Lead Validation & Verification Engineer, eMobility

We make the energy transition work. Every day, we work to improve people’s lives and the environment by providing intelligent power management solutions and services that enable our communities to take action to decarbonize now. Transitioning our communities to a reliable and accessible energy infrastructure that is no longer dependent on carbon takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Would you like to make a difference working for a global and ethical company? Join us today. We make what matters work. To find out more about us check: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baa_aiJ4L7E The Lead Validation & Verification Engineer will lead the most challenging technical projects in a self-directed manner, perform challenging assignments with minimal guidance, understand the business impact of your decisions, and mentor other engineers. In this role, you will be the global project lead for eMobility Power Distribution and Protection products, responsible for developing customer solutions, scoping programs, and defining engineering resources necessary. Your main responsibilities: Provide knowledge in hybrid and electric vehicle systems, and work with customers to provide innovative and valuable system, subsystem, and component level solutions to their vehicle challenges. Develop, negotiate, and manage verification & validation requirements based on OEM and Eaton design team input. Possess proficiency with vehicle-performance tests, you have skills/knowledge in application & integration engineering, and you are capable of analyzing data to assess the best customer-oriented solution and compliance to requirements. Lead CVP&R, DVP&R, and PVP&R development and test activities at the component, subsystem, system, and vehicle levels. Summarize data and create reports to drive engineering discussions. Conducts validation kick-off meetings, coordinating amongst all internal laboratory disciplines, documents and manages action items to achieve validation readiness. Ensures engineering teams awareness of all applicable test standards and procedures. Documents any deviations from established validation requirement, communicating risk to management and coordinating approval. Supports technical and budgetary responses on RFIs and RFQs along with initial kick-offs for complex new and legacy projects. Negotiates and documents validation test plan requirements for established projects with support from Engineering & Reliability experts, ensuring compliance with internal standards and customer requirements. Coordinates outsourced testing as needed, obtaining quotes and coordinating issuance of purchase orders. Identifies, manages and documents issues that arise in preparation for and during testing. Processes laboratory requests from engineering teams, develops initial validation project plans and works closely with lab scheduler and test operators and engineers to maintain committed timing and achieve customer validation milestones. Communicates status of validation activities to all internal stakeholders and ensures any required reports are written and approved on time and in compliance with laboratory and customer requirements. Manages inventory, storage and shipments of validation samples and supporting test equipment with support from internal laboratory disciplines. Conduct advance capability/workload planning efforts for the product line, communicating results to management and impacted laboratory disciplines. Relentlessly improve your technical and interpersonal skills, and you thrive on the successful development of products that change how power is managed in electric vehicle. Engage with mechanical, electrical and software designers in making product changes based on test results and understanding of the industry/requirements. Develop tools and processes to streamline validation planning and execution. Qualifications Your essential skills we are looking for: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution required Minimum five (5) years of experience in new product development of automotive or transportation-based products Minimum three (3) years of automotive electronics product validation experience Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in relevant engineering field Two years of experience at an automotive tier 1 or tier 2 supplier Strong communication skills with ability to interface directly with external partners, suppliers, and both internal and external customers. Experience validating high voltage automotive power distribution or power electronics products Experience validating products with die castings, stampings, injection molded plastics, and PCB assemblies Experience validating products with ISO 26262 functional safety requirement, certification preferred Advanced understanding of electric vehicle drivetrain/powertrain systems and battery packs Hands-on vehicle-based skills & experience (Mechanical and/or electrical) Experience with IBM Jazz Tools Experience with Agile Development Processes VBA/advanced MS Excel, MS Project and Visio experience What we offer to you: Competitive compensation and benefits package Permanent contract in a fast-growing global company Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team We make ethics and culture matter – You will enjoy working in supportive and collaborative workplace where ethics and safety are in our DNA We make your perspectives matter - Different points of view are what drive innovation and collaboration, and at Eaton, innovation begins with top-to-bottom diversity. Our senior leadership is made up of individuals from diverse groups to help create an environment where employees feel represented and heard at every level. 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 We make your voice matter - we value safety and trust. This is a place where you can speak up and be heard. There’s room here for everyone because we believe that every person matters. Join the Electric Revolution! - eMobility is the new frontier of electrical and mechanical power and we need all hands on deck. You can help develop the workings behind Eaton’s eMobility department and create the landscape for the future of the world’s transportation through power and electrical grid management. Join our team of highly skilled and innovative engineers. Our recent awards: FORTUNE’s 2021 World’s Most Admired Companies list  One of the World's Most Ethical Companies 2021 by Ethisphere  Top 50 Employers List 2020 by Woman Engineer Magazine  Best Place to work for LGBTQ Equality 2020 by Human Rights Campaign  Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2020 list for 13th consecutive year by 3BL Media  100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 11th consecutive year by Corporate Responsibility Magazine  ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, Sustained Excellence ranking 
LI-AO1 What you will get from us Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees. We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger. We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody. 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. Job: Engineering Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa Organization: VEH Vehicle Group Job Level: Individual Contributor Schedule: Full-time Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: Yes – Hybrid Does this position offer relocation?: No Travel: No