Controls Engineering Manager - Waukesha
1 day ago
Job description
Eaton's ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Controls Engineering Manager.This role is located at our Waukesha, WI facility. Relocation assistance will be provided.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $ $165000 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
As a Controls Engineering Manager, you will support plant leadership in achieving business and financial goals by developing and maintaining robust testing and assembly processes via controls/software.
You will be responsible for portions of design, development, fabrication, validation, installation, support and troubleshooting of production test equipment and programs and managing the controls team.
In This Role, You WillDefine guidelines for test equipment design, selection, protocols, and data collection best practices.
Support and troubleshoot plant test equipment and electrical systems.
Develop test equipment specifications aligned with electrical safety standards and OSHA requirements; identify hazards and recommend remediation.
Promote and enforce safety expectations; document and communicate unsafe conditions.
Partner with manufacturing, engineering, quality, EHS/MESH, suppliers, and customers.
Perform root‑cause analysis and problem solving; coach others in critical thinking techniques.
Lead capital equipment selection and develop/evaluate Capital Appropriation Requests (CARs) for testing/controls.
Assess manufacturing processes and serve as category lead during assessments.
Participate in Continuous Improvement events (Kaizens/BPIs).
Apply Industry 4.0 technologies to enhance testing/controls systems.
Identify and eliminate waste in test‑information flow; lead cross‑functional projects and manage goals, budgets, and communications.
Drive and sustain change management using tools such as ADKAR and the MOC process.
Serve as the site responsible person for electrical safety and lead the plant electrical safety efforts.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
Seven (7) years of test/controls engineering experience.
Three (3) years of people management experience
Three (3) years of experience with PLC, HMI programming and safety systems design.
Three (3) years Project Management experience
Three (3) years of experience with Rockwell Software (RS and Factory Talk), NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand
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.
Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates that reside outside a 50-mile radius of Waukesha, WI.Preferred Qualifications
10+ years test engineering experience
Bachelor's degree in Engineering
Understanding of problem-solving methodologies used in determining root cause and formulating corrective action(s) - i.e. thought maps, 8D, root cause analysis, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis, control charts, Pareto charts, A3s, etc.
Green belt or Black belt certified
Fundamental knowledge of electrical equipment at component and integrated system levels.
Demonstrated ability to interpret regulation and standards, and implementing Electrical Safe Work practices such NFPA 70E.
Demonstrated ability to interpret and trouble shoot electrical control, protection, instrumentation, and metering schematics and wiring diagrams
Experience supporting Engineered to Order (ETO) manufacturing plant.
Skills
Demonstrated ability to work with little direction and effectively operate in a team-oriented environment.
Ability to assist manufacturing operations and product designers/engineering personnel to resolve electrical design and build production issues.
Ability to interpret, suggest and resolve equipment or installation issues with multiple and varied electrical contractors.
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.
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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.
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