Operations Program Manager
Eaton · Omaha, NE · Senior Level · Program management · posted yesterday
Eaton · Charlotte, NC · posted yesterday
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
| Employer | Eaton |
|---|---|
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Field | Engineering, Construction and Energy › Manufacturing and hardware engineering |
| Level | Mid Level |
| Source category | Science and Engineering |
| Posted | 2026-11-07 (yesterday) |
| Work arrangement | On-site at the location listed |
| Pay | Not published in the source listing |
Eaton's Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a Supplier Development Engineer - Breakers. This will be a hybrid remote/in-office position that can be located at one of the following facilities: Beachwood, OH - Charlotte, NC - Detroit/Jackson, MI - Menomonee Falls, WI - Moon Township, PA - Peachtree City, GA - Raleigh, NC. Travel of up to 50% is required.
The Supplier Development Engineer is responsible for developing, qualifying, and improving supplier manufacturing performance to support business growth, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. This role partners closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams to assess manufacturing capability, drive process improvements, support new product introductions, and ensure production readiness across a diverse supply base.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $113000 - $165000 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:
Supplier Development & Capability Improvement
o Lead structured supplier development activities to identify and close manufacturing, process, capacity, and operational capability gaps. Establish development plans with clear objectives, actions, owners, timing, and measurable outcomes.
Manufacturing & Process Capability
o Assess supplier manufacturing processes and drive improvement using process capability analysis, Lean methodologies, structured problem solving, material flow, process controls, and applicable advanced quality tools.
o Assess supplier capability and manufacturing controls for circuit breakers and protection devices, with specific emphasis on bi-metal materials and thermal trip systems, including material composition and properties, strip thickness, forming and dimensional controls, joining processes, thermal response and calibration, magnetic trip components, contacts and operating mechanisms, insulation systems, electrical and mechanical testing, traceability, process validation, and change management to ensure consistent protection performance and robust, repeatable, and compliant manufacturing processes.
Capacity & Scalability Readiness
o Assess supplier production-rate readiness and capacity against current and future business requirements. Identify constraints and risks and drive mitigation, recovery, or expansion plans to demonstrate sustainable capacity.
Growth, Launch & Transfer Readiness
o Proactively assess and develop supplier readiness to support business growth, new product introductions, supplier transfers, localization, volume increases, and capacity expansions. Identify supplier risks early and drive mitigation actions before they impact operations.
Technical Supplier Recovery
o Lead the supplier-development workstream when supplier quality, delivery, or operational performance issues are driven by deeper manufacturing, process, capacity, or systemic capability gaps. Partner with the SQE and appropriate cross-functional resources while maintaining defined responsibilities through the RASIC.
Supplier Assessment & Risk Identification
o Participate in Supplier Site Assessments and other risk-based supplier assessments as required. Evaluate manufacturing capability, operational maturity, process controls, capacity, and readiness, and drive supplier-development actions resulting from identified gaps.
APQP & Supplier Readiness Support
o Support APQP and supplier-readiness activities by evaluating manufacturing capability, capacity, scalability, operational risks and driving development actions within the SDE scope.
Continuous Improvement & Problem Solving
o Coach and support suppliers in structured problem solving, Lean, 8D, root-cause analysis, process capability, material management, and other applicable methodologies to achieve sustainable performance improvement.
Cross-Functional Execution
o Partner with Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, COE, and other stakeholders in accordance with established standard work and RASIC responsibilities. Support critical supplier situations based on business risk and technical need.
Verification & Sustainability
o Establish measurable success criteria for supplier-development engagements. Verify that development objectives have been achieved, improvements are effective, and capability is sustained before closing the development activity. Works directly with suppliers where Quality or Delivery performance, or business risk demands robust corrective action and improvement. Utilizes expertise and a wide range of tools to identify and lead improvement actions including Problem Solving, Auditing, Material Management, and Load & Capacity planning.
Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality or other related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience in Supplier Development, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or other related field.
• Experience with circuit breakers, thermal-magnetic protection devices, or related electromechanical components.
• 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.".
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Beachwood, OH - Charlotte, NC - Detroit or Jackson, MI - Menomonee Falls, WI - Moon Township, PA - Peachtree City, GA - Raleigh, NC will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree from an accredited institution.
• Lead Auditor qualification.
• Lean / Six Sigma certification.
• Experience with supplier transfers, NPI, capacity expansion, and industrialization.
• Experience working across multiple sites, regions, and cultures
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience with capacity planning, industrialization, and production readiness assessments.
Additional Information:
• Demonstrated knowledge of bi-metal materials and thermal trip systems, magnetic trip components, contact materials and assemblies, springs and operating mechanisms, molding and insulation systems, joining and fastening processes, calibration and adjustment, critical dimensional and process controls, electrical and mechanical testing, temperature-rise and trip-performance testing, process validation, traceability, and manufacturing process controls.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and supplier-development methodologies.
• Knowledge of Lean / Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Ability to influence and lead supplier improvement without direct authority.
• Ability to lead cross-functional activities across multiple sites and functions.
• Demonstrates strong technical and business judgment when assessing supplier risk.
• Works independently and effectively in supplier-facing environments.
• Builds effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrates urgency appropriate to business risk while maintaining structured problem solving.
• Communicates complex supplier issues clearly to technical, operational, and leadership audiences.
• Demonstrates strong project-management and execution discipline.
• Able to prioritize multiple supplier-development activities based on business impact and risk.
• Comfortable working in a matrix organization with cross-functional accountability.
• Significant supplier-site travel may be required, up-to 60%.
