Lead Engineer – Hydraulic Valves

• Eaton India Innovation Center (EIIC) – Aerospace FMC Hydraulics Business has a ‘Lead Engineer’ open position. The incumbent in this position is responsible for the successful leading and execution of a wide range of technically challenging, large-scale, direct Customer driven Aerospace Hydraulics projects. The projects include New Product Introduction, VAVE, B&P, and Sustaining Engineering, while driving continuous improvement to meet project KPIs (Focus 5, NPI Efficacy), creating significant business impact, and ensuring global and local stakeholders and customer satisfaction.
• He/She should have experience and expert knowledge (equivalent to Subject matter expertise in key areas) of overall design engineering processes and life cycle encompassing
• Design – Qualification – Product Launch of ‘Aerospace and Industrial Hydraulics Products and Systems’ is required.
• The products should be broadly classified under Hydro-Mechanical & Electro-Mechanical products viz. Valves, Controls, Actuators, and Pumps.
• He/She should have proficiency in managing customer requirements, concept design/selection, detail design and analysis & design validation – product testing, and qualification to enable decision making while executing the engineering work.
• He/she should have proficiency in DfX elements – DFSS (Six Sigma), DFMA (Manufacturing, Assembly, GD&T & statistical tolerancing), DFR (Reliability), mechanical design & drafting (CAD tools).
• He/She should have proficiency in preparing and managing schedules, NRE (Non recurring engineering estimates), risk management; good communication and presentation skills – both verbal and written with an ability to make necessary status reports and technical presentations to Eaton management and global stakeholders. Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) GB certification is necessary for internal candidates. DFSS methodology experience is preferred for external candidates

Qualifications:-

Requirement:

• Master’s degree – 5-7  years or Bachelor’s degree – 8-10 years experience. (Mechanical, Hydro-Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical or Mechatronics Domain)
• Overall 10+ years of experience, min 5-7 years of Product Engineering, Design, Development and Validation of Hydraulics, Hydro-Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical products.
• Subject Matter Expertise, Portfolio, Program & PM methodologies, Project Engineering, processes and tools, DFSS, Analytical Thinking, Aerospace Products (Electro-Hydro-Mechanical)
• Strategic Thinking, Drive for Results, Analysis-First and Digital Mindset, Organizational Savvy, Strong Leadership, Communications and Influencing skills

Skills:

• 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
• Provide technical leadership to guide, and coach team/members in order to galvanize a team for accomplishing common objectives/goals.
• Lead and execute New Product Design and Development through Eaton PROLaunch / PreLaunch/ACES Engineering processes
• Create Product Concepts & Architecture ideas and demonstrate with expertise in STEM – Science Technology Engineering Mathematics basics for demonstrating the feasibility of designs through relevant Engineering calculations/predictions
• Has expertise with CAD, Analytical Tools (CATIA, CREO, AutoCAD, MathCAD, Matlab/Simulink, CfX, ADL, etc.), Limits, Fits & Tolerancing, GD&T
• Proficiency with Digital tools and capabilities including but not limited to – Python Programming, Advance Excel, PowerBI, VB and/or similar equivalent, etc.
• Expertise on Robust design methodologies for decision making – DFSS, LEAN, DMAIC
• In-depth know-how of Aerospace Product Testing and Qualification – DO160 and failure investigation/analysis, troubleshooting, FRACA (RCA, FTA, 8D)
• Demonstrate leadership in a professional society and/or published technical work through professional or trade media.
• Generate IP and publications in support of business needs, lead solution/design blitz events

Location:-

• Pune, Maharashtra.

Company Overview:-

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently, and more reliably. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries