R&D Senior Design Engineer - Medium Voltage Switchgears, Sincan site

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Our site in Ankara offers a fantastic learning environment and a vibrant array of career opportunities spanning medium-voltage product design, manufacturing, and sales.

Combining agile R&D with internationally recognized test facilities, our team has the resources, speed, and flexibility to adapt to any customer demand. We support utility providers and renewable energy projects, as well as commercial and residential buildings, with innovative and cost-effective solutions.

We aspire to be an all-encompassing medium-voltage center of excellence. Our team is currently growing fast as we ramp up our ability to support crucial trends like Industry 4.0, electrification, and the energy transition.

Our work is enabling more agile and energy-efficient manufacturing, as well as driving forward electrification and the transition to smarter power grids dominated by renewables — helping to create a more sustainable future.

Our employees are passionate about continuously improving and reaching their full potential, as well as enabling our facility to do the same. We’re always seeking dedicated and adaptable people with skills spanning engineering, sales, marketing, R&D, and manufacturing. If you’re curious and love innovating to solve new challenges, join us!

We are looking for an R&D Senior Design Engineer to be joining our team.

This role is based on site in Sincan-Ankara.

In this role, you will be a key developer for SF6-free medium-voltage switchgear and develop new field trend concepts.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Responsibilities

• Take an executive role in strategic studies.
• Develop a clear understanding of the medium voltage MV Switchgear landscape and market trends.
• Anticipate and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Evaluate complex information and draw timely, appropriate conclusions.
• Lead BOC & ProLaunch studies.
• Demonstrate initiative for personal and professional development.
• Communicate effectively to ensure clarity and audience understanding.
• Build partnerships and collaborate across teams to achieve organizational priorities.
  
  
  

Results Orientation

• Set ambitious targets and take calculated risks.
• Challenge the status quo and experiment with new approaches.
• Drive innovation and promote teamwork across organizational boundaries.
• Deliver measurable results aligned with business objectives.
  
  
  

Operational Responsibilities

• Take executive responsibility for design development within R&D projects.
• Lead or participate in technical groups, performing all design-related studies using DFSS methodology, including:
• Analysis studies
• Performance tests
• Prototyping
• Validation & type testing
• Data release
• Collaborate with R&D and cross-functional teams (Quality, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Operational Excellence Opex) to meet customer expectations and enhance product experience.
• Conduct research on patents, benchmarking, manufacturing technologies, and regulatory specifications (local and external).
• Lead communication and analysis within technical teams.
• Perform cost-optimization reviews.
• Provide product line support for current products and NPI transitions.
• Validate supplier deviation evaluations.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from a high-ranked University – required
• Master’s (MSc) – preferred
• Minimum 5 years in design projects (preferably in the electric sector) OR
• Minimum 2 years as an engineering expert with unique sector-specific technical knowledge
• Experience with various manufacturing methods and prototyping
• Kinematic, dynamic, and structural analysis of mechanical systems
• Manufacturing methods OR Green Belt certification in Design for Six Sigma DFSS
• Knowledge of material properties and selection
• Basic experience in:
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Heat & mass transfer analysis – preferred
• Expert level: SolidWorks and design data management systems
• Basic level (preferred):
• ADAMS
• Inventor
• AutoCAD
• Minitab
• Finite element programs (ANSYS, SolidWorks Simulation)
• Take executive roles in ProLaunch tasks and technical solutions
• Design with a cost-oriented perspective
• Good communication skills
• Strong research and reporting abilities
• Effective time management
• Fluent level of English language
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
• We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies.
• We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen
  
  
  

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.