Senior Design Engineer

Eaton's Aerospace business stands as a global leader in aerospace fuel systems. Our site is undergoing a significant transformation as we relocate to a newly constructed facility in Daedalus. This state-of-the-art site will serve as the Centre of Excellence for aerospace manufacturing across Europe, marking a new era of innovation and excellence. We pride ourselves as a premier supplier of fully integrated fuel systems for fixed and rotary-wing aircraft.

What you’ll do:

• Our Aerospace Fuels Division has an opportunity for a Senior Engineer – Design, for aircraft fuel and inerting system components for civil and military applications.
• The role will deliver the product design activities for a wide range of aircraft pumps, valves and actuator products spanning the complete product lifecycle from concept development, detailed design, development, verification and qualification through to post design support.
• Producing models and detailed manufacturing drawings using CREO 3D CAD package preferred; experience of product design on mechanical and electro-mechanical products is essential.
• The successful candidate will have excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills enabling them to execute their activities to quality, cost and time commitments.
• Previous experience working in a safety critical arena, such as aerospace, automotive, rail or nuclear industry would be advantageous, although applicants from other high technology engineering backgrounds will be considered.
• Generate designs of Aircraft fuel system products to meet customer requirements using 3D CAD (CREO).
• Complete tolerance line ups, detailed drawings, DFMEAs, Engineering Change Requests, Customer approval paperwork and other design related activities.
• Participate in DFMA activities.
• Investigate and sentence non-conformance requests, provide general technical support, manage obsolescence etc. whilst providing robust technical justifications for decisions.
• Drive to meet turnaround time goals / commitment dates for closure of Engineering activities.
• Review and provide clear documentation (marked up prints) of changes required to drawings to address manufacturing / supplier issues.
• Support the process of creating customer approval paperwork where required.
• Provide technical authority to sign off Non-conformance requests and detailed manufacturing drawings.
• Design approval for In-Service and Cost out projects where required.
• Present designs at Preliminary, Critical and Detailed design reviews, both internal and customer.
• Present and attend assessments of Non-conformance requests and drawing change applications at material and change review boards.

Qualifications:

• Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• At least four to seven years engineering experience in a relevant professional engineering environment ideally gained in the aerospace or equivalent high technology industry.
• Electro/Mechanical Engineering, ideally of aircraft fuel system products.
• Knowledge of encapsulated products used on electrical/electronic components would be useful.

Skills:

• Good organisational and planning skills with an ability to communicate well with customers (Internal and External).
• Confidence in own technical ability, must be decisive and firm.
• Capable of working effectively and efficiently under pressure.
• Strong collaborative skills.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Solutions driven with good documentation practice.
• Excellent time management and project/task prioritisation skills.
• Strong customer focus mindset.
• Willingness to adopt flexible work patterns when required to meet business needs.
• Willingness and ability to work with Engineers and Production staff at all levels.
• Responsive to the needs of the task in hand.
• Design experience with Electro / Mechanical machines and electronic packaging and cooling.
• Working knowledge that can immediately be used with Design for Six Sigma activities.
• Experience with Investment Castings and the subsequent machining of them.
• Meet Design to Cost targets.
• Proven CREO experience at producing detailed manufacturing drawings.

No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Legally authorized to work in the United Kingdom without company sponsorship now or in the future. The successful applicant will be in contact with US ITAR controlled technology, goods and information. As a condition of employment, employees with access to US ITAR controlled technology and goods may be required to undergo an additional screening process as part of the recruitment process.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.