Hardware Engineer

Join Our Team at Eaton: Empowering Tomorrow, Today!

Eaton has been a key player in the Middle East for 40 years. This July, we announced the construction of a new sustainable campus in Dubai, which will bring together our commercial, manufacturing, and support functions, providing room for future growth.

About Eaton

Eaton is a power management company where we provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technology and services. Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.

As Hardware Engineer based in Dubai, you will be an integral part of EMEA product development team, focusing on the electronics design and redesign required for low voltage switchgear and control relays. Your design will be required to fulfill both functional and non-functional requirements, product and company-specific standards, norms and directives (e.g., IEC, UL, Machinery directive). You will be responsible for all R&D aspects of industrial electronics hardware design, primarily focusing on modernizing existing products using contemporary approaches, newest parts, and tools for digital hardware design.

What You’ll Do

• Conceptualize, specify, develop, and validate electronic/ PCBA designs for switching, breaking, protection, and control devices based on product standards and customer needs.
• Develop robust concepts and specifications aligned with customer requirements.
• Support effort planning for design and validation engineering tasks.
• Execute technical design and development tasks independently within distributed teams.
• Utilize appropriate tools and methods (e.g., simulation, Design For Six Sigma) throughout the design cycle and sustaining engineering tasks.
• Design, plan, set up, conduct, document, and review development tests
• Resolve electronic hardware design issues including EMC/ EMI measures and deliver optimal solutions regarding function, manufacturability, and cost.
• Support manufacturing from the development side during series production ramp-up.
• Provide and maintain complete engineering documentation using Eaton tools and systems.
• Support project issue resolution activities.
• Prepare and conduct technical reporting, product and technology reviews, technical risk management, and peer reviews.
• Act as an expert for functional aspects in product technology and provide technical support and guidance to other functions such as Product Management, Quality and Manufacturing
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical and/or electronics engineering, or similar departments
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in electronic hardware development and product industrialization
• Proven experience in analog and digital design.
• Knowledge of implementation of embedded microprocessors in design.
• Experience in electronic circuit simulation.
  
  
  

Skills

• In-depth experience in designing modules, products, and systems.
• Hands-on experience with fast prototyping, laboratory testing and HW troubleshooting (e.g. Power up, EMC/ EMI tests)
• Familiarity with Design for Six Sigma methods.
• Experience with PCB design and EMS/PCB manufacturing documentation is a plus.
• Proficiency in hardware design tools like Mentor, Altium, Cadence, and Spice.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
  
  
  

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
  
  
  

Dubai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city known for its modern architecture, luxurious lifestyle, and rich cultural heritage. Living and working in Dubai offers an exceptional quality of life with world-class amenities, a safe environment, and a thriving expatriate community. Experience a dynamic blend of work and leisure in one of the world’s most exciting cities.

Ready to make a difference? Join Eaton’s Dubai Team and be part of a company shaping the future of sustainable manufacturing and power management!

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.

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