Lead Engineer - Hydraulic Pumps & Motors

What you’ll do:

Eaton India Innovation Center (EIIC) – Aeropace FMC Hydraulics Business has 'Lead Engineer' position open. This position is responsible for design and certification of Aerospace Hydraulic Pumps and Motors.  The individual will be responsible for architecture design and studies, requirements development and flow-down, product development and Certification Compliance.  The position will coordinate with global Fuel & Motion Control Systems Division (FMC) Hydraulic sites to support multiple programs.

A successful candidate will need knowledge and have prior experience of Aerospace Hydraulic and Actuation Products, be able to effectively communicate with internal and external customers and lead new product development projects.

The candidate in this position is responsible to/has - 
• Lead and execute New Product Design and Development, VAVE, B&P and critical Sustaining Engineering projects through Eaton PROLaunch / PreLaunch / ACES Engineering processes and CI mindset
• Create Product Concepts & Architecture ideas and demonstrate, expertise in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) basics for demonstrating the feasibility of designs through relevant Engineering calculations/predictions
• Handle CAD, Analytical Tools (CATIA, CREO, AutoCAD, MathCAD, Matlab/Simulink, etc.). Manufacturing drawings sign-off, executing Limits, Fits & Tolerancing calculations and with GD&T 
• Execute technical, schedule, cost and quality commitments as per project scope being accountable. An additional responsibility of managing the project/program financials as appropriate. 
• Execute IPT leadership across the Project(s). Seek 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 by coordinating PM reviews, and preparing & publishing PM metrics and reports.
• Provide monthly project updates (Project Status Report - Green/Yellow/Red) of the current situation relating to milestones and problem/high-risk areas (e.g., technical, cost, and schedule).  Provide updates to the business units as well as divisional, and group levels.
• 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 team and the organization. Manage, forecast, collect costs and report on project budget/schedule

Qualifications:

• Graduate/Post Graduate [preferred] degree in Mechanical / Mechatronics engineering
• Overall 7-10 years of experience, Minimum 5 years of Product Engineering for Hydraulic System design, development and validation
• Portfolio, Program & PM methodologies, processes and tools, DFSS GB certification, Analytical Thinking, Aerospace Products
• Drive for Results, Analysis-First Mindset, Organizational Savvy, Strong Communications and Influencing skills, Effective collaboration with internal and external customers, High level of creativity and strategic thinking

Skills:

• Play key role in driving 3-5 capability/ product strategy roadmaps and action closure in collaboration with the Front line leader
• 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
• Apply, review Robust design methodologies for decision making - DFSS, LEAN, DMAIC
• 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.
• know-how of Analysis and Digital tools and capabilities including but not limited to - Ansys, Ansys Discovery Live, Advance Excel, PowerBI, VB and/or similar equivalent, etc
• Knowledge of AS9100 and ITAR processes
• Portfolio, Program & PM methodologies, processes and tools, DFSS GB certification, Analytical Thinking, Aerospace Products
• Drive for Results, Analysis-First Mindset, Organizational Savvy, Strong Communications and Influencing skills, Effective collaboration with internal and external customers, High level of creativity and strategic thinking