DA/ETO System Architect
Eaton's Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a DA/ETO System Architect.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $190000 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.
Job Summary:
We are currently seeking a DA/ETO System Architect. This position can be based in Beachwood, OH Moon Township, PA or Raleigh, NC with hybrid work available.
Position Overview:
This position is responsible for defining and communicating a shared architectural vision for a highly integrated engineering automation ecosystem, enabling the organization to support current and future ETO business needs at scale. The role focuses on Design Automation (DA), Engineer-to-Order (ETO) platforms, and deep integration with EPLAN and related engineering tools, spanning multiple applications, services, and data layers.
The System Architect plays a critical role in shaping Eaton's digital engineering and automation landscape, ensuring scalable, performant, and secure automation of engineering workflows-from configuration and calculations through electrical schematics, drawings, and downstream manufacturing and business systems.
They will collaborate closely with Agile product and delivery teams to evaluate solution options, validate architectural assumptions, assess technology tradeoffs, and converge on robust designs. This includes addressing complex challenges related to system integrations, cloud and on-prem coexistence, data flow orchestration, identity and access management, and secure access for internal users, partners, and engineering teams interacting with DA/ETO systems.
Finally, the System Architect will work in close partnership with Enterprise and Solution Architects to ensure solutions align with Eaton's broader architecture guardrails, cloud strategy, and security standards, while enabling long-term scalability, maintainability, and innovation across the DA and ETO platform portfolio.
What you'll do:
- Lead and participate in the planning, definition, development, and high-level design of complex engineering automation solutions and architectural alternatives, with a primary focus on Design Automation (DA), Engineer-to-Order (ETO) platforms, and EPLAN-centric engineering workflows across a highly integrated application landscape.
- Enable reliable and scalable delivery pipelines for DA and ETO solutions by defining architectural design guidelines and best practices tailored to engineering automation, drawing generation, and configuration-driven workflows, including cloud and hybrid execution models.
- Define and communicate system interfaces, data contracts, data models, storage patterns, integrations, cybersecurity controls, test automation strategies, and deployment approaches specific to DA, ETO, and EPLAN integrations, ensuring seamless connectivity across engineering, manufacturing, and downstream enterprise systems.
- Establish and communicate critical non-functional requirements for DA and ETO platforms, including performance, scalability, availability, security, and resiliency required to support high-volume, globally distributed engineering operations.
- Consider the impact economic boundaries have on design decisions and operate accordingly, especially in in the context of cloud services, AutoCAD APS usage, EPLAN integrations, infrastructure footprint, and long-term operational costs.
- Participate in solution planning, PI / incremental planning, system demos, and inspect-and-adapt events, with a strong focus on evolving DA and ETO platform capabilities and their integration with upstream and downstream systems.
- Plan and develop the architectural runway for DA, ETO, and EPLAN-integrated products, enabling predictable delivery of engineering automation capabilities aligned to business growth and modernization objectives.
- Provide technical oversight and encourage security, quality, and automation across the DA and ETO ecosystem.
- Effectively engage with product and business stakeholders to ensure non-functional and architectural work (e.g., platform upgrades, cloud migrations, dependency modernization, security hardening, and technical debt reduction) is appropriately prioritized and sustainably executed.
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Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution required.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in the software industry with a proven track record of shipping high quality products.
• No relocation is being offered for this position. Candidates must be located within a 50 mile radius of Beachwood, OH Moon Township, PA or Raleigh, NC to be considered.
Skills:
Technical Qualifications:
• Extensive experience utilizing best practices in software engineering
• Expert level understanding of engineering-focused operating systems, programming languages, and development platforms used in DA / ETO ecosystems, including
• Windows-based engineering environments and cloud-native execution platforms.
• Extensive experience developing enterprise grade, highly scalable, highly performant applications and/or distributed systems
• Expert-level skills in C#, Java, C++ (or related technologies as required), with hands-on experience using modern IDEs such as Visual Studio, Eclipse, IntelliJ, and engineering-oriented SDKs and APIs (e.g., AutoCAD APIs, EPLAN integrations).
• Expert level understanding of software design principles, design patterns, algorithms, data structures, and multithreading concepts
• Expert level understanding of DevSecOps, CI, and CD principles from code check-in through to deployment
• Extensive experience with modern software development principles including code management, test automation, APIs, microservices, and cloud services.
• Solid understanding and proven usage of cybersecurity concepts such as encryption, hashing, certificates, PKIs, Threat Modeling, secure coding, and OWASP.
• Extensive experience working with Agile, Scrum, or Kanban
• Experience with multiple cloud service providers such as Azure, AWS, and GCP. Certification is a plus
• Strong product and platform knowledge related to Design Automation (DA), Engineer-to-Order (ETO) systems, EPLAN, AutoCAD / APS, and integration with downstream manufacturing and enterprise platforms.
Position Criteria:
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills including the ability to explain and present technical concepts to all levels of the organization
• Comfortable working directly with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Good judgment, time management, and decision-making skills
• Ability to work collaboratively on a technical team
• Patience and empathy when working with and coaching developers and testers
• Extensive experience working with diverse, global cultures, organizations and teams.
• Up to 25% travel required.
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Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Fitness Subsidies
- On-Site Gym
- Pet Insurance
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Adoption Assistance Program
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- On-Site Cafeteria
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
- Summer Fridays
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Financial Counseling
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Internship Program
- Work Visa Sponsorship
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)