Engineering Manager, Seismic

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking an Engineering Manager, Seismic. This is a remote role that is based near Arden NC, Fayetteville NC, Raleigh NC, Charlotte NC, Greenwood SC, or Sumter SC.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $190000 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

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The compliance to seismic requirements within the International and California Building codes for Eaton’s power distribution and control equipment is essential to market acceptance. The primary functions of the Seismic Specialist is ownership of the certification of products, provide technical leadership for the organization in the area of seismic requirements and support the product lines and the North American Sales Organization for all matters related to seismic. This scope of this role covers all of Eaton Electrical Americas product lines.

Essential Functions

• Manage product certifications for regulatory compliance via leveraging external firms and testing laboratories.
• Maintain and create technical collateral (technical papers, certificates, application guides, training material, etc.) related to seismic qualification and certification efforts in collaboration with Eaton’s Marcom team.
• Support North American Sales organization and project negotiations with technical compliance where complex seismic specifications exist.
• Represent Eaton in relevant Standards organizations (NEMA, IEEE, ASCE, etc.) where seismic compliance and test protocols exist.
• Develop test plan with structure variants required to get full certification and make recommendations to product teams on product improvements to pass the seismic requirements first time.
• Coordinate and execute shaker test programs as needed in collaboration with product line personnel, external laboratories and professional engineering firms.
• Develop training modules and executes training as required to facilitate organizational development.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key service providers.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Statistics, or related field
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in engineering or quality
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in functional or technical leadership role
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates currently residing within a 50-mile radius of Arden NC, Fayetteville NC, Raleigh NC, Charlotte NC, Greenwood SC, or Sumter SC will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• MS Degree
• ASQ certification as CQM/OpEx preferred
• 3 years commercial experience preferred
• 5 years of functional/technical leadership experience
• Demonstrated competence in the complete range of Six Sigma tools and process improvement techniques (DFSS, DMAIC, Lean, EMQS)
  
  
  

Position Success Criteria

• A strong work ethic, self-motivation to succeed, and the ability to influence senior leaders, peers, and team members are essential to success in this role.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to support locations across North Carolina and South Carolina
  
  
  

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