Eaton’s IS AER FED division is currently seeking a Sustaining Engineering Manager - Seals & Accumulators. This position will be located at our Beltsville, MD facility.
The Sustaining Engineering Manager is responsible for effective leadership, administration, and professional direction of an engineering team spanning multiple sites. This individual will be responsible for short and long-range sustainment of existing product lines through sound execution of engineering principles and processes. The position also coordinates engineering support across an international footprint consisting of multiple engineering teams and manufacturing plants. Accountabilities under this individual’s direction are all activities falling under product sustainment and production support. Provides leadership and technical guidance within sustaining engineering for the seals and accumulator product lines, including static seals, dynamic seals, accumulators and bellows devices.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $129000 - $190000 a year.
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.
• Lead an engineering team to deliver high quality technical deliverables on time. Develop and maintain a culture of accountability. Provide technical advice and guidance to this team. Create opportunities for growth and development and improve employee satisfaction, product expertise, etc.
• Utilize Eaton Business Systems (EBS) tools and processes to drive predictive performance on seals and accumulators sustaining engineering activities. Develop and implement industry best practice processes and tools for engineering tasks. Monitor to assure adherence to defined processes. Develop organizational capability/capacity and engineering/technical skills among staff to support the product teams and division strategies and initiatives. Maintain appropriate training programs to assure continuous learning.
• Lead execution of cost out and continuous improvement/design efficiency initiatives (i.e. DFSS/DFR) for seals and accumulators sustaining engineering. Develops practices for documented technical standards around best practices and using / capturing lessons learned.
• Drive continuous improvement of resource management, productivity, and first-pass quality of engineered products and deliverables for sustaining engineering. Identify key engineering metrics, monitor performance and implement improvements accordingly.
• Be responsible for planning and execution of budget and resource plans for sustaining engineering activities.
• Work on site in Beltsville, MD plant engineering office, following the site’s on-site work requirements.
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience in product design.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in a Leadership or Manager of People position.
• 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.".
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Beltsville, MD will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in Engineering and/or a Master’s of Business Administration from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years of product design experience with aircraft engines and / or hydraulic systems.
• Six Sigma for Design and Development (SSDD) or Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) certification.
• Experience in conducting competitive analyses and defining/executing business level strategy.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, experience with design processes, portfolio and program management skills, knowledge of customer strategies, creative/innovative thinking.
• Proven track record of driving change and ability to develop and execute engineering projects.
• Experience with engineering processes/tools required.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication presentation skills and the ability to work well with customers and development team members.
• Stay abreast of industry technology trends and act as the organizational liaison to universities and industry organizations accordingly.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
- At least 5 years of experience in product design
- At least 3 years of experience in a leadership or people-manager position
- U.S. person status due to access to export-controlled information: U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee
- Master's degree in Engineering and/or Master of Business Administration from an accredited institution
- At least 3 years of product design experience with aircraft engines and/or hydraulic systems
- Six Sigma for Design and Development or Design for Six Sigma certification
- Experience conducting competitive analyses and defining and executing business-level strategy
- Leadership experience and knowledge of design processes, portfolio and program management, and customer strategies
- Proven ability to drive change and develop and execute engineering projects
- Experience with required engineering processes and tools
- Excellent written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with customers and development team members
- Knowledge of industry technology trends and ability to liaise with universities and industry organizations
- Ability to work on-site in Beltsville, Maryland
- Candidate must reside within 50 miles of Beltsville, Maryland, unless exempt as an active-duty military service member
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