Manufacturing Engineer

Eaton's AER MSD Mission System Division division is currently seeking a Manufacturing Engineer. This onsite role is located at our Davenport, Iowa facility.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 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:

This position is responsible for leading cost-out events and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It's where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential-and where you can help us reach ours.

In this function you will:

• Leads cost-out events and promotes a culture of continuous improvement.
• Applies Lean-Manufacturing and 6-Sigma Techniques to eliminate waste, reduce process variation and to deliver products that meet customer expectations.
• Participates in concurrent engineering efforts and critical design reviews to minimize product development costs and maximize useful life of products.
• Conducts Design for Manufacturing and value engineering initiatives as applicable.
• Develops work breakdown structures as a tool to develop cost estimates and to identify opportunities for cost reduction.
• Participates in new product development projects using program management tools to articulate deliverables and maintain schedules.
• Develops and integrates new processes and methodologies as to provide competitive advantages for the business.
• Composes Capital Appropriation Requests (including payback and net present value analysis) for acquisition of equipment to support emerging and existing technologies.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• 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.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. "Green Card Holder"), Political Asylee or Refugee.
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 70 miles of Davenport, IA. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior work experience preferred.
• Two (2) or more years of factory floor experience.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience with:
  o Lean/continuous improvement
  o Root Cause problem solving
  o Developing assembly processes, routings, work instructions, and procedures
  o Aerospace Industry experience

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