
Test Manufacturing Engineer
Eaton · Cleveland, OH
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $71k–$105k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Eaton (industrial) in Cleveland, OH. Develop, document, and maintain cost-effective testing processes for products of above-average complexity.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, 5S, Value stream mapping, Root cause, SPC
- Base pay
- $71k–$105k
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How this role compares
Against 54 other live manufacturing postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- About 8% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $87k–$105k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 62%
- ✓ Tooling 51%
- Six Sigma 40%
- ✓ New product launch 38%
- ✓ Root cause 36%
- ✓ Automation 33%
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Stands out: this posting asks for DOE, Time studies, Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Eaton in Cleveland
2 other open roles at this site.
- Value Stream Manager - Manufacturing Production · Lean / CI · Manager
- Manufacturing Engineer - CNC Programmer · Manufacturing
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responsibilities
to include: cost out / overhead optimization, CONC/DPPM reduction, lead lean continuous improvement activities related to productivity, and waste reduction improvements. Interface as necessary with internal Customers, Supply Chain, Engineering, ELSS and other disciplines to assure safety, quality, and cost control.
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.
requirements
as needed.
- ✓Optimize existing assembly and test utilization through upgraded and improved tooling, programming, and first pass yield.
- ✓Provide support to floor issues across the manufacturing testing facility.
- ✓Develop and implement acceptance criteria, procedure/work instructions, setup instructions, quality management alerts regarding assembly capabilities and training materials in accordance with internal/external requirements.
- ✓Perform Maintenance of production routings and time standards related to changes in process or equipment.
- ✓Assist Quality with root cause and corrective actions to resolve issues involving discrepant product or material and support efforts to create more consistent quality manufacturing.
- ✓Participate in the procurement and start-up of new capital equipment (including payback and net present value analysis) for acquisition of equipment to support emerging and existing technologies as required.
- ✓Conduct time studies, evaluate and maintain time standards.
- ✓Support the planning, procurement, and maintenance of specialized tooling for all equipment to ensure constant availability to manufacturing as well as continuously improve the manufacturing process through upgrades and improvements to current tooling supply and sourcing.
- ✓Promote culture of Continuous Improvement and understand lean manufacturing techniques as they apply to eliminate waste and deliver products to customer’s expectations. Drive short-term and long-term improvements to achieve goals outlined on Value Stream Maps. Participate in kaizen events, i.e., set-up reduction, Standard Work, 5S, and problem-solving activities.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
- ✓Minimum of one (1) year technical experience in a testing environment.
- ✓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.".
- ✓This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.
- ✓No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Euclid, OH will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Industrial Technology from an accredited institution.
- ✓Minimum of five (5) years engineering experience in a testing environment with two (2) years related to failure analysis.
- ✓Minimum of two (2) years experience leading manufacturing in a union environment.
- ✓Design, operations, or manufacturing engineering experience.
- ✓SPC and Six-Sigma principles.
- ✓Experience in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
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