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Lead Embedded Hardware Engineer

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Raleigh, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/15/2026
Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a Lead Embedded Hardware Engineer. Relocation offered.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 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

Eaton’s Embedded Electronics & PCB Design CoE is seeking a Lead Electronics Engineer to drive the design and development of embedded electronics for low-voltage and medium-voltage circuit breakers and advanced switching solutions. Reporting to the Embedded Electronics CoE Engineering Manager, you will be part of our Advanced Technology team, leading the development, and validation of embedded electronic platforms that power next-generation protection systems.

As a Lead Hardware Engineer, You Will

  • Responsible to execute full Hardware development life cycle including requirements management, design, development, verification & validation, qualification & certification for electronics-based products
  • Design hardware including:
  • Driver circuits
  • Protection & sensing circuits
  • Communication interfaces
  • Human-machine interfaces
  • Translate product requirements into robust technical specifications in collaboration with marketing and applications teams
  • Execute hardware design, validation, and qualification testing
  • Partner with controls teams to develop and validate fault management algorithms using HIL platforms
  • Own detailed development planning, requirements traceability, and issue tracking
  • Conduct and participate in formal design and quality reviews
  • Collaborate with Corporate R&D, Electrical & Industrial Sector CoEs, and external innovation partners


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in electronics hardware design and systems
  • 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

  • Experience in solid-state or hybrid circuit breaker control systems
  • Proficiency layout tools: Altium, Alegro (Cadence)
  • Experience with wireless technologies (Bluetooth, WiFi, Zigbee/Matter)
  • Familiarity with project tracking tools (Jira, JAMA)
  • Experience transitioning designs into production environments


Skills

  • Proven ability to lead through influence, build technical competency across teams, and drive product development for commercial viability.
  • Experience working in multi-disciplinary development teams
  • Strong technical documentation and communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills covering multiple areas of engineering (electrical design, test, simulation, industrialization)
  • Ability to interact with business, technology leaders, customer & suppliers


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.

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 : $97,000 - $143,000

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