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Eaton's Protection, Control and Solutions Group (PCS) is currently seeking a Sr Engineering Manager - Embedded Systems. This position is based in Moon Township. PA.

Position Overview:

The Sr Engineering Manager will provide strategic and organizational leadership for a Global Embedded Systems Engineering function supporting the Power Components Division (PCD). This leader will direct an organization of engineering managers and senior technical specialists across electronics hardware, firmware, verification and validation. The role is accountable for setting the function's vision, strengthening leadership capability, advancing technology and product development strategies, and building the operating discipline required for consistent execution.

This is a highly visible manager-of-managers role for a leader who can shape strategy, develop strong leaders and teams, and transform culture. Success requires the ability to establish a compelling direction, translate business priorities into engineering outcomes, raise standards for performance and accountability, and create an inclusive environment where people collaborate, innovate, and deliver. The successful candidate will combine organizational leadership with sufficient embedded systems depth to guide decisions, challenge assumptions, and build credibility with technical and business stakeholders.

Essential Functions:
• Set and communicate a clear vision and multi-year strategy for the embedded systems engineering organization, aligned with PCS business priorities, product roadmaps, and technology needs.
• Lead, coach, and develop engineering managers and senior technical specialists across electronics hardware, firmware, and verification & validation.
• Build a high-performing leadership team by clarifying roles, strengthening succession pipelines, differentiating performance, and creating meaningful development opportunities.
• Reshape organizational culture toward higher accountability, stronger collaboration, faster learning, technical rigor, and disciplined execution.
• Translate business and customer needs into engineering priorities, capability plans, technology roadmaps, and resource investments.
• Establish an integrated embedded systems operating model that connects hardware, firmware, and verification & validation throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Improve engineering effectiveness through clear governance, standard work, metrics, design reviews, risk management, and continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership oversight for new product development and sustaining engineering programs, including PRELaunch / PROLaunch gate reviews, design reviews, and project reviews.
• Partner with Product Management, Program Management, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and other engineering functions to deliver safe, reliable, scalable, and secure solutions.
• Ensure product designs and development practices comply with applicable national and international codes, standards, cybersecurity expectations, and quality requirements.
• Develop organizational capability through workforce planning, talent acquisition, succession planning, coaching, performance management, and recognition.

Position Criteria:

• Strategic leader who can connect market, customer, business, and technology trends to a focused engineering agenda.
• Proven ability to lead through other leaders, develop management capability, and influence senior technical specialists without relying on direct authority.
• Track record of leading cultural and organizational transformation while sustaining engagement and delivery.
• Broad understanding of embedded systems development, including electronics hardware, firmware, systems integration, and verification & validation.
• Experience applying phase-gate product development processes and improving engineering governance, quality, predictability, and speed.
• Experience working with international customers, suppliers, and distributed or offshore engineering teams.
• Knowledge of industrial controls, protection products, and regulated or safety-critical product environments is preferred.

Required Qualifications:
• Minimum fifteen (15) years of engineering experience, including significant experience in embedded systems or embedded product development.
• Minimum five (5) years of engineering leadership experience, including responsibility for leading other people managers and/or senior technical leaders.
• Legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience leading a multidisciplinary embedded systems organization spanning electronics hardware, firmware, and verification & validation.
• Experience developing technical and people leaders in a global, matrixed organization
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale product development programs from concept through industrialization and launch.

Eaton Leadership Attributes:
• Effectively drives and manages change, challenges the status quo and champions new and innovative ideas.
• Demonstrates professional presence, communicates articulately and confidently.
• Effectively leverages functional and cross-functional resources to solve problems, improve processes and meet objectives.
• Demonstrated written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Demonstrated success in effectively and confidently providing "leadership" to employees in a constantly changing environment.

Education:
• An undergraduate degree is required. A Master's degree is preferred.

Compensation:
• Eaton recognizes this role as a critical position within the corporation and will create a compelling package consisting of a base salary, employee incentive compensation and complete benefits.

Location:
• This position is based in Moon Township. PA.

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $165000 - $242000 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. 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.

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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.

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Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere.

Size: 10,000+ employees
Industry: Engineering

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