Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Implementation of change through:
• Evaluation of change notifications and a quick understanding of the impact to processes.
• Project management of cross functional teams such as safety, controls, maintenance, material delivery and operators for process changes and necessary training.
• Evaluate, improve and update PFMEAs per APQP guidelines, Work Instructions and Job Safety Analysis.
• Developing and testing improved fail-safe strategies through part design, 3D printing and testing.
• Responding to corrective actions to help drive continuous improvement.

• Active member of a cross functional Flow Line team to meet departmental goals and objectives.
• Participate in capital planning, investigate equipment alternatives, prepare appropriation justifications, implement equipment, and evaluate results.
• Assist in the implementation and deployment of actions to ensure compliance with all safety regulations as they apply to areas of responsibility. Participate in meeting plant Environment, Health, and Safety objectives
• Maintain a constant search for identifiable and measurable cost reductions through scrap analysis and technology applications.
• Work with operations, engineering technicians and maintenance technicians on day-to-day production issues.
• Create and revise Process Drawings, Process Sheets, and routings both in Oracle and Matrix.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 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:
• Gear manufacturing experience.
• Experience with Industry 4.0 tools (e.g. Automation / Additive Manufacturing / SPC / Real-time production monitoring).
• Experience with statistical methods used to analyze process variations.
• Design experience in ProEngineer or related CAD systems.
• 3D printing experience.
• Experience with PLC related logic and robotics (fanuc) troubleshooting and recovery.

Skills:

• Capability to conduct time studies and implement solutions for bottleneck improvements and line balancing.
• Knowledge of environmental laws and O.S.H.A. rules and regulation.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge.
• Project Management knowledge.
• Working knowledge and experience manufacturing, specifically, knowledge and operation of CNC machining, Lean tools, assembly, blue print reading, measurement systems, and working within a structured team environment.
• Knowledge of the financial side of the business, specifically, departmental budgets, capital planning, profit plan, and production measurement systems.
• Ability to adjust priorities to meet continuously changing schedules.
• Ability to flex to off-shift coverage when required.
• Coordination of projects involving many groups such as engineering, production, quality, tool design, EHS.
• Good working relationships with peers, supervisors, operators, and managers must be maintained in order to be effective.
• Assure that the efficiency of the plant and quality of the parts stay high through employee involvement.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

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Client-provided location(s): Gastonia, NC

Job ID: Eaton-64577KingsMountain

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-05-13T18:55:14