Eaton MSD Cheltenham is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Engineering Function.
- Able to prepare technical documents and design and develop product data to their functional domain level with no supervision. Support the design intent, delivering design solutions to meet project schedule & budget requirements.
- Apply and scrutinise requirements of a project with no supervision.
- Be able to technically interface with operations and supply chain ensuring the design intent is met and requirements achieved, applying developing DFM / DFT practices throughout.
- Assist in preparing and reviewing engineering estimates & bids, including identifying risks and dependencies within and across functions.
- Effective communication skills. Capable of presenting ideas and proposals to peers and line managers, including presenting at external design reviews (with some support).
- Ability to liaise with support functions (Commercial, Finance, Supply chain etc)
- Awareness of PLM tools.
- Competent at Configuration and Change management and security marking aspects of all types of documentation and drawings.
- Fully understands the security aspects of what we do, commercial export licences and their need and ITAR requirements.
- Capable of Assisting in failure investigations and recommending appropriate solutions, reporting findings to management and customers.
- Support the resolution of technical challenges, supporting other engineers in the relevant domain.
- Capable of leading small technical work packages within a project guiding other engineers as required to help meet schedule, budget and quality.
- Competent at authoring complex assemblies and drawings & models using one or more of the company selected CAD tools.
- Competent at interpreting and layout drawings, all dimensioning, applying linear and geometric tolerances to British and International Standards, contributes to the companies own Draughting Standard Manual.
- Competent at designing electrical wiring assemblies, has an appreciation of working with electronic PCB assemblies and other sub-assemblies in electromechanical designs, with input to the electronics design and PCB layout, software and systems activities.
- Competent at FEA analysis and reporting.
- Competent at designing for manufacture and production processes. Competent understanding of project and engineering lifecycles and required activities within own discipline.
- Technically competent to assess and manage technical risk in their area and honestly present the detail and the wider impact
- Able to communicate succinctly and accurately on technical issues and schemes with internal and external customers and the team.
- Proactively able to manage own work
- Uses own initiative and makes timely decisions within the scope of the role and is financially aware of the consequences of decisions.
- Good application of Microsoft packages and relevant software for the role.
- Relevant qualifications to an appropriate level, typically a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience, with significant post-qualification experience in a range of roles within a relevant complex engineering environment.
- Preferably a Chartered engineer or equivalent with a recognised professional engineering institution
- Experience with mechanical aspects of PCB & Enclosure design, with focus on designing for EMI & EMC.
- Familiarity with aerospace materials & manufacturing methods
- Understanding of airworthiness and safety for certification. Understands DO-160 and other environmental requirements.
- Good communication skills demonstrated both verbally and in the generation of documentation
- Self-driven and able to monitor own performance effectively to ensure commitments and deadlines are met
- Effective planning and organising capabilities
- Opportunity to work in a global, highly collaborative environment
- Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
- Strong focus on learning, development, and career progression
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- A culture that promotes inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- Significant post-qualification experience in relevant complex engineering environments
- Experience with mechanical aspects of PCB and enclosure design, including EMI and EMC considerations
- Familiarity with aerospace materials and manufacturing methods
- Understanding of airworthiness and safety certification requirements, including DO-160 and other environmental requirements
- Chartered Engineer status or equivalent membership with a recognised professional engineering institution
- Experience authoring complex assemblies, drawings, and models using CAD tools
- Competence in FEA analysis and reporting
- Knowledge of design for manufacture and production processes
- Knowledge of configuration and change management, security marking, commercial export licences, and ITAR requirements
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Effective planning, organising, and self-management skills
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