Director Software and Communications- Electrical Automation Solutions

Eaton is a power management company with 2014 sales of $22.6 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 99,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.

The Director will have overall responsibility for driving state of the art practices in software engineering, cybersecurity, communications, cloud technology and data analytics to speed innovations to market. This role will partner directly with the sector’s business leaders and engineering teams on business unit critical programs, providing resources, technology and engineering method expertise to quickly deliver high quality solutions to market.. He/She will partner with marketing and engineering leads in developing capabilities in the growing power management environment though building greater controls and sophistication into Eaton’s Electrical Sector products. He/She will also play a key role in developing and collaborating with 3rd party solution partners to enhance Eaton’s capabilities in the connectivity, software and analytics space.

* Creating strong partnerships with Electrical Sector engineering leaders to promote / implement the use of common platform technologies and state of the art engineering methods within their critical programs. Understanding the areas of technical commonality and unique market / customer differences will be a critical to establishing common sector wide technology platforms. Success factors include increasing BU engineering capabilities, reuse of technology components and increased time to market. * Leverage global resources by building high performance teams across functions, geographies, time zones and cultures. * Build highly skilled teams focused on key technology growth areas such as software engineering, embedded systems, sensors, wireless communications, cybersecurity, data analytics and user interfaces. * Develop partnerships with leading technology organizations (universities, national labs, private organizations, etc) to ensure a healthy pipeline of new technologies and talent into the R&D organization. * Promote a culture of technology and intellectual property leadership. * Demonstrate the highest standards of ethical conduct in leading the organization, ensuring protection of the environment, development of human resources, and application of sound business practices. * Ensure key engineering objectives are met including customer satisfaction, time to market, project cost and product standard cost. * Drive the pursuit of innovative products that meet the needs of the business, ensuring the world class level execution. * Identify, coach and retain engineering talent. Develop and strengthen software and communications R&D capabilities. * Ensure financial reporting is accurate and projects are executed within allocated budgets. * Report to senior management on center’s health and progress. * Continue to drive the migration of innovation initiatives from the company’s classical core technologies to more advanced technologies in controls, analytics and software, to manage the transformation of technology focus from component development to integrated systems. * Guide the Software CoE technology strategy while taking a holistic view of the individual business needs across the sector, the dynamics of their industries and the marketplace, the activities of key competitors, and the product and service requirements of customers.

* Minimum 15 years of credible technical leadership in a fast paced, global technology-driven company which has recognizable competencies in innovation. * Minimum 10 years of R&D experience and a minimum of 5 years in a managerial position with demonstrated ability to act decisively based upon data and experience. **Additional Position Criteria:** * History of creating and managing a portfolio of high tech projects, defining project scopes, developing and monitoring timelines and budgets for on-time and on-budget delivery. * Demonstrated experience in leading new technology efforts from inception to transition to a customer organization, driving program deliverables, identifying and resolving technical and program decision/issues. * Thorough understanding of the product development process with the ability to balance/manage commercial expectations and project timelines. * Experience in leading globally dispersed development and quality assurance teams. * Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding communication practices needed to create successful partnerships in an open and supportive environment. * Ability to communicate effectively across organizational lines. * Team player with strong facilitation/interpersonal skills and a demonstrated commitment to continuous process improvement * Experience presenting to Senior Leadership.