Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Electronic Controls Project Leader.

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:

Eaton's Power Reliability Division is looking for an Electronic Controls Project Leader to help shape the future of power management solutions. In this high-impact role, you'll lead cross-functional teams through the development and delivery of innovative electronic controls, relay, and switchgear products—from concept through launch. This position is based at our South Milwaukee, WI facility and offers a hybrid work schedule. (3 days office/2 days remote)

If you thrive at the intersection of technology, leadership, and collaboration, and enjoy guiding complex projects from vision to reality, we'd love to hear from you.

• Lead medium- to large-scale NPI and VAVE projects from concept through launch.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk.
• Partner with product owners and development teams to define requirements and deliver solutions that meet customer and business needs.
• Drive collaboration across software, firmware, hardware, testing, and manufacturing teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project plans, monitor progress, and communicate project status to key stakeholders.
• Ensure consistent use of project management best practices, metrics, and reporting.
• Provide regular updates on project health, milestones, risks, and mitigation plans to business and divisional leadership.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

-Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
-Minimum of two (2) years of engineering experience in project leadership and/or product development
-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:

-Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
-Experience with Project Management methodologies, processes, and tools
-Proven experience leading cross-functional and global teams in new product development.
-Knowledge of embedded systems, multi-core processors, and real-time operating systems (RTOS).
-Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
-Knowledge of power systems, switchgear, relay, or control products preferred.
-Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
-PMP certification or formal project management training.

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