Engineering Manager - Research & Development Engineering

What you’ll do:

Eaton announced, on June 11, 2026, the intent to combine its Mobility Group (including both the Vehicle and eMobility segments) with a new company.  We expect to complete this process by the end of the first half of 2027.  The compensation and benefits that will initially be offered for this position are based on Eaton's plans, programs and practices.  If you are offered and accept this position and are actively employed by the Mobility Group when the transaction closes, the new company will provide further details to employees concerning compensation and benefits at that time.

The incumbent will lead the global engineering function for the Vehicle Control & Wireless product lines within Eaton’s Low Voltage & Power Conversion (LVPC) group in the eMobility business. The role will direct a glpbal multidisciplinary team of 20+ engineers responsible for new product and technology development, product launches, and current-product engineering across switches, keypads, electronic control modules, wireless and connected devices, and associated embedded hardware and software. The position will align with the Vehicle Control & Wireless business and collaborate with Strategy, Sales & Marketing, Operations, Program Management, Supply Chain, Quality, and Finance to define strategic priorities and deliver growth, profitability, quality, and customer commitments. The leader will drive customer intimacy, innovation, functional excellence, and speed of execution; contribute to the global LVPC engineering leadership team; and develop talent strategies for hiring, capability building, engagement, and retention.    

"Eaton’s eMobility Low Voltage & Power Conversion business is seeking an engineering leader for its global Vehicle Control & Wireless product lines. Based at Eaton’s Magarpatta City office in Pune, India, this role will shape product and technology roadmaps, lead execution across global engineering teams, and partner with the business to deliver differentiated vehicle control and connectivity solutions for customers worldwide.
• Partner with Vehicle Control & Wireless business leadership to define long-term product, technology, and engineering strategies and translate them into actionable roadmaps.
• Lead global, multidisciplinary engineering teams across systems, electronics, embedded software, mechanical design, validation, and product engineering.
• Own engineering execution for new product development, technology maturation, product launches, and sustaining programs, ensuring delivery to scope, schedule, cost, quality, and performance commitments.
• Engage with global OEM and commercial customers to understand application needs, strengthen customer intimacy, resolve critical technical issues, and identify opportunities for portfolio growth.
• Advance architectures and platforms for vehicle controls and connected products, emphasizing functional safety, cybersecurity, wireless connectivity, diagnostics, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive Design for Six Sigma, model-based and digital engineering, requirements management, design reviews, verification and validation, and Eaton’s stage-gate product development processes.
• Collaborate with Strategy, Product Management, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Program Management, and Finance to deliver growth and profitability objectives.
• Lead annual resource, capability, and budget planning, including people, software, hardware, test equipment, laboratories, external engineering, and global footprint optimization.
• Attract, develop, coach, engage, and retain diverse engineering talent and future organizational and technical leaders.
• Champion continuous improvement, standard work, knowledge sharing, and engineering functional excellence aligned with the Eaton Business System."    

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Automotive, or a related engineering discipline; a master’s degree is preferred.
• 15+ years of engineering or product-development experience in a multinational organization, including leadership of multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.

Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to influence global, cross-functional organizations and build trusted relationships with OEM customers and internal stakeholders.
• Prior experience working with teams or customers in North America or Europe is preferred."

"• Vehicle electronics, controls, human-machine interfaces, embedded systems, connected products, wireless technologies, and automotive or commercial-vehicle applications.
• Low-voltage electronics and RF circuitry, including amplifiers, mixers, filters, PLL synthesizers, oscillators, modulators/demodulators, RF switches, reference oscillators, wireless transceiver architectures, and control systems.
• New product and technology development through structured stage-gate processes from concept and requirements through validation, launch, and sustaining engineering.
• Systems engineering, embedded hardware/software development, design verification, functional safety, cybersecurity, wireless compliance, and product-quality methods.
• Vehicle-market, technology, customer, and regulatory trends translated into competitive product and technology roadmaps."
"• Strategic agility and business acumen
• Customer focus and strong drive for results
• Sound analysis, judgment, and decision-making
• Clear, influential communication across global and cross-functional teams
• Ability to motivate, coach, and develop high-performing engineering teams
• Managerial courage to provide timely, constructive, and actionable feedback"