Senior Product Engineer in Hampshire

The Eaton Bedhampton plant is based 35 mins away from Titchfield and hosts 140 headcount of all functions playing a key role in our organisation aerospace division. The core business is assembly and test of hydraulic parts for motors and pumps on aeroplanes, with main customers including Airbus, Collins, Leonardo, Moog and Boeing.

What you’ll do:

• Design and evolve current hydraulic pump/motor designs using 3D CAD.
• Lead the development of electro-mechanical Hydraulic Components through the full lifecycle of the programme.
• Appraise drawings, reports, change requests (ECOs) and BOMs for clarity, completeness and conformity to standards, procedures and specifications.
• Ensure gated Engineering activities are completed per the agreed review timeframes.
• Generate technical review data-packs and present them at Engineering Reviews.
• Lead technical presentations at internal and external design reviews.
• Lead internal and external team meetings.
• Ensure timely and consistent communication on progress, impacts and changes associated with the technical directions and status of the projects.
• Maintain project manager and engineering leadership understanding and support of programme objectives and approach.
• Responsible for producing, reviewing or authorising technical documentation in accordance with company procedures.
• Participate and support project updates (Programme Reviews).
• Lead failure investigations associated with Bedhampton product.
• Support and champion cost out initiatives throughout the business in line with ELSS philosophy.
• Maintain a well-organised project filing system and working environment in line with ELSS.
• Collaborate with remote teams to deliver to tight project milestones.
• Support manufacturing and the plant operations as required.
• Experience of delivering outcomes from a project perspective.

Qualifications:

• Engineering degree (BEng, BSc) or equivalent experience with at least 4 years of experience.

Skills:

• Proven engineering experience in a relevant professional engineering environment ideally gained in the aerospace or equivalent high technology industry.
• Proven ability to develop appropriate relationships at all levels within and outside the organisation.
• Familiarity liaising and managing customer expectations.
• Experience presenting at internal and external technical reviews.
• Strong problem solving, organisational and planning skills.
• Communication skills – both verbal and written, with ability to make necessary status reports.
• Knowledge and understanding of the product development process.
• Possess commercial awareness when assessing new and potential adaptations to product design.
• Able to perform and verify designs using calculations; an understanding of analysis programs such as FEA and CFD would be an advantage.
• Travel - yes 10% of the time.
• Proficient in Pro/Engineer modelling or similar and producing drawings to ANSI standard and understand design methodology for rotating groups.

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