Is Eaton a good company to work for as a Sr. Design Engineer?

Sr. Design Engineer professionals working at Eaton have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 17 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Eaton employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Design Engineer Jobs at Eaton now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Design Engineer interview questions at Eaton .

Does Eaton pay Sr. Design Engineer employees well?

Sr. Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Eaton with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Design Engineer salaries at Eaton.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Eaton?

Engineer (364) , Senior Engineer (149) , Analyst (120) , Estagiário (99) , Intern (97) , Manager (97) , Associate Engineer (93) , Lead Engineer (76) , Project Manager (76) , Manufacturing Engineer (65) , Machine Operator (57) , Sales Engineer (55) , Software Engineer (55) , Associate Analyst (50) , Program Manager (49)

What are the pros of working at Eaton according to real employee reviews?

"Lots of rewarding work and good work life balance under the right manager(s) and in the right group." ((in 469 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they have very strong values and ethics which they genuinely try to live by." ((in 439 reviews)); "Great people: US and global." ((in 434 reviews)); "The good points of working for Eaton is the pay is good and the salaried pay principle for all employees is a definite plus." ((in 409 reviews)); "Good culture and ethics in the U.S. but it gets a bit more blurred as you move overseas." ((in 377 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Eaton according to real employee reviews?

"Zero flexibility if you work at a plant with poor management regardless if you can do your job remote or not" ((in 299 reviews)); "very old and bad managers without any knowledge" ((in 128 reviews)); "2. No training 3. HR will smile in your face then talk about you to your manager 4. Horrible work life balance 5." ((in 59 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected." ((in 48 reviews)); "Really stressful and long hours" ((in 48 reviews))

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Eaton Sr. Design Engineer reviews

3.7

0% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Paulo Ruiz

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Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

2.8

Diversity & inclusion

2.6

Career opportunities

2.2

Senior management

Sr. Design Engineer employees have rated Eaton with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Eaton is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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17 reviews

4.0

Nov 10, 2025

Good Place to Work

Senior design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Culture Trust between Employees and Managers

Cons

Integrating new systems without realistic expectations

3.0

Jun 30, 2025

terrible management

Senior design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fun engineering environment interesting products

Cons

terrible management job security no room for advancement

1.0

Sep 20, 2022

bad management

Sr. design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary is good benefits is also good

Cons

lots of politics ,lots of politics

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