Lead Engineer(fuel inerting system)

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets.

What you’ll do:
This role will act as the primary technical liaison between Eaton and OEM for fuel inerting system across development, integration, testing, flight operations, and certification phase. This role will coordinate engineering activities between the customer and Eaton global IPT, ensuring smooth communication, efficient technical support, and timely resolution of engineering issues.
· Act as the on-site technical representative for all fuel inerting system activities including system and component support, capturing and clarifying requirements, coordinating Engineering Change/Configuration data exchanges, and resolving technical issues.
· Support system development/trade-study, system analysis and component design, installation and system/aircraft integration/certifiation at OEM facilities.
· Coordinate with internal design teams for technical meetings, ECM exchange, data exchange and so on.
· Review and validate technical documentation, schematics, and test reports with customer.
· Participate and support customer major activities or milestones review such as JDP,PDR, CDR and so on.
· Support customer lab test, ground test and flight test for Eaton's fuel inerting component, to coordinate with design team to solve field problems timely.
· Work with program manager to provide regular status updates and technical feedback to stakeholders.
· Work with quality engineer to deal with manufacturing issues.
· Work with Eaton engineering team, supplier chain and commercial team to evaluate local suppliers.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor degree or above in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or related discipline; preferably in aircraft fuel system or fluid machinery engineering.
· At least 6~8 years of work experience in aerospace industry
· Experience in aircraft design or system/component development.
· Familiar with aircraft fuel system design.
· Familiar with CCAR/EASA related to fuel system and DO-160 standard.
· Knowledge of ARP 4754A, ARP4761 and their practical application to system development and analyses.
· Skilled in DOORs, CATIA.
· Proficient in both spoken and written English, effective at cross-cultural collaboration with global teams and customers.
· Good communication and problem-solving skills, being able to manage onsite priorities.
· Accountable, transparent and self-motivated.
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