Senior Design Engineer

Eaton Corporation•Camarillo, CA

1d•$99,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s IS AER ITD division is hiring a Senior Design Engineer for its Aerospace manufacturing plant in Camarillo, California. This is a full-time, onsite role, Monday through Friday, on a daylight schedule. The position is responsible for new product development and introduction, as well as ongoing engineering support for custom interconnect systems and hold-down release mechanism devices for space and defense applications. The engineer applies sound engineering principles and practical problem-solving, using product lifecycle management (PLM) and computer-aided design (CAD) tools. The role is accountable for achieving engineering program milestones on projects led by the engineer and supporting milestones on other projects. Work may include internal research and development, new product introduction, sustaining engineering, cost-out projects, manufacturing sourcing changes, and new business campaigns. The successful candidate leads product development or sustaining engineering tasks, coordinates with internal and external partners, and guides less experienced engineering team members. The engineer leads failure investigations, troubleshoots design and production issues, creates and reviews technical and program documents, manages product requirements and risks, and collaborates with customer and vendor technical teams. The expected annual salary range is $99,000–$145,000. The range is a general guideline; salary depends on candidate skills, experience, qualifications, market conditions, and business considerations. No relocation benefit is offered, and candidates must generally be within 50 miles of the facility; active-duty military candidates are exempt from this geographic limitation. The position involves information or hardware subject to ITAR, so applicants must meet the stated U.S.-person definition. Eaton offers health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work; specific offerings may depend on eligibility factors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Materials Science from an ABET-accredited institution.
At least 2 years of product development experience in an Aerospace, Automotive, Medical Device, or Pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
Must qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee.
Candidates must generally be within a 50-mile radius of the facility; active-duty military service member candidates are exempt from this geographic limitation.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of work experience in engineering product development.
Experience working on custom interconnect and actuator product lines for space and defense applications.
Experience with CAD modeling and drafting using SolidWorks.
Experience using ENOVIA product lifecycle management software.
Experience supporting product qualification activities, including analysis and testing.
Experience leading material disposition analysis and testing for Material Review Boards in partnership with Quality Assurance.

Responsibilities

Lead tasks in developing new products from concept through validation and qualification, following applicable regulatory and industry standards and customer requirements.
Coordinate responses to sustaining engineering issues and develop timely, cost-effective solutions.
Represent Engineering on the Material Review Board (MRB).
Generate models and drawings that document engineering designs; manage review and release of technical data and related reports and program deliverables through Eaton’s Product Lifecycle Management database.
Generate and review engineering inputs to customer proposals, including technical concepts, preliminary bills of materials, test and analysis scope and expenses, and preliminary engineering labor estimates.
Generate and review mechanical designs and dimensional analyses; review structural, thermal, dynamic, and performance analyses for design validation as needed.
Coordinate with applicable internal analysis resources.
Author or review test plans, procedures, reports, and setups for development, acceptance, and qualification testing.
Lead failure analysis investigations for Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) projects.
Communicate with internal and external technical and program leadership teams, including middle-management audiences.
Support marketing and sales teams with technical support and customer visits.
Lead product development or sustaining engineering tasks in collaboration with cross-functional colleagues.
Coordinate with internal and external test labs, production support staff, and integrated product teams.
Guide less experienced engineering team members on project tasks.
Troubleshoot design and production issues and generate or review models, drawings, FEA reports, test plans and reports, project schedules, design guides, and operating manuals.
Manage program and product requirements and risks using requirements and risk management tools.
Collaborate with customer and vendor technical teams.