**What you'll do:** Engineering Operations Leadership - Lead and manage a team of approximately 70 engineers, designers, technical leads, and engineering specialists supporting ETO and Application Engineering activities for Panelboard and Switchboard product lines. - Ensure seamless execution of customer orders while achieving On-Time Delivery (OTD), quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction objectives. - Drive engineering excellence through standardization, process discipline, and first-time-right engineering practices. - Drive significant productivity improvements through process automation, digital tools, workflow simplification, standardization, and waste elimination initiatives. - Lead implementation of engineering productivity programs leveraging Lean, Agile, DMAIC and Continuous Improvement methodologies. - Champion automation and digital transformation initiatives to improve engineering cycle time, quality, and operational efficiency. - Collaborate with external engineering service providers and Offshore Development Centers (ODCs) to develop and execute outsourcing strategies. - Establish scalable engineering delivery models that balance cost, quality, responsiveness, and technical capability. - Ensure strong governance, quality management, and performance monitoring of third-party engineering partners. - Collaborate closely with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Program Management, and Customer Support teams. Technical Leadership - Provide technical leadership and mentoring for complex engineering projects, customer applications, and technical issue resolution. - Guide teams in developing robust engineering solutions that meet customer requirements, industry standards, and manufacturing capabilities. - Support engineering teams in resolving project execution challenges and technical roadblocks.
Engineering Systems & Tools Talent & Organizational Development Strategic Business Leadership **Qualifications:** + Bachelors/Masters in Electrical engineering or equivalent + 15+ years of hands-on experience in Managing multi discipline team such as Electro mechanical team in ETO. Minimum 5 years as people manager/Team lead/Acting leader for any ETO / Application engineering / Requisition Engineering. **Skills:** + Extensive knowledge of Engineer-to-Order (ETO), Customer Order Engineering, and Application Engineering processes for low-voltage power distribution products. + Deep understanding of Panelboards, Switchboards, MCCs, Switchgear, Bus Systems, and Power Distribution Solutions, including customer applications, manufacturing processes, and industry standards. + Strong knowledge of UL, ANSI, NEMA, NEC, and applicable electrical codes and standards governing panelboard and switchboard products. + Hands-on experience with Electrical and Mechanical Design Platforms including AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, Inventor, Enovia, and related engineering systems. + Proven expertise in design automation, engineering workflow optimization, product configuration, and digital engineering transformation initiatives. + Solid understanding of electrical system architecture, protection schemes, control circuits, wiring practices, busbar design, and electromechanical integrations. + Knowledge of Eaton's Panelboard and Switchboard portfolio, competitor products, market trends, and smart power management solutions. + Experience applying Lean, Agile, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), DMAIC, and Continuous Improvement methodologies to improve engineering quality, productivity, and cycle time. + Green Belt or Black Belt certification with demonstrated success in driving process excellence and operational improvements. + Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, testing requirements, quality systems, and product lifecycle management within an ETO environment." + Good communication skills in English (verbal and written) to communicate information effectively to customers, and technical staff in global environment, Influencing, Drive for Result
📌 Engineering Manager - ETO (Pune)
🏢 Eaton
📍 Pune