Sr Mechanical Engineer - Mechanical Systems

Eaton's AER MSD Mission System Division is currently seeking a Sr Mechanical Engineer - Mechanical Systems. This role is based in Davenport, IA. Relocation assistance will be provided to candidates within the United States.

Join a leader in aerospace innovation. Eaton's Mission Systems division manufactures mission critical components for commercial aircraft, military life support systems, and aerial refueling products.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you'll do:

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will apply mechanical engineering disciplines and working knowledge to a range of product support and design improvement activities for the electro-mechanical and thermal systems, devices, and equipment in the Releases and Restraints and Cryogenic Cooling product lines. Our products are utilized in military and commercial aerospace platforms. The selected person has the responsibility to support activities for design, development, testing, and analysis on legacy products or improved product designs. The individual will be involved in supporting operations, field service, suppliers, and customer teams to troubleshoot and provide technical design support for legacy products or improved product designs.

What you'll do:

• Maintains the design of legacy Mechanical System products, processes, and technologies
• Provides production and field support for repairs, malfunctions, and other issues
• Participates in Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations as the technical lead
• Leads and coordinates engineering tests as part of RCCA
• Analyzes production and supplier nonconformances (NCs) and disposition for use, repair, or scrap.
• Creates, updates, and formally describles changes and improvements to 2D drawings, 3D CAD models, and product Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs)
• Provides innovative ideas for improvements to existing products
• Leads and coordinates project plans and development testing efforts for products design improvements
• Performs stress/structural hand calculations
• Performs tolerance stackup analysis
• Participates in ideation for new products and technologies
• Demonstrates Eaton Culture Model attributes of Thinking Big, Acting Boldly, and Winning Together.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from ABET-accredited program
• Minimum of 3 years engineering 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.
• "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."

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace industry experience
• Knowledge of CAD software such as Creo or Solid Works
• ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing proficiency
• Mechanical and/or electrical testing experience
• Structured and systematic problem solving techniques and DFSS

Skills:

• Ability to multi-taks and establish priorities in a rapidly changing environment
• Attention to detail
• Ability to learn and apply new concepts
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate analytical problem solving
• Ability to work with and lead a cross-functional group on key tasks associated with projects

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