Eaton, a leading global provider of power management solutions, is currently seeking candidates for the role of Associate Engineer-Ecodesign at their Pune location. This position requires candidates to possess a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or Engineering disciplines such as Chemical, Mechanical, Electronics, or Electricals. With a range of 0 to 3 years of experience, Eaton welcomes both fresh graduates and those with some relevant experience. As an Associate Engineer-Ecodesign at Eaton, individuals will have the opportunity to contribute to environmentally sustainable solutions in the field of power management. Responsibilities include conducting ecodesign assessments, developing environmentally friendly products, and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.
Company Name: Eaton
Job Role: Associate Engineer- Ecodesign
Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in environmental science or Chemical/Mechanical/ Electronics /Electricals engineering
Experience Required: 0-3 years
Job Location: Pune
Role and Responsibilities:
- Execute detailed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies as per ISO 14040 & 14044 to evaluate the environmental impacts of Eaton electrical products followed by 3rd party verification to publish type-III Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) with the support of Engineers.
- Support the development of modular LCAs & creation of a library of Eaton standard components & processes.
- Support the product engineering teams on the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the electrical product’s lifecycle.
- Support evaluation of compliance in accordance with applicable eco-design-related regulations (e.g. EU-ErP Directive)
- Understand customer requirements and communicate with other Eaton teams.
- Provide regular reports on development and support activities.
- Support Design-For-Environment activities for new product development projects.
- Contribute to continuous process improvements to increase productivity and efficiency.
Required Skills and Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science or Chemical/Mechanical/ Electronics /electrical engineering.
- Bachelors with 0-3 years experience in the areas of Sustainability domain, Product or technology development for Industrial, Electrical/Electronic, or Chemical products or processes.
- Need to have sound fundamental engineering knowledge.
- Has a basic understanding of requirements related to eco-design regulations.
- Has an understanding of Life Cycle Assessment standards (ISO 14040/44/25)
- Has experience of conducting LCA as per the specific rules as (ISO14040/44/25). LCA according to PEP-EcoPassport Product Category Rules/ Product Specific Rules will be bonus.
- Demonstrates LCA modelling using software like EIME (preferably), SimaPro, Sphera/GaBi, OpenLCA or any similar software.
- Demonstrates understanding related to goal & scope definition & Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data requirements.
- Can analyze LCA results for hotspots and support interpretation.
- Communicate the LCA impacts to internal and external stakeholders.
- Basic understanding on REACH, RoHS, Prop65, and other applicable regulations and their impact on product and technology will be an added advantage.
- Comfortable dealing with data and Microsoft office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Good verbal and written communication skills including the ability to effectively explain technical concepts.
- Good judgment, time management, and decision-making skills.
