Lead Design Engineer

Eaton Corporation • Westminster, MD

8h • $97,000 - $143,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Eaton's Aerospace Division is seeking a Lead Design Engineer, to join the team at our Westminster, MD facility - and relocation is provided! As a Lead Design Engineer at a cutting-edge composites company, you will contribute directly to the design. analysis, test and build of composite pressure vessels and composite structures for our growing space, military, aircraft, and commercial customers. We are currently looking for individuals with a proven track record of composites design, solid customer skills, and a passion for hands on innovation and problem solving.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or Material Science from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in product design, product development, and/or production design problem resolution.
• Minimum of 5 years of experince working with composites within product design, product development and/or production design problem resolution.
• All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills working with a cross-functional team.
• Ability to work mostly autonomously but with some oversite from a Chief Engineer or engineering manager.
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration with internal and external customers.
• Have sound problem resolution, judgment, and decision-making skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; must be able to function in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary engineering environment including frequent direct interaction with production personnel.
• Formal training or experience in the design and analysis of composite parts including classical laminated plate theory. mechanics of materials. and Finite Element analysis
• Proficiency with SolidWorks 3D CAD
• Strong understanding of drawing standards and application of GD&T
• Demonstrated track record of successfully applying several of the following engineering principles: Aerospace new product introduction methods, regulatory standards. regulations. and certifications
• DFSS or Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools
• Failure investigations of technical products or systems
• Oversite and comprehension of stress analysis (static. dynamic, fatigue, vibration, acceleration, etc.)
• Steady state performance modeling
• Thermodynamics

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Mechanical Material Science or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Design for Six Sigma Greenbelt or Blackbelt

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams made up of multiple engineering disciplines.
• Work with customers and our internal Business Development team to generate conceptual designs, definitize requirements, and develop cost estimates for new hardware.
• Coordinate, design, analyze and test composite pressure vessels and structures developing conceptual designs into mature product solutions.
• Attend conferences and trade shows to advance technical skills and market intelligence including ability to determine customer wants and needs and translate them into verifiable engineering requirements.
• Manage technical risk through exhaustive identification, prioritization of risk mitigation activities, and data driven design changes where appropriate.
• Function as program manager to execute programs to allocated cost and schedule requirements while meeting customer needs.
• Interface with suppliers and in house production teams throughout life of products.
• Develop engineering standards and design guides to support continuous improvement of the relevant engineering domain.
• Support the site as needed including developing new manufacturing processes, dispositioning nonconformances, troubleshooting product issues, responding to corrective actions, and incorporating any producibility lessons learned through drawing revisions.
• Manage technical risk through exhaustive identification, prioritization of risk mitigation activities, and data driven design changes where appropriate.
• Work to Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) principles including careful management of Critical to Quality requirements through the design lifecycle, rigorous knowledge building of the design space, understanding of the effects of manufacturing variation, and design for manufacturing and assembly to meet product recurring cost targets.
• Be able to mentor junior engineers within the incumbents specified domain.

Benefits

• Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level