Lead Project Engineer - New Product Development

Eaton’s Aerospace division is currently seeking a Lead Project Engineer – New Product Development to join our team. This position will be based out of our Los Angeles, CA facility. Eaton LA is a revered supplier for hydraulic flow control devices. We have a varied product line including, but not limited to, nose-wheel steering actuators, landing gear control valves , switching valves , filter modules, etc., for both military and commercial platforms.

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $107812.53 - $158125.04 a year. Salary is dependent upon candidate skillset, education, and work experiences, and can vary based on these factors.

What You’ll Do

This role will have responsibility for developing designs that meet the customer specification. They will serve as the primary interface to the customer and lead the Integrated Product Team (IPT) and collaborate with them to drive the teams toward developing a robust design efficiently. The lead engineer will have the opportunity to work with experts across Eaton Aerospace in functions such as Design , Engineering, Fabrication, Supply Chain, and Test Lab.

The Lead Project Engineer – New Product Development works with limited supervision, has strong leadership, communication, and technical skills, and can adapt and react quickly to internal and external customer demands. This position is for a technical project role in the Mechanical and Project Engineering group, supporting design , development, and implementation for new and existing designs of hydraulic actuation devices.

In This Function You Will

• Provide technical design, analysis, and guidance for new product development and product improvements. Has the decision-making authority on behalf of Mechanical Engineering for system and component design and the responsibilities for guiding and directing applicable IPT technical decisions and accomplishment of objectives.
• Work with one or more IPT to design, analyze, and implement product designs and design improvements in all phases of a product design lifecycle
• Lead and participate in efforts to solve problems with product design, inspection, manufacturing, and test encountered by vendors, company operations personnel, and customers.
• Plan, organize, control, and lead multiple simultaneous projects. Establish and oversee accomplishment of multiple project objectives. Creates, updates, and interprets project schedules and communicates changes and status to Engineering Leadership and IPT(s). Support targets and milestones for project budgets and schedules.
• Participate in resolving program change of scope issues with Project Engineering and Program Management.
• Serve as primary technical contact for multiple cross-functional teams and liaison between Engineering and internal and external customers. Interacts directly with internal and external customers through formal technical presentations and informal discussions.
• Create, develop, and guide the creation of design standards, technical documents, including Engineering drawings (following ASME Y14.5, ASME Y14.34 standards), test procedures, test reports, and design review material. Present product design and substantiating data and analysis, design findings and recommendations to customers and management.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to co-workers. Provide direction to other engineers on project teams.
• Ensure standardization of design of products and adherence to engineering processes across multiple projects. Supports continuous improvement by offering input to standard processes and procedures.
• Proactively collaborate with peers and managers to determine key goals, objectives, and corresponding metrics. Review and amend these actions as appropriate. Focus on the timely achievement of these goals and objectives.
• Interpret engineering documents. Coordinate creation and update of engineering documents
• Participate and lead studies and improvement for cost reduction and first-time yield.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations. Provide engineering input and technical expertise and sound engineering judgment for failure investigation and for customer-returned hardware.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited institution required.
• Minimum five (5) years of Project Engineering including design experience utilizing 3D CAD software in the aerospace/hydraulic/vehicle industry OR a Master's degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of two (2) years in Project Engineering experience in the aerospace/hydraulic/vehicle industry
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience designing hydraulic or pneumatic flow control, or actuation products
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship both now and in the future.
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.
• Candidate must reside within 50 miles of the 90039 Los Angeles zip code. Active Duty military are exempt from the geographical requirement
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited institution
• Experience leading an integrated product team including design services, analysis etc.
• Experience in the Aerospace Industry
• Experience with Pro/Engineer, Enovia PLM, or similar 3D design and lifecycle management software tools
• Experience with designing hydraulic, pneumatic, or electromechanical products using Advanced manufacturing techniques and transitioning to a production environment
• Ability to apply of Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles and perform tolerance stack-up analyses
• Ability to perform basic structural and/or performance analysis
• Working knowledge of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Design for Manufacturability (dfM), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Design of Experiments (DOE), and Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) principles.
  
  
  

Position Skillset

• Demonstrated leadership skills, experience with design processes, successful new product introduction experience, creative/innovative thinking.
• Proven track record of driving change and ability to execute technology development plan
• Demonstrated senior level project engineering and leadership experience
• Ability to define and apply of Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and Model Based Definition principles and perform tolerance stack-up analyses
• Ability to perform basic structural and/or performance analysis
• Experience with working on and leading cross functional teams
• Ability to communicate with customers' and negotiate within customer requirements and product capability at an advanced level
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills
  
  
  

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