Operations Program Manager
Eaton · Omaha, NE · Senior Level · Program management · posted 2 days ago
Eaton · Indianapolis, IN · posted 8 days ago
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
| Employer | Eaton |
|---|---|
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Field | Engineering, Construction and Energy › Manufacturing and hardware engineering |
| Level | Senior Level |
| Source category | Science and Engineering |
| Posted | 2026-11-01 (8 days ago) |
| Work arrangement | On-site at the location listed |
| Pay | Not published in the source listing |
Eaton's IS AER FMC Aerospace division is currently seeking a Senior Sustaining Electrical Engineer.
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.
*This role requires working on-site daily M-F at our Grand Rapids, Michigan facility. For external candidates that reside more than 50 miles outside of Grand Rapids MI, a relocation bonus of $5K is available for a qualified candidate.
What you'll do:
Job Summary
Reports to Sustaining Engineering Manager. The incumbent will lead momentum product improvement initiatives and support troubleshooting and root cause corrective action activities for field and production issues. Assignments will be predominantly focused on reliability and quality improvements of Eaton's Grand Rapids products, which would include but is not limited to motor controllers, DC motors, electrical circuit boards, electromechanical actuators, and other related components. Responsibilities include troubleshooting of electronic hardware at the component level and supporting management of electrical component obsolescence. Additionally, the incumbent is expected to provide technical support to the operations personnel, procurement group, and customers as required.
Job Responsibilities
Drive product improvements through engineering analysis, redesign and testing of electromechanical actuators and system hardware.
Sustain product viability through proactive evaluation and redesign of hardware with obsolete components.
Develop test plans, specifications and general test procedures for requalification activities; coordinate requalification testing, advise laboratory personnel supporting efforts, evaluate test results, and develop test reports.
Support Printed Wire Assembly (PWA) Supplier transfer initiatives.
Work with Supply Chain, Customer Service and High Performance work teams (HPWT) to support and drive cost reduction initiatives and promote growth through product reliability and quality improvements.
Support customer service product inquiries. Read and interpret internal, industrial and customer product specifications and make recommendations for enhancements based on engineering analysis and field data.
Support FRACAS system development, tracking, and metric development.
Develop Fault Isolation Manuals for operations team to troubleshoot electrical components.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future.
This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in electrical engineering role.
• 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."
• Candidate will not need sponsorship now or in the future.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that currently reside within 50 miles of the Grand Rapids, MI facility will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous experience in Aerospace industry.
• Experience with reliability and/or quality engineering practices
• Experience working with momentum-based products, including, but not limited to motor controllers, DC motors, actuators, electrical circuit boards, electromechanical components.
• Experience troubleshooting electronic hardware.
• Knowledge of supplier activity.
• Ability to support management with electrical component obsolescence.
Technical Knowledge:
• Working knowledge of electrical engineering principles
• Electrical product design, electrical component selection, and evaluation experience
• Experience working with electronic products including but not limited to motor controllers, DC motors, actuators, electrical circuit boards, and electromechanical components
• Experience troubleshooting electronic hardware
• Circuit analysis skills (ability to read wiring schematics, identify critical elements and troubleshoot electronic circuits).
• Ability to support management with electrical component obsolescence
Skills:
Soft skills
• Need excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent facilitation skills, project management skills, and drive for results.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and project schedules
• Good organizational skills both written and verbal
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, from production associates to the leadership team.
• Demonstrated experience in team environments
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates' privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
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.
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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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The closest occupation in the official wage statistics is Electrical engineers (a match by name, so treat it as an estimate). Nationally its median pay is $120,630 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), employment is projected to change by +9.9% between 2025 and 2035, and the typical entry route is: Bachelor's degree.
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Indianapolis, IN is not one of the cities with its own page in our guides, so here is the state: Indiana.
Indiana is in the Midwest region (East North Central division) and has 6,851,073 residents (the 17th largest of the 50 states and DC by population), with a median age of 38.1. Its economy produced about $555,037 million in the latest four quarters (BEA), 19th among states and DC, equal to $81,015 per resident.
The unemployment rate was 3.4% in 2026M09, which is 14th lowest of 51 (1st is the lowest). Employers had job openings equal to 3.7% of employment, 33rd highest of 51, a measure of how hard it is to hire. The median wage across all occupations is $47,860 a year ($23.01 an hour), 6% below the national median ($47,860 against $50,980).
The occupations with the most jobs in Indiana are Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (103,200 jobs, median $41,340); Fast Food and Counter Workers (97,290 jobs, median $28,790); Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (85,610 jobs, median $45,550); Retail Salespersons (83,670 jobs, median $31,530); Registered Nurses (68,980 jobs, median $83,500). Among occupations with at least 2,000 jobs, the best paid are Physicians, All Other (median $366,190); General Internal Medicine Physicians (median $314,390); Dentists, General (median $166,650). Compared with the nation, the state is most specialised in production (2.0 times the national share of workers) and transportation and material moving (1.3 times the national share of workers).
