Eaton’s IS VEH Power Connections division is currently seeking a Sr Product Design Engineer - Terminals/Connectors. This position is based at our Carol Stream, IL manufacturing facility and offers a hybrid working schedule.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $80250.03 - $117700.04 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 Product Design Senior Engineer (Connectors & Terminals) will contribute to a team of engineers and technicians, responsible for the development of innovative automotive terminal/connector product and process solutions to solve customer connectivity pain points and market demands. In this role, you will setup and lead critical product engineering processes to develop new high and low voltage automotive terminal product / process solutions, including plastic cavity design, development, validation and release documents.

Additional Responsibilities:

• You will be a part of a highly engaged and high performing product development team aligned to achieve the following strategic initiatives: improved efficiency, equipment utilization, data acquisition, safety systems, and overall improved product performance and capability.

• You will help lead terminal and connector development alongside a team of innovating engineering business partners to solve design, mechanical, electrical, and other product, equipment or process related problems.

• You will help lead terminal and cavity development through our collaborative product design culture. You will integrate with terminal and connector engineering, promote a collaborative environment with your team, peers, and manufacturing.

• You will interface with key stakeholders in program management and quality to ensure the completion of the engineering teams assigned tasks on time.

• You will proactively maintain a safe working environment, through diligence in accident prevention, equipment maintenance, and Zero Incident culture enforcement.

• You will be responsible for the DFMEA, tolerance stack-up analysis, DVP and APQP requirements for the terminal products in the Innovation engineering department.

• You will receive regular performance evaluations and provide feedback to executive management. Continually assess the career goals and development plan management will create for you.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution

• Five (5) years of experience in an automotive design engineering role

• Knowledge or experience in failure mode analysis and driving development using tolerance analysis and CAE simulation

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future

• Must currently reside within a 50-mile radius of the working locations to be considered for this position. Active-duty Military are exempt from this requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering from an accredited institution

• Three (3) years' experience working in an automotive terminal or connector design and development team

• Familiarity w/ automotive specifications like USCAR-2, USCAR-25, USCAR-37, USCAR-38, as well as other standards like DIN, ISO IEC, UL, etc.

• Experience working with CAD software to create innovative, automotive terminal systems (preferably NX or Solidworks)

Position Success Criteria:

• Ability to demonstrate customer centric mindset

• Ability to effectively collaborate among varying levels of an organization

• Ability to drive key metrics (innovation, creativity, efficiency, execution) in a team setting

• Ability to lead and drive team engagement

• Ability to be on-time with design and delivery of assigned projects

• Ability to participate in effective team meetings built on the foundation of transparency, trust, learning, constructive conflict, and inclusive problem solving

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