Eaton’s division is currently seeking a VAVE Division Engineering Manager.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $170,000 - $190,000 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.
Develop and own Tech Roadmap for VAVE (Value Analysis/Value Engineering) -blended with NPI Tech Roadmap. Conduct thorough analyses of existing products, identifying areas for improvement in design, materials, and manufacturing processes. Deliver projects that result in optimized product design, manufacturing processes, and cost structures to enhance overall value. Identify opportunities for cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency enhancement throughout the product lifecycle. Lead initiatives to implement value engineering principles, ensuring that products meet or exceed customer expectations while maximizing profitability by working closely with cross-functional teams. Lead value engineering ideation events and projects across all divisional sites and strategic suppliers applying systematic methodologies to enhance product value and reduce costs to meet year over year savings objectives. Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and procurement teams to implement cost-effective solutions without compromising product quality or performance. Utilize Pro-PM and waterline process to ensure project prioritization and resource allocation alignment. Identify potential risks associated with proposed changes and develop mitigation plans to ensure a smooth implementation of value engineering initiatives. Stay abreast of industry trends, technologies, and best practices to benchmark our products against competitors and market leaders. Identifies or defines best practices within engineering and documents, trains and deploys the same. Maintain comprehensive documentation of value engineering projects, including cost savings achieved, design changes implemented, and overall impact on product performance. Promote and teach Design for Six Sigma (OfSS) tools, lead technical mentoring, and support cross-site engineering audits and reviews. Create effective strategies to help streamline processes, cut out waste and save money. Position Is fixed location based in Moon Township, PA office; however, telecommuting from a home office may also be permitted. 20% domestic and international travel to manufacturing sites and design centers to facilitate VAVE events, review projects and idea pipelines
Requires a Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Engineering (any) or a directly related field plus seven (7) years of engineering responsibility including project management.
Five (5) years of experience in the following (experience may be gained concurrently):
Three (3) years of experience in the following (experience may be gained concurrently):
Certifications:
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