Prices are below the national average in Indiana: the regional price parity is 93.3 against 100 for the whole country (18th lowest of 51). Median gross rent is $1,062 a month and the median household income $71,957, so a year of rent equals 17.7% of income; the median home value is $218,200. The state minimum wage is $7.25 (the higher of state and federal rates applies to most workers). State income tax on wages: Flat 2.95%. It is a right-to-work state, meaning workers cannot be required to pay union dues as a condition of employment. It has no state paid family and medical leave programme in our source.
6.3% of residents were born abroad and 29.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Among workers, 76.3% drive alone, 0.6% use public transit and 10.7% work from home; 12.7% commute 45 minutes or more.
Places within 50 miles (straight line) of Indianapolis, IN that have a guide, with what living there costs. The last-but-one column divides a year of rent by the median pay of the closest occupation ($120,630 a year), an estimate, not this employer's pay.
| Place ⇅ | Distance from the job city ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ | Median home value ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Commute 45+ min ⇅ | Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅ | Open jobs there ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis city, IN | 0 mi | $1,156 | $224,800 | $66,219 | 9.2% | 11.5% | — |
| Beech Grove, IN | 5 mi | $1,091 | $182,600 | $49,973 | 5.7% | 10.9% | — |
| Speedway, IN | 6 mi | $1,141 | $228,600 | $60,147 | 6.3% | 11.4% | — |
| Lawrence, IN | 10 mi | $1,178 | $230,100 | $74,022 | 8.9% | 11.7% | — |
| Greenwood, IN | 12 mi | $1,312 | $276,100 | $83,608 | 12.6% | 13.1% | — |
| Carmel, IN | 13 mi | $1,712 | $486,800 | $141,505 | 10.4% | 17.0% | Jobs |
| Avon, IN | 13 mi | $1,538 | $323,800 | $98,486 | 8.6% | 15.3% | — |
| Plainfield, IN | 13 mi | $1,499 | $280,600 | $87,272 | 10.2% | 14.9% | — |
| Brownsburg, IN | 13 mi | $1,486 | $309,400 | $102,235 | 11.0% | 14.8% | — |
| Fishers, IN | 16 mi | $1,611 | $391,000 | $130,203 | 14.9% | 16.0% | — |
| Bargersville, IN | 16 mi | $1,379 | $438,900 | $114,231 | 18.5% | 13.7% | — |
| Zionsville, IN | 18 mi | $1,792 | $587,800 | $172,024 | 9.4% | 17.8% | — |
| Westfield, IN | 18 mi | $1,667 | $425,700 | $122,789 | 12.4% | 16.6% | — |
| Whitestown, IN | 18 mi | $1,842 | $373,500 | $123,643 | 9.3% | 18.3% | — |
| Danville, IN | 19 mi | $1,151 | $298,200 | $97,083 | 16.9% | 11.4% | — |
| Noblesville, IN | 19 mi | $1,389 | $349,700 | $104,047 | 16.2% | 13.8% | — |
| Greenfield, IN | 20 mi | $1,177 | $216,400 | $76,127 | 17.9% | 11.7% | — |
| Franklin, IN | 20 mi | $1,186 | $231,500 | $82,380 | 18.6% | 11.8% | — |
| Lebanon, IN | 24 mi | $962 | $195,600 | $65,154 | 8.6% | 9.6% | — |
| Shelbyville, IN | 25 mi | $995 | $174,700 | $55,602 | 11.9% | 9.9% | — |
Occupations close to Electrical engineers in the official classification, with pay, outlook and whether there are open jobs for them on this site right now.
| Occupation ⇅ | National median pay ⇅ | Growth 2025–35 ⇅ | Openings a year (US) ⇅ | Open jobs here ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer hardware engineers | $161,740 | +9.1% | 4,100 | none right now |
| Aerospace engineers | $134,960 | +8.3% | 3,800 | 5 open |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | $130,220 | +3.7% | 4,900 | none right now |
| Chemical engineers | $125,040 | +4.7% | 1,100 | 1 open |
| Civil engineers | $100,840 | +6.4% | 22,700 | 16 open |
How far Indianapolis, IN is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.
| From ⇅ | Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅ | Population of that city ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, IN | 0 mi | 885,860 |
| Chicago, IL | 164 mi | 2,711,226 |
| Columbus, OH | 168 mi | 914,802 |
| Charlotte, NC | 429 mi | 903,844 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 584 mi | 1,579,706 |
| New York, NY | 646 mi | 8,483,844 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 689 mi | 697,125 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 700 mi | 977,670 |
| Dallas, TX | 762 mi | 1,307,930 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 788 mi | 963,194 |
| Houston, TX | 866 mi | 2,328,253 |
| Austin, TX | 926 mi | 979,539 |
| Denver, CO | 993 mi | 718,877 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,000 mi | 1,479,835 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,494 mi | 1,642,323 |
| San Diego, CA | 1,782 mi | 1,389,526 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1,816 mi | 3,857,263 |
| Seattle, WA | 1,869 mi | 754,195 |
| San Jose, CA | 1,923 mi | 990,138 |
| San Francisco, CA | 1,979 mi | 830,235 |
| City ⇅ | Straight-line distance ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville, KY | 109 mi | 95 |
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