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Design Drafter

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Hodges, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/8/2026
Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Design Drafter. This role will take place at our growing facility in Hodges, SC.

The Design Drafter role is a unique opportunity to develop best-in-class products and features through product research, design, design validation, deployment, and maintenance in accordance with market needs. This role is also responsible for providing technical expertise on busway products. The Design Drafter will be essential in annual engineering growth projects. Working with Lead Design Engineers and other members of the Engineering team, the design drafter will provide necessary expertise in detail design of Eaton’s Low Voltage Busway Products and Accessories.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $68000 - $99000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

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

  • Develop technical communications: datasheets, interface control documents, test plans, etc.
  • Design, model, and test product prototypes. Maintain and improve existing products.
  • Work on cross-functional teams using the Eaton PROLaunch product development process. Integrate best practices from each functional team to deliver a high quality, best-in-class design.
  • Apply knowledge of industry and certification standards to ensure proper product compliance (UL, NEC, CSA, NEMA, IEEE, CANENA).
  • Represent the product line as a technical consultant.
  • Design technology upgrades and cost reduction opportunities to keep the product line in a competitive position.
  • Communication of new designs and products with the product line and monitoring of standards.
  • Provide guidance to manufacturing engineers during development of products and during upgrade of existing products. Provide directions to production employees on technical issues. Maintain drawings, product structure, and design standards.
  • Work with manufacturing disciplines to design processes as well as products which meet market and customer needs.


Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

  • Associate's Degree in Engineering or Drafting from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in design and manufacturing processes.
  • 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.
  • No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate area of the Hodges facility (50 mile radius) will be considered for this position. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2 years of experience with Product Life-cycle management systems and their structure.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience with 3D CAD tools (inventor).


Skills

  • Knowledge of Drafting standards (ASME Y14 Series).
  • Knowledge Design for Six Sigma.
  • Validation testing experience.
  • Familiarity with simulation analysis.
  • Prior experience in engineering.
  • Fabrication methods for sheet metal, plastic, copper, and aluminum.
  • UL 857, IEEE C37.23, UL 98, UL 489 knowledge
  • Working knowledge of regulatory standards for the US that cover low voltage distribution equipment.


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 : $68,000 - $99,000

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