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Chief Hardware Engineer

Eaton ↗

📍 Caledonia, United States 🇺🇸

full-time

senior

130000

hybrid

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Key Skills

hardwaremicrocontrollerspowersimulationAltium

Industry

EnergyConsumer Electronics

Job Description

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Chief Hardware Engineer.

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:

Eaton is seeking a Chief Hardware Engineer to be based at the Franksville, WI Thomas A. Edison Technical Center site. This role offers a flexible hybrid schedule (3 days in‑office/2 days remote) with relocation support available within the US/PR.

As a Chief Hardware Engineer, you will be part of an agile team who develop intelligent embedded electronic devices for high performance, real-time controls and protective relays used for smart grid applications in the electrical power distribution industry. You will collaborate with a multi-discipline engineering team (software, hardware, and test), distributed around the world, to define requirements between hardware and software subsystems. Up to 10% travel.

What you’ll do:

• Own end-to-end electronic hardware architecture, design, and verification for embedded products (examples are digital, analog, power, high speed interfaces, microcontrollers/microprocessors, PMICs, sensors, comms, etc.), from requirements through validation and production release.
• Lead hardware requirements flow down, design tradeoffs, derating, simulation/analysis, design reviews and DfX (DFM/DFA/DFT).
• Champion product compliance/readiness for utility environments.
• Collaborate with firmware & software Systems, Marketing, Test, Manufacturing/Quality, Product and Supply Chain teams to ensure platform reuse, manufacturability, and robust V&V plans across the lifecycle.
• Help manage testing programs for board bring up and design verification. Ensure that proper test plans, protocols, and test criteria are established and documented.
• Lead root cause analysis investigations during new product development and throughout the product lifecycle.
• Mentor/lead hardware engineering team, guide technical reviews and coaching plans.

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer science from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of ten years of engineering experience
• Minimum of six years of experience in electronic design or developing embedded communication or control devices
• 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:
• Masters degree in engineering is preferred
• Experience developing control algorithms, experience developing signal processing algorithms
• Experience with embedded hardware electronic peripherals
• Familiarity with Altium Designer or similar ECAD software, signal integrity tools, and simulation platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile development, DFSS, PPAP
• Knowledge of power systems, switchgear and regulator controls products/applications is an added advantage
• Knowledge in manufacturing and product test process.

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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. 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.