Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Capacity Expansion

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Capacity Expansion based near any of the following Eaton locations: Charlotte, NC, Asheville/Arden, NC, or Greenwood, SC. The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 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: Eaton’s Assemblies & Residential Solutions Group is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Launch Projects to provide technical and functional leadership for the startup of new manufacturing plants, expansion of existing facilities, and installation of new production lines. This role will lead manufacturing engineering activities from early concept development through equipment installation, production validation, launch, and stabilization. The Lead Manufacturing Engineer will serve as a central technical leader, translating business and product requirements into safe, capable, scalable, and cost-effective manufacturing systems. This role is responsible for establishing the manufacturing foundation required for successful plant and production-line launches, including process design, facility and line layouts, equipment specifications, capital planning, capacity modeling, material flow, tooling, work instructions, process controls, operator readiness, commissioning, and production ramp-up. The successful candidate will bring strong manufacturing engineering expertise, disciplined project leadership, and the ability to guide cross-functional teams through complex, fast-paced launch environments. Essential Functions: Plant and Production-Line Launch Leadership Lead manufacturing engineering workstreams for greenfield and brownfield plant launches, facility expansions, major transfers, and new production-line installations from concept through operational handoff. Develop the manufacturing launch strategy, engineering work plan, technical milestones, resource requirements, and readiness criteria for assigned projects. Serve as the primary manufacturing engineering lead within cross-functional launch teams, coordinating activities among Operations, Product Engineering, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, Facilities, IT, Finance, and external partners. Translate product forecasts, customer requirements, and business objectives into production-capacity, equipment, labor, space, utility, and material-flow requirements. Establish manufacturing standards and scalable launch practices that can be replicated across future sites and production lines. Lead technical design reviews and launch-readiness reviews, identify risks and gaps, and drive mitigation and closure plans. Provide clear visibility to project leadership regarding engineering progress, decisions, dependencies, risks, capital requirements, and launch readiness. Manufacturing Process and System Design Lead the design of manufacturing processes for fabrication, assembly, test, packaging, and material movement. Develop process flows, value-stream maps, capacity models, labor models, cycle-time requirements, workstation designs, and line-balancing strategies. Create integrated plant and production-line layouts that optimize safety, flow, ergonomics, quality, productivity, flexibility, and future expansion. Define material presentation, storage, point-of-use inventory, replenishment, conveyance, staging, finished-goods flow, and internal logistics requirements. Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly principles in partnership with Product and Design Engineering to improve manufacturability, quality, cost, and launch performance. Incorporate Lean manufacturing principles into the initial design of plants and lines rather than relying on post-launch correction. Evaluate and recommend manufacturing technologies, automation, digital solutions, tooling concepts, and process-control methods.…

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