, and manufacturing personnel.

Participate in company activities such as product design, market and product improvements, productivity, quality, and safety improvements.

Participate in customer project review/drawing approval meetings.

Perform other related activities and special projects as assigned.

Support other members of the team as needed.

Participate and lead in customer inspections and witness tests.

Provide project management of orders to meet OTP objectives, reduce cycle times, manage changes to order requirements and assist with product warranty.

All employees are expected to comply with the environment, health, and safety guidelines

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution required and 3+ years of engineering experience OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 5+ years of engineering experience

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:

Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Strong aptitude to interpret and design solutions with minimal information

Must have interpersonal Skills

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 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.

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