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Senior Design Engineer

Eaton Corporation
Posted 5 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Coraopolis, PA 15108, US

Salary

$86,000 - $126,000 per year

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Eaton’s Power Components Division is seeking a Senior Design Engineer for a hybrid position based in Moon Township, PA.
  • The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2 years of experience in mechanical or electromechanical component/product design.
  • The expected annual salary range for this position is between $86,000 and $126,000, depending on skills and experience.
  • Key responsibilities include product design engineering for Eaton's Molded Case Circuit Breaker product line, ensuring functionality and performance across the product lifecycle.
  • Candidates must be able to collaborate with global teams and support cost-reduction initiatives while maintaining compliance with industry standards.

Eaton’s Power Components Division is currently seeking a Senior Design Engineer. This is a hybrid position (3 days on-site, 2 days remote per week) based at our Moon Township, PA location. Relocation assistance will be provided to candidates currently residing within the US/PR. 

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. 

What you’ll do:

This role is responsible for product design engineering for Eaton’s Molded Case Circuit Breaker (MCCB) product line. The engineer ensures product functionality, performance margin, and design robustness across new and existing products. Responsibilities span the full product lifecycle—from concept and validation through production support—while collaborating with global cross‑functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, validate, and document molded case circuit breaker (MCCB) products in compliance with product requirements, applicable industry standards, and regulatory certifications
  • Serve as the design owner for assigned MCCB product lines, maintaining design margin and engineering integrity from concept through end of life
  • Support new product development initiatives and drive performance, quality, reliability, and cost improvements for existing products
  • Validate design concepts using engineering analysis, modeling, simulation, and laboratory testing to confirm functionality, robustness, and required performance margins
  • Support product launch and manufacturing readiness, including production line support and resolution of early-life issues
  • Participate in third-party certification testing; investigate failures or nonconformances and support design updates and revalidation as required
  • Identify and resolve design, quality, yield, and application issues using structured problem-solving methodologies
  • Support cost reduction initiatives (VA/VE), minor design changes, and supplier or component updates, including required validation activities
  • Define verification methods, control plans, and critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics for assigned designs
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and project teams; provide technical input and clear status updates to engineers and stakeholders

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in mechanical or electromechanical component / product design
  • 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:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution
  • Exposure to the development, manufacturing, or testing of industrial or electromechanical products
  • Familiarity with product safety standards or regulatory requirements (UL, IEC, CSA, or similar)
  • Working knowledge of quality or statistical tools (e.g., basic Six Sigma concepts, SPC, FMEA)
  • Experience using engineering tools such as Pro/Engineer Creo (or similar CAD), Excel, and basic analysis or simulation tools
  • Experience working with cross functional or global engineering and manufacturing teams

Skills:

  • Strong foundation in mechanical and electromechanical design, including basic electrical concepts
  • Ability to translate design requirements into robust, manufacturable component and subsystem designs
  • Working knowledge of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) principles, including identification of CTQs, variation reduction, and data driven design decisions
  • Risk management and structured problem solving skills, including use of tools such as FMEA/DFMEA to identify, prioritize, and mitigate design, quality, and reliability risks
  • Understanding of design for manufacturability, quality, reliability, and cost
  • Hands on laboratory and testing experience, with a strong commitment to safe work practices
  • Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to support debugging and failure investigations
  • Effective time management and ability to balance multiple priorities with guidance
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills; effective collaborator within cross functional teams
  • Adaptability, curiosity, and initiative in a continuous improvement engineering environment
  • Familiarity with circuit breaker products and applicable standards (or demonstrated ability to learn quickly)
  • Bilingual English/Spanish a plus; ability to travel approximately 10%, including international travel

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws. 

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.

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 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.




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