Mechanical Engineer - Hybrid

WE ARE GROWING! Looking to add an additional Mechanical Engineer to the team!

Would you like to be a part of an Aerospace organization that manufactures parts for the Commercial Aircraft, Military Life Support and Aerial Refueling products? Eaton’s Mission Systems division is currently seeking a Mechanical Engineer - Hybrid. This position is located in the growing Quad Cities, specifically in Davenport, IA. Eaton's Mission Systems is the Top 20 major employers in the area.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $62250.03 - $91300.04 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.

The Davenport facility has 750+ (340+ bargaining unit and 400+ salaried employees) and is leader in in the design, development, manufacture and delivery of aerospace mission systems components, systems and services to the US defense and commercial global aftermarket and OEM markets. World Leader in Air to Air Refueling technology.

What you’ll do:

The Mechanical Engineer will apply mechanical engineering disciplines and working knowledge to a range of research and development activities for the mechanical systems, devices, and equipment in the Life Support product lines. The selected person has the responsibility to support activities for planning, organizing, and conducting technical projects involving design and development of new or improved products with limited scopes. The person may coordinate the efforts of other Engineering personnel, including designers, technical writers, and technicians in completion of specific project assignments.

• Designs and develops of new life support products, processes, and technologies as well as redesigns existing products on time, within budget, and with required quality.

• Participates in integrated product development teams; prepares design specifications, analyses, and recommendations for presentation and approval.

• Provides help on developing project plans for development activities including defining tasks, resource requirements, design reviews, and qualification and verification plans.

• Assists in generating project-related documentation and analysis results to ensure their completeness and quality.

• Supports evaluation of suitability of current products for new applications; works with team to develop bids and proposals for new, modified, or upgraded products.

• Works within team to develop predictive component and product performance models; develops plans to verify models for component and product characteristics.

• May interface with customers as part of development programs; works closely with suppliers on component and product development.

• Participates in ideation for new products and technologies; provides innovative ideas for improvements to existing products.

• Provides support to manufacturing, field service engineers, and customers.

• Other duties assigned.

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Actively pursing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution at the time of hire OR having received a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution. Any offer of hire from a non-Engineering degreed candidate will be contingent on receipt of Bachelor’s degree in Engineering within three months from the offer date.

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.

• 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 within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. “Green Card Holder”), Political Asylee or Refugee.

• No Relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that currently reside within 70 miles of the Davenport, IA facility will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-2 years’ experience inclusive of internship experiences, working with electro-mechanical components.

• Familiarity with CAD or 3D Modeling Software (Creo or SOLIDWORKS).

• Familiarity with machining and/or molding techniques, along with material evaluation.

• Familiarity with FEA (Failure Effects Analysis) and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and software programs used in their assessment (ANSYS).

• Familiarity with test design, instrumentation, and test operation to evaluate performance characteristics of unit under test.

• Familiarity in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

• Familiarity with ASME Y14 standards.

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