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

Eaton Corporation

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  • Veröffentlicht am: 29. Oktober 2025
Jobbeschreibung

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 of Embedded Automation & Power Component contains: machine operation control devices, switches, HMIs, control relays, PLCs, Drives and products in the field of building automation. This team performs all product innovation and product maintenance engineering activities and contributes strong to product line related vitality. Furthermore proves the technical feasibility of the product road maps. The incumbent needs to identify significant business opportunities to leverage those advances and drive the realization of those opportunities in order to drive growth within Embedded Automation & Power Components. This activities includes the communication and close collaboration with other Eaton entities and customers. The manager will be responsible for meeting the schedule, scope, cost and technical targets for all development efforts under his/her control, as well as developing and managing customer relationships with Eaton business leaders & stakeholders.


  • Managing responsibilities within the assigned team of leaders of people and engineers, develop and continuously improve organizational capabilities of the team.
  • Managing related activities and ensuring the alignment of their area with broader organizational initiatives and objectives.
  • Able to 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 and supports continuous improvement of processes and innovations.
  • Deploy agile methods, requirement- and change-management and assure necessary state-of-the-art methods.
  • Close collaboration with the Eaton engineering departments also outside the division.
  • Business trips, temporary project work at international Eaton locations.
  • Drive results in the assigned team while creating and fostering a safe work environment and living the Eaton Business System.
  • Demonstrate Eaton's values and philosophy with every action and every decision in combination of recognizing the value of different perspectives and culture for the Embedded Automation & Power Components-Engineering organization.

  • Bachelor's / Master's degree in electrical engineering / electronicss / mechatronic / embedded software / automation engineering or similar qualification.
  • Strong work experience in Electric, Electronic and/or Automation sector in the industrial field.
  • Leadership experience in matrix organizations with multiple stakeholders and global locations and cultures.
  • Deep understanding in automation, electronic & software design.
  • Special know-how of electronic design, firmware and cloud-based software development.
  • Know-how in web-based application development, IIoT application development or visualization preferred.
  • Experience with DFSS.
  • Experience with process maturity models (SPICE or CMMi).
  • Experience with functional driven and architecture based development.
  • Experience with functional safety and cyber security
  • Experience in collaboration with distributed („virtual“) development teams at different locations.
  • Problem solving skills.
  • Fluent in English and German.

  • Being part of a company that has been in business for more than 100 years, is well known in the industry, and has a major impact on the energy industry
  • Work in a company that is commitment 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. Build your career and apply internally for our open positions worldwide
  • Strong, agile and diverse team locally and globally
  • Strong processes and state-of-the-art systems and tools
  • Structured employee development processes, open feedback culture with development plans
  • Detailed induction support and well-structured onboarding
  • Balance your work and life with a hybrid worktime model
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