Technical Director

Job Summary This role is responsible for leading and driving technical systems design and solutions for Electrical Sector Americas’ Energy Transition, Electrification, and Digital Enablement, with a specific emphasis on accelerating and delivering on the Sector’s five-year growth programs. Additionally, this position will serve as the primary liaison and communicator between the various organizational stakeholders across ES-A, ES Global, and the supporting functions. As the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Energy Transition systems architecture, he/she will serve as the organizations’ principal resource for systems architecture and design and the domain expert for Energy Transition. Job Responsibilities Transform how Eaton approaches systems engineering by establishing and implementing industry-leading Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) agile best-practice standards to deliver on mission-critical, critical-infrastructure software applications controlling complex systems. Coordinate across the Sector and the Digital Office to implement the best-of-class Continuous Improvement / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Infrastructure-as-Code DevOps methodologies that deliver on the high-quality, secure, and robust systems capabilities that customers demand across premise, hybrid cloud, and cloud-based use cases. Establish Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) service level indicators (SLIs), objectives (SLOs), and agreements (SLAs) – drive the standards and methods that span the Divisions to ensure mission-critical operational sustainability, including availability, latency, performance, and capacity for all systems solutions. Develop Energy Transition and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) Minimal Viable Product (MVP) prototypes through Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4, leveraging Customer Readiness Level (CRL) analysis in collaboration with stakeholders and direct customer interaction. Evangelize Eaton’s leadership in the Energy Transition domain by leading external and internal conferences, expositions, and workshops. Create and integrate the five (5) year technology roadmap on EVCI and the related Digital portfolio by working with the Divisions and the Eaton Digital Office (EDO), driving adoption of new technologies and modern tools – focusing on enabling the digital enterprise. Foster the development of new talent by helping drive outreach initiatives, sponsor internships, and collaborate with academic institutions and research centers. Participate in industry trade and technical organizations, such as IEEE, SAE, and other standards settings bodies to advocate for Eaton’s interests across industry technical communities and foster Eaton’s leadership in the segment. The annual salary range for this role is $174,720.00- $240,240.00 a year with an annual performance-based incentive plan with a target at 28% of base salary and long term incentive. At Eaton, we know that good benefit plans are important to employees and their families. In addition to a competitive base salary, Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits at a Glance. Qualifications Education level required Master’s Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline Years and area of experience required Minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in the design of hierarchical control systems, with an emphasis on electrical utilities or energy related systems at scale Technical knowledge Minimum of eight (8) years of software technology experience in systems design, embedded controls design, embedded controls development, communication protocol design/standards/applications, multi-controller integration, middleware, database management and data systems design (with an emphasis on graph and time series structures and methods), and systems design, analysis, diagnostics and testing A minimum of eight (8) years of leadership experience in managing high complexity agile software projects Eaton considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call 412-893-3600 or send an email to: [email protected] 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. 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Job: Engineering Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico Organization: ES AMER HQ Job Level: Director Schedule: Full-time Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: Yes – Remote Does this position offer relocation?: No Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time