Senior Rapid Prototyping Engineer

Eaton is seeking a Senior Rapid Prototyping Engineer for its Advanced Technology team within the Electrical Sector's Protection, Control and Solutions business. This position will support the Advanced Technology team's efforts to rapidly develop next-generation power electronic based circuit protection technology and products to be used in both low voltage and medium voltage AC & DC applications. This position is responsible for engaging with the cross-functional Advanced Technology engineering team, onsite lab operations team, and external vendors to efficiently develop "Minimum Viable Product" prototypes. This position will also be responsible for driving efficiency, speed, and robustness into the Advanced Technology product development and prototyping cycle. This role offers a hybrid working schedule of two days remote and three days in office at our Moon Township, PA facility.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $83000 - $122000 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:

• Develop strong technical knowledge in power electronic based circuit breaker design, testing, and applications.
• Engage with onsite machine shop and external vendors to rapidly procure various prototype parts & assemblies.
• Develop and maintain key relationships with internal and external vendors to optimize lead time and efficiency.
• Engage with Eaton's Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence to innovate on part manufacturing processes.
• Engage with Eaton's onsite Industrial Design Team to develop brand-aligned prototype HMI systems and product displays.
• Develop and maintain parts incoming inspection procedure for prototype build.
• Rapidly & efficiently bring "Minimum Viable Product" prototypes to life through hands-on prototype building and validation.
• Utilize statistical quality tools to establish prototype performance baselines and identify focus areas for robustness improvement.
• Methodically document prototype assembly procedures and troubleshooting.
• Work with project team to generate and execute test programs and test protocols to determine if design criteria for system, software and hardware are met.
• Drive development of prototype assembly fixtures and tooling as needed.
• Assist in procurement of necessary lab equipment, tooling, etc.
• Understand and comply with site specific electrical test lab equipment and procedures, including health, safety and security aspects.
• Follow Prelaunch and PROLaunch phase-gate new product development processes.
• Create technical reports and presentation.
• Generate value added intellectual property.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) years of engineering experience in R&D prototyping.
• One (1) year of experience working in product industrialization or manufacturing operations.
• 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.
• No relocation is offered. Candidates must currently reside within a 50-mile radius of Moon Township, PA to be considered. Active-Duty Military are exempt from this geographical limitation.

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Materials Science from an accredited institution.
• Experience working with cross-functional products that blend power electronic switching devices, mechanical hardware, embedded hardware and firmware.
• Experience with traditional and additive part manufacturing methods and techniques.
• General knowledge of industrial circuit breaker functionality and applications.
• Experience with new product development phase-gate processes and DFSS tools.