Lead Design Engineer

About

Eaton’s Power Components Division is seeking a Lead Design Engineer. This is a hybrid position (3 days on-site, 2 days remote per week) based at Moon Township, PA. Relocation assistance is provided for candidates residing within the US/PR.

The expected annual salary range is $97,000 - $143,000. Salaries depend on skills, experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, validate, and document molded case circuit breaker (MCCB) products in compliance with product requirements, industry standards, and regulatory certifications.
• Serve as design owner for assigned MCCB product lines, maintaining design margin and engineering integrity from concept through end of life.
• Lead new product development initiatives and drive performance, quality, reliability, and cost improvements for existing products.
• Validate design concepts using engineering analysis, modeling, simulation, and laboratory testing to confirm functionality, robustness, and required performance margins.
• Support product launch and manufacturing readiness, including production line support and resolution of early-life issues.
• Coordinate third-party certification testing; investigate failures or nonconformances and support design updates and revalidation as required.
• Identify and resolve design, quality, yield, and application issues using structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Support cost reduction initiatives (VA/VE), minor design changes, and supplier or component updates, including required validation activities.
• Define verification methods, control plans, and critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics for assigned designs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and project teams; provide technical input and clear status updates to engineers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in mechanical or electromechanical component/product design.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Experience using engineering tools such as Pro/Engineer Creo (or similar CAD), Excel, and basic analysis or simulation tools.
• Experience working with cross-functional or global engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Experience with circuit breaker products and applicable standards preferred; related electromechanical product experience with ability to quickly learn new technologies and standards is acceptable.

Skills

• Exposure to development, manufacturing, or testing of industrial or electromechanical products.
• Familiarity with product safety standards or regulatory requirements (UL, IEC, CSA, or similar).
• Working knowledge of quality or statistical tools (e.g., basic Six Sigma concepts, SPC, FMEA).
• Expertise in mechanical and electromechanical design, with strong knowledge of electrical fundamentals and system-level interactions.
• Ability to translate high-level product and performance requirements into robust, producible component and subsystem designs with minimal oversight.
• Proficiency in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), including CTQ definition, tolerance and variation reduction, and data-driven design trade-off decisions.
• Strong risk management and structured problem-solving capabilities, including expert use of FMEA/DFMEA and related tools to proactively identify, prioritize, and mitigate design, quality, reliability, and safety risks.
• Comprehensive understanding of design for manufacturability, quality, reliability, and cost, with ability to influence design decisions across the full product lifecycle.
• Hands-on laboratory, validation, and failure testing experience, with commitment to safe work practices and compliant test execution.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience leading failure investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action development.
• Effective time and priority management skills, with ability to independently balance multiple complex workstreams and commitments.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills, with ability to collaborate, influence, and provide technical guidance within cross-functional and global teams.
• Demonstrated adaptability, curiosity, and initiative in a continuous improvement and learning-focused engineering environment.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus; willingness to travel approximately 10%, including occasional international travel.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Eaton is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Additional Information

• Eaton supports second chance employment consistent with applicable laws.
• Disability-related reasonable accommodation requests can be made by calling 1-800-836-6345.
• Eaton provides various health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs depend on eligibility factors such as location, date of hire, and collective bargaining agreements.