Eaton Corporation
Senior Mechanical Engineer
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Senior Mechanical Engineer - Eaton MSD Cheltenham
What you’ll do:
- Prepare technical documents and design and develop product data to their functional domain level with no supervision.
- Support the design intent, delivering design solutions to meet project schedule & budget requirements.
- Apply and scrutinise requirements of a project with no supervision.
- Interface with operations and supply chain ensuring the design intent is met and requirements achieved, applying developing DFM / DFT practices throughout.
- Prepare and review engineering estimates & bids, including identifying risks and dependencies within and across functions.
- Present ideas and proposals to peers and line managers, including presenting at external design reviews (with some support).
- Liaise with support functions (Commercial, Finance, Supply chain etc).
- Use PLM tools.
- Manage Configuration and Change management and security marking aspects of all types of documentation and drawings.
- Understand the security aspects of the work, commercial export licences, ITAR requirements.
- Assist in failure investigations and recommend appropriate solutions, reporting findings to management and customers.
- Support the resolution of technical challenges, supporting other engineers in the relevant domain.
- Lead small technical work packages within a project, guiding other engineers as required to help meet schedule, budget and quality.
- Author complex assemblies and drawings & models using one or more of the company selected CAD tools.
- Interpret and layout drawings, all dimensioning, applying linear and geometric tolerances to British and International Standards, contributes to the companies own Draughting Standard Manual.
- Design electrical wiring assemblies, appreciate working with electronic PCB assemblies and other sub-assemblies in electromechanical designs, with input to the electronics design and PCB layout, software and systems activities.
- Perform FEA analysis and reporting.
- Design for manufacture and production processes. Understand project and engineering lifecycles and required activities within own discipline.
- Assess and manage technical risk in their area and honestly present the detail and the wider impact.
- Communicate succinctly and accurately on technical issues and schemes with internal and external customers and the team.
- Manage own work proactively.
- Use own initiative and make timely decisions within the scope of the role and be financially aware of the consequences of decisions.
- Apply Microsoft packages and relevant software for the role.
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Qualifications:
- Relevant qualifications to an appropriate level, typically a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience, with significant post-qualification experience in a range of roles within a relevant complex engineering environment.
- Chartered engineer or equivalent with a recognised professional engineering institution.
- Experience with mechanical aspects of PCB & Enclosure design, with focus on designing for EMI & EMC.
- Familiarity with aerospace materials & manufacturing methods.
- Understanding of airworthiness and safety for certification. Understands DO-160 and other environmental requirements.
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Skills:
- Good communication skills demonstrated both verbally and in the generation of documentation.
- Self-driven and able to monitor own performance effectively to ensure commitments and deadlines are met.
- Effective planning and organizing capabilities.
What we offer:
- Opportunity to work in a global, highly collaborative environment.
- Challenging projects in 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.
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.
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