Eaton Corporation
Lead Test Engineer
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Located in Wimborne, Dorset, Eaton's Aerospace division is a global leader in aerospace fuel systems, renowned for delivering fully integrated solutions for both fixed and rotary-wing aircraft. Our Wimborne facility specialises in cutting-edge air-to-air refuelling systems, advanced refuelling probes, air-to-air and air-to-ground launch systems utilising both pneumatic and pyrotechnic ejection technologies, as well as a range of Defensive Aids Sub-Systems.
With over 80 years of industry experience, we are recognised as the world’s leading provider of air-to-air refuelling systems, offering fifth-generation solutions to Air Forces worldwide. Our legacy of innovation and technical excellence sets us apart as the most advanced air-to-air refuelling supplier on the globe.
What you’ll do:
As a Test and Development Engineer, your responsibilities include:
- Applying environmental and functional test expertise to the design, development, and delivery of new aerospace products, processes, and technologies.
- Being a part of an Integrated Product Team (IPT) and contributing to the performance of the IPT to ensure that the performance expectations are met or exceeded.
- Employing the appropriate discipline processes, practices, and tools to ensure that responsibilities are completed to meet the required project requirements and discipline quality.
- Conducting verification activities on aerospace components and systems, including Requirements Validation, Verification Strategy & Planning, Test, Analysis, and Reporting.
- Creating verification documentation to demonstrate compliance to customer and internal requirements.
- Defining system-level and equipment-level Strategies & Tests and understanding how they link together (Integration).
- Training and coaching other engineers in Verification activities, including test & analysis.
- Creating and managing the definition and requirements for a system, framework, or product.
- Defining processes, system specifications, input/output, and integration requirements.
- Supporting the generation of required test equipment, including defining the requirements, sourcing, commissioning, and usage of fixturing, mechanical, and electromechanical systems and rigs.
- Supporting the definition of new tools and processes to streamline test and analysis.
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Qualifications:
Skills:
- Demonstrated experience working in a Systems Test or Verification Engineering role, with it being desirable that the experience was gained within the Aerospace or Military Industry.
- Proven experience of planning, leading, and executing projects and functional improvements.
- A clear understanding of what is meant by similarity/analysis, demonstration, and inspection.
- Clear understanding and experience in verifying to known industry standards such as RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810.
- Experienced and competent in the use of some or all of the following: thermocouples, strain gauges, accelerometers, flow meters, and oscilloscopes.
- Experience within a regulated industry.
- Safety critical Engineering background/qualification.
- Proficient in the use of MS Word and Excel for documentation and data analysis.
- A proactive self-starter who enjoys being part of a team.
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