What You'll Do

The primary responsibility of this role is to design and development of Aerospace Fuel System Products (Fuel valves, pumps), failure investigations, VA/VE and sustaining engineering in alignment with Aerospace Industry standards.

Lead design and development of Aerospace Fuel System Products (Fuel valves, centrifugal and gear pumps).
Strong in design & development of fuel valves (Ball valve, float valve relief valves etc), centrifugal, vane or gear pump, it's failure investigations and root cause analysis.
Lead NPI projects independently and drive the project through phase gate process.
Lead sustaining engineering, VA/VE and runner projects independently.
Perform Design for Manufacturability & Assembly assessment.
Provide manufacturability perspective for early concepts and help validate through building appropriate designs. Assist with building prototypes that help in proof of concepts.
Perform design using CAD platforms such as CATIA, PRO/E, AutoCAD etc.
Interact with global cross functional teams for project execution and launches.
Drive and execute New Product Design and Development, Failure Investigations, VAVE, B&P, and Sustaining Engineering projects through Eaton PROLaunch / PreLaunch / ACES Engineering processes and CI mindset.
DFSS methodology experience is preferred. In-depth know-how of design and Analysis tools and capabilities including but not limited to – Minitab, @risk, Ansys, Advance Excel etc. to drive predictable execution on projects.
Good understanding of various valve (Ball valve, float valve, relief valve, level control valves etc) and pump (Centrifugal, Vane and Gear) architectures and it's component design and development.
Create Product Concepts & Architecture and demonstrate the feasibility of designs through relevant Engineering calculations/predictions.
Expertise in failure investigations, root cause analysis using 8D approach. Thorough understanding of failure modes and physics of failure for fuel pumps and valves.
Expertise on Analytical and CAD Tools (CATIA, CREO, AutoCAD, MathCAD, Matlab/Simulink, etc.). Has expertise with executing Limits, Fits & Tolerancing calculations with GD&T.
Execute technical, schedule, cost, and quality commitments for every deliverable as per project scope. An additional responsibility for managing the project/program financials as appropriate.
Execute leadership across the Project(s). Seek cross functional team input to promote a rapid resolution to issues. Provides feedback on performance indicators.
Establish objectives and goals and provide direction to the project teams in areas of customer concerns, potential changes in scope, and risk assessment.
Manage effective customer communications. Improve organization responsiveness to customer requirements. Communication & managing customer expectations and contractual commitments internal to the business.
Ensure standard program management processes are utilized and adequate support to the project team.

Qualifications

Required: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering.

Desired: Master's Degree in Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering.

Qualification

Bachelor's in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electro-Mechanical or Mechatronics Domain)
Master's degree – 3 to 5 years experience or Bachelor's degree - 5 to 7 years experience,
Min 3 years of experience in Product Engineering, Design, Development and Validation of Aerospace, Mechanical or Electro-Mechanical products.

Skills

Project Engineering, failure analysis and investigation, DFSS, Analytical Thinking, Aerospace Products development.
Drive for Results, Analysis-First and Digital Mindset, Organizational Savvy, Strong Communications and Influencing skills.
Play a key role in developing business proposals and executing the overall program plan. Handle RFI/RFP/RFQ process by providing engineering inputs to customer inquiries, creating solutions and estimating materials, testing costs, and Engineering NRE
Lead the creation of the integrated project plans & schedules and project budget in partnership with the PM, team and the organization.
Manage, forecast, and report on project budget/schedule.
Provide visible technical leadership traits to guide, and coach team/members in order to galvanize a team for accomplishing common objectives/goals.
Build strong customer relationships and anticipates/delivers customer-centric solutions
Know-how of Aerospace Product Testing and Qualification - DO160 and failure investigation, FRACA (RCA, FTA, 8D)
Demonstrate leadership in a professional society and/or published technical work through professional or trade media.
Process Management Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done, knows what to measure and how to measure it, Can simplify complex processes.
Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions, probes all fruitful sources for answers, Can see hidden problems, Is excellent at honest analysis Looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers
Strategic Agility – sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately, has broad knowledge and perspective; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies & plans.
Decision quality – makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.
Drive for results – can be counted on to exceed goals successfully.
Interpersonal savvy – relates well to all kinds of people; builds appropriate rapport.
Innovation Leadership - Is good at bringing the creative ideas to market, has good judgement about which creative ideas and suggestions will work, can facilitate effective brainstorming, Can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace.

Senior Engineer, Aerospace FMC Fuel