Senior Electronics Engineer

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer. This hybrid position that is based out of our Moon Township, PA Eaton location and offers benefits from day one as well as relocation from within the country. 

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.

What you’ll do:

The Senior Electronics Engineer will be part of the Embedded Systems group and will lead verification and validation (V&V) activities for Eaton’s circuit breaker and protection systems.

The primary responsibilities of this role include:

• Serve as the technical and project lead for verification and validation activities supporting new product development and existing product lines.
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of test automation frameworks.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and training to global V&V teams.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives related to V&V processes, methodologies, tools, and laboratory capabilities.

Essential Functions

• Develop and execute verification and validation strategies, plans, and procedures for embedded firmware, hardware, and system-level testing.
• Analyze product requirements, functional specifications, and applicable industry standards to establish verification requirements and ensure complete requirements traceability.
• Design, develop, automate, and maintain test cases, test scripts, and test frameworks for embedded protection systems.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and release testing for electronic trip units and associated circuit breaker products.
• Validate communication interfaces, industrial communication protocols, interoperability, and configuration software.
• Develop and maintain automated test systems and laboratory equipment to improve test efficiency, repeatability, reliability, and coverage.
• Investigate and reproduce hardware, firmware, and system-level defects, and perform root cause analysis to support effective resolution.
• Review system and software requirements, architecture, and design documentation to ensure testability and verification completeness.
• Verify product compliance with applicable UL, IEC, CSA, and ANSI standards, as well as Eaton engineering processes and requirements.
• Maintain comprehensive V&V documentation, including test plans, procedures, execution records, defect reports, traceability matrices, and validation reports.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, DFMEA activities, and technical reviews throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to V&V engineers and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Drive continuous improvement of verification methodologies, test automation, laboratory capabilities, and engineering best practices.
• Support field issue investigations, customer problem resolution, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborate closely with firmware, hardware, systems engineering, manufacturing, quality, product management, and program management teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 2 years of working experience.
• Experience in testing automation framework design and development.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of electronics devices, specifically in trip units, meters, and protective relays.
• Testing experience with full cycle of product development.
• Knowledge of electrical power systems and communication protocols.
• Experiences on embedded firmware and hardware testing.
• Experiences on developing automation scripts and validating electrical products, specifically with Python and Labview. 
• Experience of working with global engineering teams.

What makes you successful:

• You are self-motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage priorities, take ownership of your work, and overcome technical challenges.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear, comprehensive test procedures, technical documentation, and reports.
• You are an effective collaborator who can build strong working relationships across global and cross-functional engineering teams.
• You stay current with firmware testing tools, technologies, and industry best practices, and proactively identify opportunities to improve testing processes and methodologies.
• You bring strong technical, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills to complex engineering challenges.
• You demonstrate sound engineering judgment and design skills, with the ability to develop practical and effective technical solutions.
• You are willing and able to travel up to 10%.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws. 

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