Lead Project Engineer - New Product Development

Lead Project Engineer – New Product Development

Eaton's Aerospace division is seeking a Lead Project Engineer – New Product Development to join our team at the Los Angeles, CA facility. The role focuses on developing designs for hydraulic actuation devices and related products for military and commercial platforms.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $107,812.53 - $158,125.04. Salary is dependent upon candidate skillset, education, and work experience.

What You'll Do

• Provide technical design, analysis, and guidance for new product development and product improvements, making decisions on behalf of Mechanical Engineering.
• Collaborate with integrated product teams (IPTs) to design, analyze, and implement product designs across all phases of the product lifecycle.
• Lead problem-solving efforts for design, inspection, manufacturing, and test issues encountered by vendors and operational personnel.
• Plan, organize, and lead multiple simultaneous projects, controlling schedules and budgets while communicating status to engineering leadership.
• Resolve program scope changes with Project Engineering and Program Management.
• Serve as primary technical contact for cross-functional teams, presenting design data and recommendations to customers and management.
• Create and maintain design standards, technical drawings, test procedures, and review material following ASME Y14.5 and Y14.34.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to co-workers, directing other engineers on project teams.
• Ensure standardization of design across projects and support continuous improvement of processes.
• Collaborate with peers to determine key goals, objectives, and metrics, reviewing and amending actions as appropriate.
• Interpret engineering documents and coordinate creation and update of engineering documents.
• Lead studies and improvements for cost reduction and first-time yield.
• Lead root-cause and corrective action investigations, providing engineering input and technical expertise for failure investigations.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Position Skillset

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Eaton provides a variety of health, welfare, and retirement benefits, and several programs for paid and unpaid time away from work.

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