Chief Engineer, Aerospace Electrification

Chief Engineer, Aerospace Electrification

Apply for the Chief Engineer, Aerospace Electrification role at Eaton
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Requires location within 50 miles of one of the following US locations:
Golden, CO;
Raleigh, NC;
Southfield, MI;
Galesburg, MI;
Menomonee Falls, WI;
Pittsburgh, PA;
Beachwood, OH;
Irvine, CA. Other major Eaton locations in the US may also be considered.

Annual salary: $ – $. Eligible for a variable incentive program. Approximately 25% travel is expected.

• Create and define research and technology-focused themes, participate in defining technology investment strategy and lead complex global technology realization programs in Aerospace Electrification.
• Work with GTDs across Eaton globally to define technical competencies and capabilities needed to support the technology strategy, including refining lab technical capabilities, requirements, and attracting technical talent.
• Create emerging Energy Systems research programs based on breakthrough technologies for the aerospace industry.
• Advance state-of-the-art energy and power systems and develop commercialization opportunities with Eaton’s global businesses.
• Own technical leadership through aerospace electrification roadmaps and collaborate with multi-disciplinary, globally distributed teams.
• Identify program/project risks and influence stakeholders to decide pivot, persevere, or kill decisions.
• Communicate major changes in projects or program achievements to cross-functional teams at all levels.
• Coordinate and influence research focus of partnering university consortiums and national lab initiatives.

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience, including time in the aerospace electrification industry.
• Experience working on government proposals, programs, or contracts within an organization.
• Position requires access to export-controlled information; applicant must be a U.S. person (citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee).

• PhD in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Experience as a Principal Investigator in a research setting.

• Expertise with aerospace propulsion or power systems.
• Expertise in vehicle/aircraft electrical distribution architecture modeling and analysis, circuit protection and advanced control system design, energy storage systems for aircraft applications, thermal and air management for aircraft.
• Extensive experience leading engineering groups and mentoring engineering talent.
• Experience developing proposals and winning government-funded programs related to transportation electrification.
• Track record leading externally-funded programs and interacting with customers and partners’ advanced R&D organizations.

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 10/24/25.

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