Sr. Engineering Manager - Aerospace Fluid Distribution Systems

Sr. Engineering Manager - Aerospace Fluid Distribution Systems

Eaton's IS AER FED division is currently seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager - Aerospace Fluid Distribution Systems. This position can be located at our Jackson, MI facility or can be based remotely with travel to Jackson, MI 25% of the time. All candidates must currently reside within the United States and must work out of a United States remote location.

The Sr. Engineering Manager will lead global engineering for the Conveyance product line consisting of hoses, tubes, fittings, quick disconnects, fuel ducts, swivels, thermal management system, and other coupling solutions. This role has direct reports in Jackson, MI, Gilching, Germany, and Lakeside, UK and is supported by the Pune Conveyance Team. This position reports directly to the Fluid and Electrical Distribution Division Engineering Director. The primary function of this position is to lead the global engineering activities within the organization, managing new product development & introduction, research & development programs, sustaining, and implementation of digitalization initiatives.

Primary focus areas include organizational capability development, global Engineering alignment, improved program execution using disciplined engineering processes, risk management and portfolio/resource planning using leading indicators & metrics. Additional areas of focus will be the implementation of organizational performance measures, the development of best cost country (BCC) engineering capabilities, the refinement/implementation of technology strategy, and advancement of engineering capabilities to support the development of next generation components and systems.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $165000 - $242000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

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:

• Lead a global team of ~120 engineers to ensure that current product support, future product development and sustaining/field support for customers are addressed.

• Lead an engineering department to deliver high quality technical output on time. Provide technical advice and guidance to this team; create opportunities for growth and development. Develop culture of accountability while growing employee satisfaction and product expertise.

• Develop organizational capability and engineering technical skills among staff to support the product teams and division strategies and initiatives. Maintain appropriate training programs to assure continuous learning.

• Assure appropriate product documentation, design standards, and related material specifications are developed. Must be accomplished on a cooperative basis to improve efficiency by avoiding duplication between remote teams and to create a global engineering organization.

• Assure that product designs are competitive (leverage additive manufacturing-based design options) with respect to performance, quality, reliability, cost and any other critical design characteristics.

• Establish a global engineering strategy and implement tactical measures to ensure implementation is realized. Lead efforts supporting the continued growth and productivity of the Pune, India engineering center.

• Work with specialized Centers of Excellence to ensure seamless product development, program execution and furthering product/technology strategy.

• Use best practices of robust design and promote an "analysis first" mindset.

• Assure that proprietary rights and product liability concerns of Aerospace Group are addressed by interacting with corporate legal staff members.

• Forecast future worldwide aircraft system activities and customer plans to determine product opportunities and threats.

• Establish appropriate action plans within the division as well as jointly with customers to address the potential impact of new customer requirements.

• Identify key engineering metrics, monitor performance and implement improvements accordingly

• Maintain close liaison with the Operational Excellence organization to ensure high quality and year over year manufacturing cost reductions.

• Maintain close liaison with customers for application reviews, developing new product requirements, and major modifications of existing products, prototype qualification test requirements and to resolve product performance deficiencies.

• Establish and maintain contacts with universities to develop advanced products and potential new hires.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering from accredited institution.

• Minimum of fifteen (15) years experience in a manufacturing or new product development environment.

• Minimum of ten (10) years experience in new product development.

• Minimum of five (5) years experience managing direct reports, some remotely.

• Experience in conducting competitive analyses and defining/executing business level strategy.

• Experience in creating an engineering culture of continuous process, reliability, and quality improvement that drives customer satisfaction.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.

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.

Preferred Qualifications: • Master's degree in Business Administration or an Engineering discipline from an accredited institution.

• Experience and demonstrated excellence in business strategy.

• Experience and success operating in a large matrix organization.

Position Success Criteria:

• Ability to develop and execute technology development plans.

• Experience in leadership roles, with design processes, portfolio and program management skills, knowledge of customer strategies, and successful new product introduction experience.

• Creative/innovative thinking.

• Ability to succinctly articulate and communicate a vision to the extended team.

• Ability to drive change.

• Ability to operate across, and influence within, a complex matricized global organizational structure.