Eaton’s IS AER MSD division is currently seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer. This is a fulltime onsite position based in Davenport, IA. 

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 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:

Eaton Mission Systems Division is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer based at our Davenport, Iowa facility. 

 

We are looking for a positive, creative, self-starter for our Lead Mechanical Engineering role that will thrive in supportive environment of continuous improvement, teamwork, cooperation, respect, and integrity.  A successful candidate will have strong communication skills with an emphasis on technical writing and presentation, and strong leadership skills with a strong customer presence.  If you can multitask and establish priorities in a rapidly changing environment and want to join a company full of passionate people, we hope you apply!

 In this function you will: 
•    Provide technical design, analysis, and guidance for new product development and product improvements.  
•    Make decisions on behalf of Mechanical Engineering for system and component design and responsibilities for guiding and directing applicable IPT technical decisions and accomplishments of objectives.
•    Lead and participate in efforts to solve problems with product design, inspection, manufacturing, and test encountered by vendors, operations, and customers.
•    Plan, organize, control, and lead multiple simultaneous projects.  Establish and oversee accomplishment of multiple project objectives.
•    Serve as primary technical contact for multiple teams and liaison between Mechanical Engineering and internal and external customers.
•    Support targets and milestones for project budgets and schedules.  Participate in resolving program change of scope issues with Engineering Lead and Program Management.
•    Creates and/or guides the creation of technical documents, including Engineering drawings (following ASME Y14.5, ASME Y14.34 standards), test procedures, test reports, and design review material.  Present product design and substantiating data and analysis, design findings, and recommendations to customers and management.
•    Ensure standardization of products and adherence to engineering processes across multiple projects.  Supports continuous improvement by offering input to standard processes and procedures.
•    Leads and participates in cross-functional Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations.  Provide engineering input and technical expertise and sound engineering judgement for failure investigation and for customer-returned hardware.
•    Other duties as assigned by manager.  

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Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Industrial Technology from an accredited institution.Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environmentMinimum 2 years of leading manufacturing engineering teams or projectsNo relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 70 miles of Davenport, IA to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.“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:

BS degree in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Aerospace EngineeringExperience with following tools: Design for Manufacturability (DFM) practices, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing(GD&T), Process Failure Mode Analysis (PFMEA), Process Mapping, Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) Process, Design of Experiments, ANOVA, Gage R & R.Manufacturing Experience in a Union Environment      Experience with KPI (Key Performance Indicator) goalsExperience with Manufacturing Processes (Electrical, Chemical, and Mechanical Assembly, Fabrication, Welding, Paint, Solder, etc.)Experience with Change Control Board, and Engineering Change processes.Experience with AS9100, ISO9100, SAE, SME, ANSI, MIL-STD, Nadcap, BAC, IPC J-STD and other standards as related to International, Federal, State, Local, and Customer requirements.Experience with Enterprise Resource Programs (ERP), Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Capacity Resource Planning (CRP) such as SAP, OracleExperience with CAD software (PRO E, Creo, CATIA), CNC programming, PLC programming

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Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

 

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

 

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.