Engineer - Connectors & Backshells

What you’ll do:

This role will be responsible for the design activities of Eaton’s electrical connectors, accessories, cables and conduit assemblies within its Aerospace Interconnect Technologies Division. This role supports project engineering in generating the CAD and drawings for new product development and product sustaining activities. Performs design engineering work from concept development, trade studies, design for manufacturability, and final design documentation. Can generate complex component drawings to effectively communicate requirements. Able to develop creative solutions with existing technologies and add novel designs when required to meet the product requirements. Able to support number of projects at once and effectively communicate commitments to international project teams. Contributes effectively towards team goals and influences the work group; works beyond routine nature of tasks utilizing specialized knowledge to support internal and external customers.  Able to initiate engineering change orders and understands how to implement design changes within a configuration-controlled environment    

"•    Responsible for the design activities of connectors, accessories, cables and conduit assemblies.
•    Ensure the successful completion of the assigned projects within the budget time and cost constraints
•    Verify completed drawings, reports, and change orders for completeness and conformity to standards, procedures and specifications. Verify accuracy of calculations, dimensioning and tolerancing
•    Manages design history folders, generating Engineering Change Orders to start the release process of technical data.
•    Participates in design reviews, innovation summits, and design bursts
•    Supports product sustaining activities to improve manufacturability or to manage obsolescence through drawing changes. 
•    Utilize DFSS concepts / tools such as PDSC, P-Diagram, DFMEA, Risk Management & DVPR for new product development &/or existing product improvements
•    Creation of 3D models, drawings in Solidworks, reports, ECRs/ECOs in ENovia and BOMs, Tooling designs, Test fixture designs, Test plans and Test reports for new product designs and modification of existing drawings and models.  Coordinate design reviews through release process
•    Sustains process for design standards and procedures governing product design methods, documents and data control for the associated business group
•    Drives PRO-Launch execution for NPI programs with work package approvals, engineering management plan and attaining all engineering deliverables per activity matrix"    

Qualifications:

B.E/B.Tech
Mechanical or related engineering area with 3 -5 years of experience in design and development of connectors, cables and accessories. Relevant exposure to manufacturing of connectors, contacts, wires and cables will be added advantage

Skills:

"•    Working knowledge of mechanical design principles 
•    Innovative mechanical design skills including but not limited to frequent use of 2D and 3D CAD (SolidWorks) modeling and Model Based Definition, and GD&T
•    Ability to read and understand Drawings, Specifications, and Requirements
•    General knowledge of industry specifications (AS85049, MIL 38999 etc.)
•    Strong product design ability (Both new product & product modification
•    Experience in handling Design for Manufacturing, DFMEA & DVPR
•    Exposure with PLM systems, i.e. ENOVIA"
"Excellent written and verbal communication skills needed.  
Ability to work across site boundaries in a global virtual engineering organization. 
Ability to network and develop relationships with other Eaton Aerospace and non-Aerospace resources.  
Ability to develop productive working relationships with functions and organizations outside of Engineering."