Global Director, Engineering- Distributed IT

Eaton
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 250,000 - 330,000 annuallyFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Collaborative leadership","Influencing geographically dispersed teams","Building high-performing teams","Strategic thinking","Presenting strategic plans"]

Lead Eaton’s Distributed IT engineering organization for data center and distributed infrastructure solutions. Own global strategy and drive innovation across hardware, software, and services, translating customer needs into product and system roadmaps. Establish architectures, validation, testing, and qualification frameworks to improve reliability, scalability, compliance, and speed-to-market. Manage a global, multi-disciplinary team and partner with Product Management, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality to deliver end-to-end solutions.

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Global Director, Engineering- Distributed IT

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Job Summary

Lead Eaton’s Distributed IT engineering organization for data center and distributed infrastructure solutions. Own global strategy and drive innovation across hardware, software, and services, translating customer needs into product and system roadmaps. Establish architectures, validation, testing, and qualification frameworks to improve reliability, scalability, compliance, and speed-to-market. Manage a global, multi-disciplinary team and partner with Product Management, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and execute global engineering and technology strategy aligned to business growth priorities.
  • •Lead end-to-end product development, including NPI and lifecycle management, establishing reference designs and validated configurations.
  • •Lead customer co-design and development partnerships using structured voice-of-customer processes to shape engineering requirements.
  • •Establish system validation, testing, and qualification frameworks to ensure reliability, scalability, compliance, and speed-to-market.
  • •Build and lead a global, multi-disciplinary engineering organization and drive cross-functional execution across the product lifecycle.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 250,000 - 330,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceRetirement BenefitsPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (preferred: Master’s in Engineering or MBA).
  • •Minimum 15 years professional engineering roles, with a power engineering background desirable.
  • •Minimum 7 years of people management experience.
  • •Significant experience in electrical components/systems design, new product development, and program management.
  • •Proficiency in data center infrastructure, including cooling, power conversion/distribution, intelligent software monitoring systems, and redundancy.
Experience:15+ yearsData centersDistributed infrastructure
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Collaborative leadershipInfluencing geographically dispersed teamsBuilding high-performing teamsStrategic thinkingPresenting strategic plans
Tech Stack:Data center infrastructureIntelligent software monitoring systemsRedundancy

Company Brief

Eaton
Designs, manufactures, and distributes electrical components, power management systems, and industrial equipment for energy, aerospace, vehicle, and industrial markets worldwide, focusing on efficiency, safety, and sustainability.
Industry: Industrial Machinery
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
Founded: 1911
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