Senior Continuous Improvement Systems Engineer

Job Description

Eaton’s Electrical Sector – Power Distribution & Controls Assemblies (PDCA) business is seeking a Senior Continuous Improvement Systems Engineer to join our manufacturing OPEX team in Omaha, Nebraska. Our Omaha Power Center is expanding its operations in Bellevue! Eaton’s new 370,000-square-foot facility is expected to be online in the first half of 2027. The new facility will be designed and optimized to support high volume of switchgear structures at the quality and speed that AI data centers customers require. The engineered-to-order switchgear produced in the new facility can be integrated into Eaton’s prefabricated power systems, which are designed to offer customers flexibility. Reporting to the site OPEX Manager, the primary focus will be to implement, maintain, and advance the manufacturing systems. This role will own the site automation, Industry 4.0, Ignition (Inductive Automation), Digital Torque records, Digital testing records, and growth roadmap efforts by first defining process stability, standard work, takt/capacity requirements, and waste-elimination opportunities to ensure technology investments improve flow and eliminate non-value-added work. In this role you will: • Champion a Digital Mindset for the Omaha manufacturing plant • Work closely with the data analytics team and support data migration from all plant systems for the purpose of data visualization • Configures and updates new control systems (Ignition stations and asset monitoring, Dynamic Manufacturing Management in fabrication) • Develop a hopper of projects and required capital for annual profit plan • Lead major projects to deploy Industry 4.0 tools & technologies and manufacturing systems into manufacturing operations • Collaborate with cross-functional resources to execute projects: Information Technology, Operational Excellence, Production Operations, Quality, Facilities • Guide & support plant teams on machine connectivity & data acquisition activities • Work as…