Lead Mechanical Engineer

Primary Function:

The Air to Air (AAR) Lead Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the creative design and development of Aerial / Air-to-Air refueling products.  This position will contribute to the overall design of the product with involvement from project initiation thru manufacturing launch, plus ongoing developments and support.  Functional responsibility includes analysis and refinement of product requirements, development of design solutions that meet requirements, testing and certification of the components plus systems as well as product qualification for performance, reliability, DFMA, and cost optimization of the final product.  Design for X (DfX) experience and application in design efforts is an expectation. This position will work closely with the Engineering Manager, Program Manager, Subject Matter Experts, Chief Engineers, other Mechanical Engineers and System Architects, Electrical/Software Engineers, Product Line Manager, and Operations team members, Sourcing and Manufacturing personnel to develop the products in an organized and expedient fashion. 

Essential Functions:

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution
• Minimum 5 years of system, product design, development, and/or production design problem resolution experience.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible and considered for this position pursuant to applicable U.S. Federal Government contract requirements.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university
• 7 years of experience in Aerospace, Mechanical, Hydraulic, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, and/or Systems Engineering
• 5 years of experience as a leader of product development efforts with requirements development, validation, and verification, direct customer engagement, technical solutions development, systems documentation, and root cause problem solving.
• Design for Six Sigma or Six-Sigma (DMAIC) Greenbelt or Blackbelt.
• Intermediate CREO Design Software Experience and release of designs into configuration management system(s).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Ability to multi-task and establish priorities in a rapidly changing environment.
• Creativity, initiative, and self-starter desired.
• Strong communication skills with emphasis on technical writing and presentation.
• Leadership skills with strong customer presence.
• Demonstrable (tangible) Engineering education, training, or experience; Model Based Systems Engineering experience is a strong plus.
• Experience with CREO or other parametric CAD tools.
• Experience with requirements management using DOORS or similar.
• Working knowledge of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Design of Experiments (DOE), and Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) principles.