Lead Designer

Overview Eaton’s Electrical Division is currently seeking a Lead Designer to join our team. This position is based at our Greenwood, SC facility. The expected annual salary range for this role is $56,000 - $83,000 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 Perform engineered-to-order (ETO) design work in 2D and 3D CAD, create Bills of Material (BOMs), process engineering change notices and technical work in accordance with customer requirements, processing orders of varying complexity from receipt to completion. Provide guidance to ETO Engineers, Application and Proposal Engineers, Marketing, Sales, shop floor personnel, and Purchasing. After proving good decision making, this position will allow a fair amount of latitude in making independent design decisions. This role requires only moderate supervision, and work is approved by a Master Designer or ETO Engineer. Essential Functions Understand engineering/drafting/designers toolsets, including SAP, PLM, AutoCAD, Inventor. Understand and adhere to Product Engineering procedures, part numbering and filing systems. Work with existing computer systems and data files to be knowledgeable of order status and requirements. Create bills of material and drawings for configurable product (CTO), based upon defined selection rules. Prepare drawing transmittal forms and guide the processing of requested drawings. Perform basic calculations and computations in accordance with established formulas or from specific instructions. Full review of each order, including customer specifications, quote, and purchase order with a focus on standard and non-standard technical requirements which affect design. Create/manage moderate to complex ETO solutions and projects. Support ETO Engineers on customer phone calls. Create Construction drawings based upon sketches and references from an Engineer. Select/create buyout specifications based upon descriptions provided in customer quote and specification. Work with Structural Engineer to determine proper member sizes, ensure structural integrity, and convert to detail and assembly drawings and BOMs with proper fit-up. Take a lead role in developing and updating department processes, procedures, and work instructions. Qualifications Basic Qualifications Minimum of an Associate’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution. No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that currently reside within the immediate geographical area of 50 miles of Greenwood, SC will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation. 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, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc. Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future. Preferred Qualifications Two years of work experience in mechanical design utilizing Inventor or other 3D modeling software. Position Criteria Must possess ability to create 2D and 3D CAD drawings, Bills of Materials, Change Notices, Review Customer Specifications. Equal Opportunity 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. Accommodation To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at View phone number on click.appcast.io to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number. Benefits 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr