Welding & Brazing Engineering Specialist

Role details

Eaton’s division is currently seeking a Welding & Brazing Engineering Specialist. The position is a remote role within the U.S. The role will require travel up to 50% of the time to manufacturing plants. The expected annual salary range for this role is $113000 - $165000 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. This role serves as the Electrical Sector Americas (ES A) subject matter expert (SME) for welding and brazing processes used across internal manufacturing sites and strategic suppliers.

The position leads strategic programs and productivity improvements across more than 40 manufacturing locations through world class manufacturing gap identification, leading manufacturing councils, overseeing process performance metrics and actions, and developing 5-year welding and brazing strategies. The role supports capital investments and acts as a primary escalation point for complex welding, brazing, and joining process challenges. What you’ll do: Serve as the ES A welding and brazing SME, providing technical leadership and guidance to internal manufacturing sites and external suppliers.

Lead and mentor the 40+ manufacturing sites on world class manufacturing and productivity improvement initiatives. Act as an engineering escalation authority for complex welding and brazing issues, including spot-welding, spot-brazing, furnace-brazing, and TIG/MIG welding process instability and joint quality challenges. Design for Manufacturing (DFM) reviews Identify world class manufacturing gaps and develop 5-year welding and brazing strategies and technology roadmaps for ES A. Lead manufacturing councils and cross-site collaboration forums to elevate welding and brazing capability across the enterprise.

Oversee welding and brazing process performance metrics and drive corrective and improvement actions. Utilize strong industrial and manufacturing engineering skills, along with lean tools, to drive productivity improvements in existing manufacturing operations. Design manufacturing welding and brazing processes for maximum efficiency. Apply structured problem-solving tools to resolve existing manufacturing challenges and coordinate best practices between multiple facilities. Present key initiative updates to the leadership team. Manage capital and expense spending for assigned projects and prepare financial justifications in support of CAR analyses.

Support supply chain teams with welding and brazing supplier development, technical capability, and performance improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution Minimum 7 years of industry experience in welding, brazing or metallurgy required 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

Working knowledge in the following areas: Spot-welding of both ferrous and non-ferrous metals Spot-brazing of non-ferrous metals Furnace-brazing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals Ferrous TIG & MIG welding Design of manufacturing welding & brazing processes for maximum efficiency Lean manufacturing tools AutoCAD Capital equipment specification and purchases Structured Problem Solving Current and emerging technology trends in welding and brazing AWS CWI Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an accredited institution Skills: Soft skills: Passionate about continuous improvement and willing to be trained in lean tools Able to work with limited and remote supervision; willing to travel up to 50% of the time Capable of handling multiple projects at a time with a high degree of accuracy Comfortable interfacing with all levels of management and functioning in multicultural work environments High level of creativity in creating unique solutions Able to challenge and lead teams as part of cultural transformation Team facilitation and collaboration skills Excellent oral, interpersonal and written communication skills; fluent Spanish a plus All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

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