Engineering Manager - Embedded Automation & Power Components (m/w/d)

Engineering Manager - Embedded Automation & Power Components (m/w/d)

Join Eaton, a global leader where equality and inclusivity are at the heart of our mission. Here, everyone is valued and belongs. Be part of a team that delivers cutting‑edge, energy‑efficient solutions, making a tangible impact on the world. We empower our customers to manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical energy more effectively, safely, and sustainably. At Eaton, we’re dedicated to enhancing quality of life and protecting the environment with our innovative energy‑management technologies and services.

The main task of the Engineering Manager Embedded Automation & Power Components is to lead the assigned engineering teams and to ensure a close link to all product lines and their activities. The portfolio includes machine operation control devices, switches, HMIs, control relays, PLCs, drives and products in the field of building automation. This team performs product innovation and maintenance engineering activities and contributes strong to product‑line vitality. The manager ensures technical feasibility of road‑maps, identifies significant business opportunities, drives growth, collaborates with other Eaton entities and customers, and delivers all development efforts to meet schedule, scope, cost, and technical targets.

What You’ll Do

• Manage the team of leaders, people and engineers, developing and continuously improving organizational capabilities.
• Align team activities with broader organizational initiatives and objectives.
• Influence outcomes within broad policies.
• Host engineering domain functions (embedded engineering, mechanical engineering, hardware, software, firmware, IIoT).
• Define technical feasibility of the product roadmap.
• Gather and analyze innovation and technology needs.
• Lead engineering projects and work‑package approvals to meet financial goals and growth targets.
• Promote continuous improvement of processes and innovations.
• Deploy agile methods, requirement‑ and change‑management, and assure state‑of‑the‑art methods.
• Collaborate closely with other Eaton engineering departments, both within and outside the division.
• Attend business trips and temporary project work at international Eaton locations.
• Drive results while creating a safe work environment and living the Eaton Business System.
• Demonstrate Eaton’s values and philosophy, recognizing diverse perspectives and cultures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in electrical engineering, electronics, mechatronics, embedded software, automation engineering, or a similar qualification.
• Strong work experience in the electric, electronic and/or automation sector in the industrial field.
• Leadership experience in matrix organizations with multiple stakeholders and global locations and cultures.

Skills

• Deep understanding of automation, electronics, and software design.
• Special know‑how in electronic design, firmware and cloud‑based software development.
• Experience in web‑based application development, IIoT application development, or visualization.
• Experience with DFSS.
• Experience with process maturity models (SPICE or CMMi).
• Experience with functional‑driven and architecture‑based development.
• Experience with functional safety and cybersecurity.
• Experience collaborating with distributed (“virtual”) development teams at different locations.
• Problem‑solving skills.
• Fluent in English and German.

What We Offer You

• Part of a company that has been in business for more than 100 years and has a major impact on the energy industry.
• Work in a company committed to Inclusion & Diversity and Sustainability.
• Annual mentoring program, Eaton University, a reward, and recognition system.
• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities in a global company.
• A strong, agile and diverse team locally and globally.
• Strong processes and state‑of‑the‑art systems and tools.
• Structured employee development processes and open‑feedback culture.
• Detailed induction support and well‑structured onboarding.
• Balance work and life with a hybrid work‑time model.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

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