Lead Power Systems Controls Engineer
Eaton · Appleton, WI
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Controls
- Base pay
- $97k–$143k
- Travel
- 35%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 28 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management controls role at Eaton (industrial) in Appleton, WI. Detroit, MI, Fenton, MO, Lenexa, KS, Parma ,OH, Appleton,WI, or South Milwaukee, WI.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- PLC, Automation
- Base pay
- $97k–$143k
- Day to day
- about 35% travel
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About the role
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution with a minimum of 7 years of controls experience or a minimum of 10 years of controls experience in power distribution applications.
- ✓This role is designated as a Regular Driver per Eaton’s Driver Safety Policy and requires a current, unrestricted driver’s license along with a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record. Candidates will be subject to a motor vehicle record check upon hire.
- ✓All candidates must reside within a 50-mile radius of one of the locations listed on the job posting. No relocation will be offered for this role. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Preferred qualifications
- ✓PE License.
- ✓Knowledge of Power Monitoring and Control Systems and associated protocols (Modbus, DNP3, IEC-61850)
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Join Eaton's Electrical Engineering Services & Systems (EESS) team and lead the development, testing, and implementation of power systems control solutions for our customers using PLC’s, HMI’s, Multi-function Protection Relays, and Data Concentrators from all major OEM’s. Travel for this role is approximately 35%. This is a remote role as long as you live in one of the following locations:
Detroit, MI, Fenton, MO, Lenexa, KS, Parma ,OH, Appleton,WI, or South Milwaukee, WI.
Our Power Systems Controls (PSC) group is a full-service integrator of the necessary systems, equipment, and technologies to provide a complete power systems automation solution. This team of talented engineers and technicians provides single point responsibility and seamless integration, transcending all major manufacturers of HMIs, PLCs, protective relays, and components.
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.
What you’ll do
- •Create, modify, test, and deploy software for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) and Human Machine Interfaces (HMI’s) for Power Transfer applications like (Main-Tie-Main, Main-Gen, Main-Tie-Main-Gen, Paralleling Switchgears etc.)
- •Follow customers specifications and internal specifications for project implementation.
- •Select components and create bill of materials.
- •Provide sketches, mark-ups, and direction to Electrical Designers to develop project drawings.
- •Prepare customer submittals, Sequence of Operation (SOO), and test procedures.
- •Assist with factory testing and field start-ups as required.
- •Troubleshoot systems that are not functioning properly.
Position Criteria
- •Possess and maintains an active and valid driver’s license
- •Available for travel & mobility 35% of time
- •Strong customer focus and interpersonal skills
- •Develop and maintain strong customer relationships
- •Advise customers on technical opportunities/issues
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.