Job Description

If you desire to be part of something special, to be part of a winning team, to be part of a fun team – winning is fun.  We are looking forward to a Lead Engineer - Aerospace Fuel Systems Engineering based in Pune, India. In Eaton, making our work exciting, engaging, meaningful; ensuring safety, health, wellness; and being a model of inclusion & diversity are already embedded in who we are - it’s in our values, part of our vision, and our clearly defined aspirational goals.  This exciting role offers opportunity to:

PRIMARY FUNCTION

• Provide technical leadership to Fuel Systems by leading NTI, NPI, Systems Engineering, driving Systems, Products, and process improvements to contribute to accomplish the objectives of Aerospace Fuel Systems division.
• Contribute to Aerospace Fuel Systems of Gauging, Distribution & Inerting Technology roadmap by working closely with Global Chief engineers, Product line managers and experts.
• Provide critical inputs for strategy development, alignment, developing and deploying systems and processes aligned to strategy.
• Systems modeling & analysis of Fuel Systems comprising of Fuel Distribution, Fuel Inerting & Fuel Gauging system leveraging MBSE approaches
• Develop & lead innovative product technologies in Fuel Systems.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Lead & execute projects & technologies of Aerospace Fuel Systems of Gauging, Distribution & Inerting by leveraging Systems Engineering principles.
• Contribute to Aerospace Fuel Systems of Gauging, Distribution & Inerting Technology roadmap by working closely with Global Chief engineers, Product line managers and experts.
• Drive and promote innovation rigor in the team in order to create technical differentiators and new value propositions. Provide growth opportunities and protect IP through patents and trade secret
• Drive and promote predictable execution in team by leveraging Design for Six sigma methodology for new product development.
• Understanding customer requirements, performing requirements decomposition/flowdown.  Identification of CTQs & performing CTQ flow down.
• Development of System Architecture, Architecture Trade studies, architecture compliance determination through system modelling & analysis.
• Development of analytical models for prediction of component & system performance
• Leverage engineering analytical tools and calculators proactively to de-risk the projects at early design phase and also throughout the program lifecycle. Build prediction models for the performance parameters & optimize the critical to quality parameters by doing design trade-offs.
• Leading as IPT tech lead for complex program and working in collaboration with different support function such as program management, COEs, SCM etc.
• Perform System Validation & Verification planning & pertinent artifacts, Support prototypes development and testing in order to verify design solutions and support product development activities till commercialization phase.
• Take ownership of Quality goals for the product development and manage triple constraints of the project.
• Ensure quality and on time delivery of engineering artifacts through ENOVIA. Perform quality checks to ensure design meets Eaton and customer standards / requirements.
• Lead critical reviews and provide technical mentoring on complex projects involving multiple components or systems.
• Develop subject matter experts in the team through technical training, guidance and mentoring
• Build network and reach out to subject experts of other engineering units and drive innovation events
• Represent in external forums & professional bodies
• Maintain effective communications- both verbal & written with customers, team members and cross functional team members. Provide regular update to leadership team on Technical status and project risks.
• Update knowledge base & identify opportunities to expand the Organizational capabilities through new technologies and methods.
• Be an active professional in continuous learning resulting in enhancement of organizational objectives
• Demonstrate high ambition, drive for results, enthusiasm and strong practical engineering experience to compliment his/her technical ability.

Qualifications

Requirement:

• Required: Masters in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering with 8+ years of experience in Systems Engineering domain
• Desired: ASEP certified , preferred CSEP certified
• 8+ years of relevant experience in Aerospace Fuel Systems & components with demonstrated experience in Fuel System component & Systems projects and product development
• Demonstrated experience in leading technology, product development and innovation in similar engineering organizations. 
• Demonstrated experience with multinational engineering organization.
• Strong knowledge of Aerospace Fuel Systems – Inerting, Distribution & Gauging System.
• Proven ability to conceive System Architecture ideas and demonstrate feasibility through relevant engineering calculations/predictions.
• Demonstrated Experiences in Systems Modeling and analysis using Matlab, Matcad, and Flowmaster.
• Demonstrated experiences in Stateflow based system modeling and analysis
• Demonstrated experiences in Requirements Engineering, Requirements elicitation, Requirements validation & Requirement compliance assessment.
• Demonstrated experiences in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Demonstrated experiences in Systems Validation & Verification, Knowledge of experimental test procedures and creating Engineering test plan documents.
• Demonstrated experience in leading technology, product development and innovation in similar engineering organizations.  Developing multi generation technology and product development plans
• Demonstrated expertise in CAD & Analytical Tools (CATIA, Matlab/Simulink, MathCAD, CfX)
• Experiences with Continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience with the Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodology and tools necessary. Desired DFSS Green Belt
• Experiences in systematic problem-solving methods and tools.
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacturability.
• Experience in PLM tools (ENOVIA)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. Experience interfacing with global teams and working in matrix organization.
• Developing positive customer relations
• Demonstrated tenacity and flexibility to reliably achieve goals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. Experience of interfacing with global teams and working in matrix organization.
• Highly effective interpersonal skills.

Skills Required

• CAD
• CATIA