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Senior Test & Controls Engineer

AT Eaton
Eaton

Senior Test & Controls Engineer

Waukesha, WI

Eaton's ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Senior Test & Controls Engineer.

This role is located in Waukesha, WI. Relocation assistance will be provided.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $93750.03 - $137500.04 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:

The Test Controls Engineer will be responsible for specifying, designing, and implementing new test equipment to support our Manufacturing Services projects. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure test systems meet specifications and standards. It involves specifying test equipment for supplier quotes, coordinating with suppliers during design, overseeing installation, and conducting runoff tests both at the supplier's site and Eaton's facility.

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In this role you will:

  • Test Equipment & Compliance: Develops detailed specifications, ensuring adherence to electrical safety practices, OSHA requirements, and hazard mitigation. Supports commissioning, troubleshooting, and servicing of test equipment and electrical systems.
  • Safety & Process Optimization: Enforces safety expectations, documents hazards, and ensures compliance with electrical safety and quality standards. Collaborates with manufacturing, engineering, quality, suppliers, and customers to enhance processes and product performance.
  • Problem-Solving & Equipment Management: Conducts root cause and failure analysis, applying problem-solving skills to improve cost, quality, and efficiency while mentoring others. Guides capital equipment selection, evaluates Capital Appropriation Requests (CARs), and drives testing/control initiatives.
  • Technology & Project Leadership: Leverages technology to enhance information systems, eliminate waste, and streamline factory floor test data flow. Leads projects by defining goals, budgets, and work structures while aligning cross-functional teams and executing communication plans.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
  • 2-3 years of experience working with and specifying electrical test equipment.
  • Five (5) years of experience in computer programing software such as visual basic/studio, SQL, and other Microsoft applications. (i.e. Rockwell Software (RS and Factory Talk, RSLogix 5, RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View ME, FactoryTalk SE, VB6, NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand, Python, Java, MATLAB)
  • Five (5) years of experience with PLC, HMI programming and safety systems design.
  • Must be eliglble to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
  • Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates that reside outside a 50-mile radius of Waukesha, WI.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Project Management experience
  • Machine safety guarding experience
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret regulation and standards, and implementing Electrical Safe Work practices such NFPA 70E.

Additional Information:

  • Travel expected up to 50%

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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, USA
Job ID: Eaton-45517Waukesha
Employment Type: Other

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)