Modeling & Simulation System Engineering Manager - Davenport IA

Eaton’s IS AER MSD division is currently seeking a Modeling & Simulation System Engineering Manager - Davenport IA. Relocation assistance provided!

The expected annual salary range for this role is $ - $ 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.

This position is for a Modeling and Simulation Manager role supporting research and new product development in Eaton’s Aerospace Mission Systems Division (MSD). MSD delivers components and systems for space life support and propulsion, air to air refueling, weapons storage and release systems, and environmental systems.

The Modeling and Simulation System Engineering (M&S_SE) Manager is responsible for building, leading, and championing the team of M&S and Systems Engineers to contribute to the development and sustainment of MSD products and systems.

The role has two primary objectives. The first is to be the line manager for the Stress/Structural Analysis Group and will require resource management skills, standard work creation, team building, performance reviews, and other related responsibilities. Second, the candidate will be accountable for driving and implementing an “analysis first” vision and culture within MSD. This will require partnering with product team leaders to identify M&S opportunities that go beyond traditional customer deliverables.

A focus will be on leveraging the team to demonstrate the potential of using M&S and Systems Engineering to inform critical design decisions, mitigate schedule and technical risks, and supplement development test activities.

Because of this tight integration of this role with the business, it is required for this person to be located on site. The candidate will also work closely with the M&S_SE Manager located at the Orchard Park location. While the functional management responsibilities for the M&S and SE resources will be split between the managers at these two sites, the responsibility to drive and implement the complete M&S and SE culture at the respective locations is the same.

• Provide technical oversight of M&S_SE team which includes review of analysis plans, participation in internal team technical reviews, and responsibility for the technical quality/completeness of work products delivered by the team.
• Build proactive communication paths with the product teams to ensure that analysis goes beyond traditional customer deliverables and is fully leveraged for risk mitigation, test plan development, and critical design decisions.
• Conduct functional management responsibilities associated with the team that include resource management, career development, performance reviews, and management of goals that align with higher level business objectives and initiatives.
• Develop standard work practices and lessons learned with the team and leverage other AEROSPACE M&S groups and leadership as appropriate.
• Provide labor hour estimates and corresponding rationale to support proposal and business development requests. Participate in gate reviews representing the M&S teams.
• Define and own metrics, created with support from product and site leadership, to measure progress of the adoption of the “analysis first” M&S mindset and culture.
• Change M&SSE culture at your respective site location as demonstrated by IPT driven/initiated requests for inclusion of M&S SE work scope beyond traditional deliverables.
• Serve as a peer reviewer, technical mentor, and consultant to the local site as well as other MSD and AEROSPACE sites as needed.
• You will also participate in root cause corrective action investigations that span your specific technical sub discipline (Stress Structural Analysis), as well as bid and proposal and design reviews for the M&S_SE groups.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 15 years of work experience supporting modeling and simulation and/or systems…