Lead Systems Engineer

Eaton’s IS AER MSD division is currently seeking a Lead Systems Engineer. This position will support research and new product development.

The Lead Systems Engineer is responsible for requirements management, system architecture development, and supporting system integration and test. The candidate will provide technical oversight and guidance to other SE engineers based in US and in Global Teams as well as serve as an individual contributor. The product and systems are thermal fluid and dynamic mechanical systems that support aerospace applications. These aerospace applications are diverse and include space life support and propulsion, aircraft oxygen and refueling, and weapons storage and release systems.

The Lead Systems Engineer should be self-motivated to proactively learn about the technical domain of the given system and identify how and where the systems engineering discipline can create the highest value. Similarly, the candidate should have experience tailoring systems engineering practices to program scope and need. Finally, the candidate should work as a member and partner of the product team generating SE work products and providing technical guidance to incorporate systems engineering methodologies.

Other critical skills include technical leadership, project execution, and team collaboration.

This is a remote position, with a hybrid requirement for candidates located within 50 miles of Davenport, IA.

• Support Bid & Proposal Efforts
  • Review customer requirements documents
  • Define areas of risk and updates
  • Develop SE estimates tailored to scope/need
• Collaborate with product team to manage requirements
  • Write, allocate, and trace.
  • Develop system/subsystem specifications.
  • Create and manage verification matrices.
• Collaborate with product team to define system architecture
  • Define the physical, functional, and behavioral models.
  • Use Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) when appropriate.
  • Identify interfaces between systems and subsystems.
• Support the product team with integration and test efforts
  • Align/synergize modeling and simulation analysis and test plans
  • Identify technical integration risks and mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure full coverage of requirements, and system architecture.
• Support Eaton Aerospace Process development
  • Contribute to team defining standard work document.
  • Develop process to identify level of systems engineering required for programs.
  • Develop metrics to measure SE process implementation.
• Provide Systems Engineering Technical Leadership Within Assigned Programs
  • Mentor less-experienced systems engineers and contribute to skills assessments and training plans.
  • Tailor Systems Engineering implementation plans to assigned program scope, risk, and value.
  • Recommend appropriate Systems Engineering methods and work products in collaboration with program leadership and senior technical authorities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in aerospace industry as System Engineer.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience with MBSE using SySML language.
• Leader on engineering product team creating and delivering SE work products.
• Demonstrated ability to balance SE discipline with product teams.
• 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.
• You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible and considered for this position pursuant to applicable U.S. Federal Government contract requirements.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee or Refugee.

• Master’s degree in System Engineering.
• 3 years of experience within the Aerospace industry.
• 2 years of experience with CAMEO.
• 3 years of experience with DOORS.
• Direct experience with participation in design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR..).
• Demonstrated experience supporting complete product life cycle.
• Relationship building and ability to balance SE discipline into programs.
• Demonstrated experience working with global M&S teams.
• Membership Professional Society Related to Discipline (ex. INCOSE).
• Working knowledge of Design for…