Director of Engineering

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:

Global Engineering Leadership
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a high performing, global engineering organization.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Establish and execute aggressive annual objectives aligned with PDRD business priorities and Engineering Functional Excellence.
• Represent Eaton's strategic and technical interests through participation in industry standards development and the creation of impactful intellectual property.
Revenue Growth and Innovation
• Champion the development of differentiated competitive technical solutions.
• Drive innovation through disciplined research and development investment and agile execution methods.
• Enable revenue growth and market share expansion through technology leadership.
Cross Functional and External Collaboration
• Partner seamlessly with operations, marketing, finance, supply chain, and commercial teams to achieve shared business objectives.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and industry partners.
Portfolio and Investment Management
• Partner with Marketing and Finance to develop and execute technology and product roadmaps.
• Lead engineering portfolio and resource management across programs and platforms.
• Manage approximately $10 million in annual R&D investment, ensuring strong return on investment and alignment with enterprise priorities.
Operational and Functional Excellence
• Drive safety, quality, and efficiency across engineering processes and execution.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives aligned with Eaton Business System (EBS) principles.
• Ensure people, processes, and tools are aligned to support sustainable growth and operational scalability.

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive engineering experience
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership and management experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
Preferred Qualifications
• Master's degree in engineering
• Proven experience leading global engineering teams
• Demonstrated success delivering and industrializing global product portfolios, preferably electro magnetic products
• Experience in utility and industrial markets regulated by IEEE and IEC standards
• Background in medium voltage electric transformer technologies, including production and field applications
• Experience with model based design and model based systems engineering (MBSE)
Eaton Leadership Expectations
• Strong understanding of industry trends, disruptive technologies, and megatrends impacting manufacturing and energy markets
• Exceptional leadership skills with a track record of building and developing high performing teams
• Proven experience managing strategic engineering investments and portfolios
• Ability to lead change, challenge the status quo, and champion innovation
• Effectiveness in leveraging cross functional resources to solve complex problems and deliver results
• Confidence and resilience leading teams through dynamic, fast changing environments

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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 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.

Client-provided location(s): Waukesha, WI

Job ID: Eaton-58192Waukesha

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-02-18T18:41:21