Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Senior Optimization Developer.
This role is located at our Waukesha, WI facility and offers a hybrid work model.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 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.
The Senior Developer will be part of a dynamic work environment and be challenged to develop programming code and programs to support the automatic design and manufacturing processes for the optimization, quotation, and construction of distribution transformers. You will be part of a team responsible for the development and maintenance of complex programs and processes to continue the evolution of core and coil designs to support Eaton’s industry leading capabilities.
In this role you will:
- Learn and understand complex core/coil construction requirements, constraints, and manufacturing methods and use that knowledge to develop new rules and designs.
- Collect, organize, and analyze data to identify and drive improvements through cost reduction, improved efficiency, and zero defects.
- Manage projects/activities in support of Cost Out and Continuous Improvement goals
- Accurately generate data for use in manufacturing to meet product lead-time requirements (On Time Design (OTD))
- Implement innovative programming solutions to improve optimization efficiency and accuracy
- Manage programs and processes to integrate into the transformer design process
- Review and interpret design specifications to establish customer requirements.
- Automate design processes for custom products with standard requirements to meet customer specifications and industry standards.
- Understand the various parts, components, and manufacturing processes that are needed to design customized transformer products.
- Continuously expand your knowledge of the products and business processes.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree with technical design or support experience with electromechanical products.
- Three (3) years of programming experience (C, C++, Fortran).
- Three (3) years of experience with electromechanical systems or products
- 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.
- Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates that live outside a 50-mile radius of Waukesha, WI.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience on any CAD tool like Inventor, AutoCAD
- Knowledge of standard industry drafting/modeling practices
- Experience with custom engineering design and processes is desired
- Experience in creating, loading, and/or storing design data within an ERP system, preferably SAP, is desired
- Knowledge of power systems, distribution/power transformer products/applications, and/or industrial automation/controls is desired
- Ability to excel as a team player by successfully collaborating with engineering peers as well as cross-functional personnel to ensure custom designs meet customer expectations
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's 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.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
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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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