Join Our Team at Eaton: Empowering Tomorrow, Today!

Dubai serves as a strategic hub for Eaton’s Middle East operations, bringing together commercial, engineering, manufacturing, and support teams within a globally connected business environment. Building on more than 40 years in the region, Eaton recently announced the development of a new sustainable campus in Dubai, reinforcing our long‑term investment in growth, collaboration, and capability building.

About Eaton

Eaton is a power management company where we provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technology  and services. Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and implement maintenance strategies for automated systems, including preventive, predictive and corrective approaches for PLC-controlled machines, robotics and integrated production equipment.
• Drive reliability improvement of automation systems, analyzing downtime, MTBF and MTTR, identifying failure modes in electrical, control and mechatronic systems, and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead structured root cause analysis (RCA, A3, 5 Why) for automation, control and system integration issues, ensuring sustainable elimination of recurring failures.
• Own performance of control and automation systems, including:
  a) PLC-controlled equipment
  b) Robotic systems
  c) HMI and industrial control systems
• Define and optimize maintenance plans and standards for electrical and mechatronic systems, including inspection routines, monitoring of critical components and lifecycle management.
• Drive continuous improvement of automation solutions, optimizing control logic, system integration and machine performance in collaboration with production and engineering teams.
• Support and optimize PLC, safety controllers and HMI systems, ensuring robust operation, system stability and alignment with production requirements.
• Lead integration and optimization of robotic systems and automation components into existing production processes, ensuring compatibility, reliability and performance.
• Define and deploy predictive maintenance approaches for automation systems, leveraging system data, diagnostics and failure trends to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Support commissioning and industrialization of automated equipment, ensuring system robustness, maintainability and readiness for serial production.
• Standardize maintenance processes, documentation and control strategies, including technical specifications, system documentation and troubleshooting guidelines.
• Provide technical leadership to maintenance technicians, supporting complex troubleshooting of electrical, automation and control-related issues without taking ownership of execution.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including engineers, toolmakers and OEM partners for system optimization, upgrades and technical issue resolution.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in preferably electrical engineering, automation engineering, mechatronics or a similar qualification
• Min 2 years of experience in industrial automation
• Knowledge of Cam-controlled machines like: Bihler (prefered), Wafios, Finzer
• High-speed automatic assembly lines like: Stiwa, PIA, Festo, Omron, B&R, DA Automation

Skills:

• Arburg or Engel machine for 1 and 2 component tools and molding infrastructure e.g. centry drying system (Wittmann), machine and tool cooling
• Experienced in CAD, SPS, HMI-Systems, circuit diagram understanding for electric, pneumatic and hydraulic; advantageous: programming skills
• Quick comprehension, independent working style, abilty to work in teams, strong communication skills, continous learning, willingness to work shifts 

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
• We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies.
• We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen 

Dubai is an internationally connected city that offers strong professional opportunities within a truly global environment. Living and working in Dubai means being part of a diverse, forward‑looking business community, supported by modern infrastructure, excellent connectivity, and a well‑established expatriate ecosystem.
At Eaton, employees based in Dubai are part of a stable, well‑governed organization that brings together global teams, clear ways of working, and the flexibility needed to support both performance and long‑term career development.
Ready to make a difference? Join Eaton’s Dubai Team and be part of a company shaping the future of sustainable manufacturing and power management!

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

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