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Senior New Product Development Engineer

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Waukesha, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 7/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/17/2026
Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Senior New Product Development Engineer.

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

This high impact role is involved in the design and development of cable accessories and separable connectors for Eaton’s Line Installation and Protective Equipment (LIPE) product line. In this role, creativity and innovation are focused on leading teams and developing new electro-mechanical product solutions for application on electrical power systems.

This role is a key contributor to cross functional project teams that push concepts through a formal project process. It is expected that you will have the ability to lead and execute small projects or serve as a core team member on large projects. This position works directly with a broad set of technologies involving polymers, rubber moldings, castings, and metal fabrications. Assignments range in scope from high level system concepts to detailed sub-system development and analysis.

  • Creatively and efficiently solve design challenges by understanding the elements within a design that are critical for success, while eliminating the non-value added elements
  • Ability to translate internal and external customer requirements into measurable performance criteria, as well as being able to identify and resolve poorly defined or missing requirements
  • Develop sub-system functional and reliability test plans, and coordinate the execution of the tests using both internal and external lab resources
  • Design for Cost/Design for Manufacture Analysis (DFM/DFA) on individual parts, subassemblies with the ability to propose alternate materials and methods of assembly and manufacture.


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
  • Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience
  • 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, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc


Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Power Systems Engineering from an accredited institution is preferred
  • Knowledge in the application of medium voltage electrical distribution equipment is a plus
  • Knowledge of separable connectors and cable accessories is a bonus
  • Experience with engineering related projects would be beneficial
  • Kinematic/Dynamic Analysis experience would be an advantage
  • Six Sigma green belt or black belt trained is desired
  • Experience in Engineering analysis, digital simulation, and 3D modeling (CAD, FEA, statistical analysis, software applications, electrical/mechanical analysis tools, etc.) is preferred
  • Product design, DFM/DFA, and manufacturing knowledge is helpful


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 : $86,000 - $126,000

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