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How Charlotte compares. Among the 100 largest places in North Carolina, Charlotte is #1 by population, #9 for remote work (#1 = most), #77 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #72 for homeownership (#1 = highest). Its county, Mecklenburg County, is #2 of 100 counties for average pay ($88,111).
Charlotte has 903,844 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 8.4% of the population of North Carolina. It covers 312 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 2,901 people per square mile. The median age is 34.5, 12% younger than the state median (34.5 against 39.1).
The median gross rent is $1,612 a month (rent plus utilities), 31% above the state median ($1,612 against $1,228). Over a year that is 23.6% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $385,700, which is 4.7 times the median household income ($82,068). 51.0% of households own their home, 23% below the state average (51.0% against 66.6%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.
The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area has 1,358,370 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $49,990 a year, about the same as the national median ($49,990 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (146,340 jobs, median $47,210); transportation and material moving (142,580 jobs, median $40,550); sales and related (139,760 jobs, median $40,880). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (1.4 times) and business and financial operations (1.3 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($133,220) and computer and mathematical ($120,930). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Mecklenburg County was 3.3%. 72.4% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Mecklenburg County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 57.4% drive alone, 1.9% use public transit, 1.7% walk, 28.8% work from home. 10.6% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 24% below the state average (10.6% against 13.9%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.
48.0% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 35% above the state share (48.0% against 35.6%). 18.7% of residents were born outside the United States, 106% above the state share (18.7% against 9.1%). The poverty rate is 11.7%, 10% below the state rate (11.7% against 13.0%).
The warmest month is Jul, averaging 81°F (27.1°C), and the coolest is Jan at 40°F (4.4°C). About 1,146 mm (45 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Jul is the wettest month (112 mm) and Jan the driest (80 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
Closest cities in this guide: Pineville (9 miles, rent 4% lower); Matthews (9 miles, rent 9% higher); Mint Hill (10 miles, rent 5% lower); Stallings (12 miles, rent 17% higher). Rent differences are against Charlotte; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.
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Places within 50 miles (straight line) of Charlotte, NC that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.
| 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 ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC | 0 mi | $1,612 | $385,700 | $82,068 | 10.6% | n/a | Jobs |
| Pineville, NC | 9 mi | $1,552 | $395,100 | $69,354 | 9.1% | n/a | — |
| Matthews, NC | 9 mi | $1,764 | $445,100 | $108,611 | 10.7% | n/a | — |
| Mint Hill, NC | 10 mi | $1,528 | $428,900 | $100,860 | 16.9% | n/a | — |
| Stallings, NC | 12 mi | $1,882 | $428,000 | $115,974 | 16.1% | n/a | — |
| Belmont, NC | 12 mi | $1,365 | $395,000 | $94,883 | 12.8% | n/a | — |
| Mount Holly, NC | 12 mi | $1,256 | $337,800 | $79,385 | 13.2% | n/a | — |
| Harrisburg, NC | 12 mi | $2,640 | $478,000 | $148,254 | 15.9% | n/a | — |
| Huntersville, NC | 14 mi | $1,834 | $472,900 | $120,516 | 13.7% | n/a | — |
| Weddington, NC | 14 mi | $1,927 | $824,100 | $190,766 | 14.5% | n/a | — |
| Indian Trail, NC | 14 mi | $2,077 | $385,000 | $108,483 | 17.7% | n/a | — |
| Fort Mill, SC | 15 mi | $1,503 | $487,500 | $121,823 | 15.9% | n/a | — |
| Tega Cay, SC | 16 mi | $1,408 | $529,200 | $142,000 | 25.6% | n/a | — |
| Lake Wylie, SC | 16 mi | $1,710 | $485,600 | $112,097 | 28.3% | n/a | — |
| Concord, NC | 17 mi | $1,451 | $353,700 | $86,921 | 17.3% | n/a | — |
| Cornelius, NC | 18 mi | $1,722 | $559,400 | $113,767 | 14.1% | n/a | — |
| Davidson, NC | 19 mi | $1,652 | $687,700 | $166,556 | 13.2% | n/a | — |
| Waxhaw, NC | 19 mi | $1,840 | $549,400 | $131,894 | 25.6% | n/a | — |
| Gastonia, NC | 20 mi | $1,204 | $277,600 | $64,059 | 19.3% | n/a | — |
| Monroe, NC | 21 mi | $1,246 | $309,100 | $72,540 | 23.4% | n/a | — |
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How far Charlotte, NC 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 ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC | 0 mi | 903,844 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 340 mi | 977,670 |
| Columbus, OH | 350 mi | 914,802 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 429 mi | 885,860 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 455 mi | 1,579,706 |
| New York, NY | 532 mi | 8,483,844 |
| Chicago, IL | 589 mi | 2,711,226 |
| Houston, TX | 926 mi | 2,328,253 |
| Dallas, TX | 927 mi | 1,307,930 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 939 mi | 697,125 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 960 mi | 963,194 |
| Austin, TX | 1,039 mi | 979,539 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,105 mi | 1,479,835 |
| Denver, CO | 1,351 mi | 718,877 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,779 mi | 1,642,323 |
| San Diego, CA | 2,074 mi | 1,389,526 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,126 mi | 3,857,263 |
| San Jose, CA | 2,270 mi | 990,138 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,283 mi | 754,195 |
| San Francisco, CA | 2,332 mi | 830,235 |
| City ⇅ | Straight-line distance ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia, SC | 81 mi | 5 |
| Chapel Hill, NC | 112 mi | 6 |
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