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Design Automation Engineer

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Waukesha, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 9/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/29/2025
Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Design Automation Engineer.

This position will be based remotely in the United States.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $93750.03 - $137500.04 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

Join our software development team to build advanced Business Process Automation (BPA) and Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) solutions for Eaton’s BPAF web portal. You'll design object-oriented software, define processes with SMEs, and create project documentation like SOWs and Functional Specs.

Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining normalized SQL databases, building product models using shared libraries, and creating Engineer-to-Order (ETO) solutions with Autodesk Inventor ETO Server and the Intent language. Strong skills in 3D CAD modeling, C#, .NET, JavaScript, HTML8, and experience with Azure DevOps Server are essential.

If you're passionate about engineering automation and collaborative development, we’d love to hear from you.

In This Role You Will

  • Proficient in 3D solid modeling, especially with Autodesk Inventor
  • Collaborates with customers to interpret requirements
  • Works with peers to apply shared methodologies
  • Engages external experts for specialized solutions
  • Skilled in Windows and MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio)
  • Ability to conceptualize and apply abstract mathematical models to complex spatial systems
  • Technical knowledge or ability to learn:
    • Autodesk Inventor ETO & API
    • .NET Framework, MS SQL, Visual Studio, Azure DevOps Server
    • Object-oriented design & database normalization
    • Web-based and multi-tier service bus architectures
    • MS Active Directory principles
Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years of experience in 3D solid modeling.
  • 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


Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.
  • General programming aptitude experience.


The application window for this position is anticipated to close on August 8, 2025.

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.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

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.

Salary : $93,750 - $137,500

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