Eaton Corporation
Principal Systems Engineer - Stores Ejection

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Principal Systems Engineer
Eaton MSD Cheltenham is looking for a Principal Systems Engineer to support the development of the next generation of Stores Ejection products. The role will involve deployment on a diverse portfolio of products initially focused on developing Pneumatic systems for Military applications. As these systems have a significant mechanical engineering portion, previous experience with mechanical-based aerospace products will be advantageous.
What you’ll do:
- Development of solutions for the military aerospace industries following a systems engineering approach.
- Holding discussions with customers resulting in elicitation of key stakeholder requirements.
- Development and derivation of customer requirements into realizable product requirements.
- Requirements-based verification and validation of product requirements, using manual and scripted methods.
- Production of interface control documents, system design documents, and other supporting documents.
- Controlling and managing engineering change throughout the development lifecycle.
- Preparation of technical proposals including estimations and presentations.
- Technical oversight and mentoring of other Systems Engineers within a project team.
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Qualifications:
- Degree educated in an engineering or science discipline.
- Experience of safety-critical solution development in accordance with DO-178/DO-254 or IEC61508.
- Awareness of Electronic, Software, or Mechanical Engineering development.
- Microsoft Office including Visio, Excel, and Word.
- Configuration Management Tools.
- Co-ordination and technical leadership of a multi-discipline project team to develop and deliver complex mechanical, electronic, and embedded software solutions.
- Familiarity/experience with MATLAB and Simulink.
- Familiarity with change control and problem reporting tools and processes.
- Deep technical knowledge of Mechanical/Pneumatic-based systems.
Skills:
- Comfortable working independently and within a team, with the ability to identify the needs of a project or task, taking the initiative where appropriate to undertake the necessary work.
- An eye for detail focusing on requirements and specification structure, applicability, and language.
- Understanding solution influences on the requirement set.
- Ability to effectively communicate either verbally or written within a multi-discipline team, with internal company authorities or customers.


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- Opportunity to work in a global, highly collaborative environment.
- Challenging projects in a dynamic collaborative team.
- Strong focus on learning, development, and career progression.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- A culture that promotes inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement.
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