Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Eaton’s IS AER MSD division is currently seeking a Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer. This position will be located at our Orchard Park, NY facility.  

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for supporting research and new product development in Eaton’s Mission Systems Division (MSD). The engineer performs tasks including design, analysis, risk management, planning, and coordination with other technical functions and program management related to all work within the scope of assigned projects. The engineer often acts as a technical leader for large projects or multiple smaller projects. They will contribute effectively towards team goals and influence those within their function and beyond to meet the needs of internal and external customers.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year.  

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

What you’ll do:

•    Coordinate and execute product design activities in accordance with project cost and schedule constraints.
•    Develop conceptual designs into a mature product solution.
•    Manage technical risk through exhaustive identification, prioritization of risk mitigation activities, and data driven design changes where appropriate.
•    Develop engineering standards and design guides to support continuous improvement of the relevant engineering domain.
•    Work to Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) principles including careful management of Critical to Quality requirements through the design lifecycle, rigorous knowledge building of the design space, understanding of the effects of manufacturing variation, and design for manufacturing and assembly to meet product recurring cost targets.
•    Work directly with internal and external customers, suppliers, project engineers, design engineers, test engineers, sustainment engineers, Centers of Excellence, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, program management, and other functions to develop systems and products.
•    Coach junior engineers within the incumbents specified domain.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited institution.
•    Minimum of three (3) years experience in system, product design, development, and/or production design problem resolution.
•    Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any “CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.”. 
•    This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.
•    No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Orchard Park, NY will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:
•    Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited institution.
•    Experience with SolidWorks 3D CAD.

Skills:

•    Demonstrated track record of successfully applying several of the following engineering principles:
o    Aerospace new product introduction methods, regulatory standards, regulations, and certifications.
o    DFSS or Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools.
o    Failure investigations of technical products or systems.
o    Designing for high pressure pneumatics.
o    Pneumatic or hydraulic valve design.
o    Valve sealing technology.
o    Static and dynamic seal design.
o    Oversite and comprehension of stress analysis (static, dynamic, fatigue, vibration, acceleration, etc.).
o    Steady state performance modeling.
o    Dynamic performance modelling (mass spring systems, acceleration, etc.).
o    Electro magnetics (solenoid valves, latch valves).
o    Control Systems.
o    Thermodynamics.
•    Demonstrated technical leadership skills working with a cross-functional team.
•    Ability to…