Senior Mechanical Engineer
Eaton Corporation - Davenport, IA
posted 3 months ago
About the position
Eaton's AER MSD Mission System Division is currently seeking a Mechanical Performance Analysis Engineer. This position will be located at our Davenport, IA facility, which has approximately 900 employees and is a leader in the design, development, manufacture, and delivery of Aerospace life support and safety systems components and services to the global aftermarket and OEM markets. The Mechanical Performance Analysis Engineer will be responsible for Mechanical Design and Performance Analysis of Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) systems, from the component level up through the system level. The individual will be part of an integrated product design team on new product development through full life cycle management, preparing and reviewing project-related documentation to ensure completeness and quality. Analysis will be applied to the domains of mechanical, hydraulic, and fuel systems. Additionally, the individual will be involved in supporting operation and field service teams to troubleshoot and provide solutions for legacy products.
Responsibilities
- Perform calculations, analyses & simulations for mechanical, hydraulic and fuel systems, at the detailed component level and at the system level.
- Advise the design team on design requirements based on analysis results.
- Develop component and system specifications based on analysis results.
- Define critical to quality characteristics required to meet component level performance.
- Define test plans and procedures to verify models for component or system characteristics.
- Perform functional and performance testing.
- Produce documentation to report analysis and testing results.
- Review architecture solutions and advise on system changes to meet requirements.
- Capable of interpreting specifications and drawings.
- Work closely with suppliers on component and sub-system development.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Systems or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of three (3) years experience in Aerospace, Mechanical, Hydraulic, Electro-Mechanical and/or Systems engineering.
- Experience as an engineer developing component and system performance models.
- Experience defining and conducting testing for the purpose of model validation.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.
- This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR.
Nice-to-haves
- Master's degree in Mechanical, Systems, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of five (5) years experience in Aerospace, Mechanical, Hydraulic, Electro-Mechanical and/or Systems Engineering.
- Minimum of five (5) years experience as an engineer developing component and system performance models.
- Design for Six Sigma or Six-Sigma (DMAIC) Greenbelt or Blackbelt certification.
- Previous experience with MATLAB, Simulink and Simscape.
Benefits
- Health and Welfare benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work
