Senior Optimization Developer
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Eaton’s fast-growing Power Delivery & Regulation Business Unit is currently seeking a Senior Optimization Developer.
Are you passionate about programming, automation, and solving complex technical challenges? This is more than a traditional software development role. You'll work on highly complex optimization challenges where software directly powers the creation of physical products used by customers around the world.
This role is located at our Waukesha, WI facility but strong remote candidates will be considered with 25% travel.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 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.
What you’ll do:
In this role, you'll apply your coding and analytical skills to develop intelligent solutions that directly influence how custom distribution transformers are designed, optimized, quoted, and manufactured.
As a Senior Optimization Developer, you'll be part of a highly collaborative team at the intersection of software development, engineering, and manufacturing. You'll create and enhance the algorithms, rules, and automated processes that power Eaton's industry-leading transformer design capabilities. Every line of code you write has a tangible impact on product quality, manufacturing efficiency, customer satisfaction, and business performance.
This is an opportunity to work on challenging, real-world problems while building deep technical expertise and gaining hands-on exposure to product development, operations, and business strategy.
In this role you will:
• Develop innovative software solutions, algorithms, and automated processes that improve the speed, accuracy, and efficiency of transformer design and manufacturing.
• Learn how complex transformer products are engineered and manufactured, then translate that knowledge into scalable programming logic and optimization rules.
• Work with large and complex datasets to identify opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, quality enhancement, and defect prevention.
• Design, maintain, and continuously improve the programs that support Eaton's automated design and manufacturing systems.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and business teams to solve technical challenges and deliver impactful solutions.
• Automate design processes for customized products while ensuring compliance with customer specifications, industry standards, and manufacturing requirements.
• Interpret technical specifications and transform customer requirements into intelligent design solutions.
• Lead and support projects focused on continuous improvement, digital transformation, and operational excellence.
• Generate and maintain critical data used throughout the manufacturing process to support on-time delivery and production efficiency.
• Continuously expand your knowledge of software development, product engineering, manufacturing systems, and optimization technologies.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum two (2) years of programming experience (C, C++, or Fortran, for example).
• 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:
• Minimum three (3) years of experience with electromechanical systems or products
• Experience on any CAD tool like Inventor, AutoCAD
• Knowledge of standard industry drafting/modeling practices
• Experience with custom engineering design and processes is desired
• Experience in creating, loading, and/or storing design data within an ERP system, preferably SAP, is desired
Skills:
• Knowledge of power systems, distribution/power transformer products/applications, and/or industrial automation/controls is desired
• Ability to excel as a team player by successfully collaborating with engineering peers as well as cross-functional personnel to ensure custom designs meet customer expectations
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local 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.
To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
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.
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