Lead Controls and Automation Engineer

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Lead Controls and Automation Engineer.

This role is based in Waukesha, WI.

Relocation assistance will be provided.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $93750.03 - $137500.04 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:**

The Lead Test/Controls Engineer is responsible for supporting plant leadership in achieving business and financial goals by developing and maintaining robust testing and assembly processes.

The Lead Test/Controls Engineer is responsible for portions of design, development, fabrication, validation, installation, support and troubleshooting of production test equipment and programs.

The Lead Test/Controls Engineer is a coach, mentor, and role model for others to personally grow for working with them

**In this role you will:**

+ **Test System Design & Support:** Provide guidelines for selecting test equipment and protocols, develop compliant specifications, and support, service, and troubleshoot electrical test systems.
+ **Safety & Quality Assurance:** Ensure compliance with OSHA and safe work practices, identify and mitigate hazards, and uphold a zero-incident culture through documentation and communication.
+ **Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work:** Partner with manufacturing, engineering, MESH, suppliers, and customers to align testing strategies and product standards.
+ **Continuous Improvement & Cost Reduction:** Lead or support initiatives using Lean/Six Sigma tools, drive cost-out efforts, and monitor performance metrics.
+ **Root Cause Analysis & Knowledge Sharing:** Conduct failure analyses, apply problem-solving techniques, and mentor others in critical thinking.
+ **Capital & Process Development:** Guide equipment selection, manage CARs for new programs, and actively participate in facility assessments.
+ **Technology Integration:** Leverage innovation to enhance information systems and reduce inefficiencies in test data flow.
+ **Project & Change Management:** Lead projects with clear goals and budgets, align teams and stakeholders, and apply ADKAR and MOC frameworks to sustain operational improvements.

**Qualifications:**

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math or Science from an accredited institution.
+ Five (5) years of test/controls engineering experience.
+ Five (5) experience in many computer programing software such as visual basic/studio, SQL, and other Microsoft applications.
+ Five (5) experience with PLC, HMI programming and safety systems design.
+ 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:**

+ Seven (7) years Controls/Test engineering experience
+ Six Sigma certified (green/black); skilled in 8D, A3, FMEA, Pareto/control charts
+ Electrical testing & troubleshooting
+ NFPA 70E compliance; schematic interpretation
+ ETO manufacturing support; resolves design/production issues
+ PROLaunch project management
+ Leads installations; resolves contractor issues
+ Proficient in LabVIEW, TestStand, RSLogix, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk, VB6

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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.

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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 (https://www.youreatonbenefits.com/candidates) 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.

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