Manufacturing Engineer

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. @@HD@@ What you'll do:@@/HD@@ • Responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving manufacturing processes for B-Line aluminum cable tray products, including ladder, ventilated trough, and solid-bottom tray systems. The role ensures product quality, manufacturing efficiency, cost competitiveness, and compliance with industry standards through technical leadership and production support across the entire manufacturing process. • Develop, validate, and continuously improve manufacturing processes for aluminum cable tray products. • Create and maintain manufacturing documentation including SOPs, Process Flow Charts, PFMEA, and Control Plans. • Support New Product Introduction (NPI), pilot builds, process qualification, and production readiness activities. • Establish and optimize aluminum sheet and extrusion processing methods including punching, stamping, CNC punching, cutting, bending, and fabrication. • Provide technical support for extrusion profile processing, surface finishing, deburring, corrosion resistance enhancement, and customer-specific coating processes. • Develop and improve assembly processes for cable tray systems and associated hardware to enhance structural integrity and installation efficiency. • Troubleshoot manufacturing issues related to quality, productivity, equipment, and process capability using structured problem-solving methodologies. • Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing tools such as Kaizen, VSM, 5S, and SMED. • Collaborate with Quality, Supply Chain, and Production teams to implement process controls and drive corrective actions using 8D, 5-Why, and other quality tools. • Support automation and semi-automation projects to improve throughput, consistency, and operational efficiency. • Ensure manufacturing processes comply with applicable industry standards such as NEMA VE 1, IEC 61537, and Eaton engineering requirements. • Drive cost reduction initiatives through material utilization optimization, scrap reduction, labor productivity improvement, and equipment efficiency enhancement.