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Chief Engineer Aerospace Electrification job at Eaton Corporation in Raleigh NC

Description, duties, responsibilities

Eatons corporate Research Labs team is seeking a Chief Engineer to support Aerospace Electrification. This position can be based in one of the following locations within the US: Golden CO Raleigh NC Southfield MI Galesburg MI Menomonee Falls WI Pittsburgh PA Beachwood OH or Irvine CA. Other large Eaton locations in the US can be considered. Candidates must be based within 50 miles of these locations as relocation assistance is not available. Up to 25% travel is expected on average.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $145500.03 - $213400.04 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

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 Chief Engineer - Aerospace Electrification will initiate lead and create research and develop emerging technology programs for Aerospace Electrification. This leader will develop solid relationships with both engineering and business leaders at the highest levels within Eaton to drive strong business cases for new commercial applications and acquire needed resources and funding (including US Government).

What youll do:

As the Chief Engineer you will be a recognized authority in the field work closely with other electrification experts to develop the technology and strategies for broad aerospace applications within the Energy Systems team. You will be a principal investigator on key projects responsible for developing and meeting project schedules defining scope of work cost technical targets for and report preparation for all research and innovation themes under his/her control. As the subject matter expert within ERLs Energy System globally you will develop and maintain relationships with the external technical community (academia national labs government agencies industry groups international events) mentor staff and consult with key internal stakeholders and customers.

In this role you will be responsible for the following:

Create and define research and technology focused themes participate in defining technology investment strategy and lead complex global technology realization programs in Aerospace Electrification.

Work with GTDs across Eaton globally to define technical competencies and capabilities that will be required to support technology strategy including defining and/or refining lab technical capabilities and requirements and working with GTDs to attract technical talent.

Create emerging Energy Systems research programs based on breakthrough technologies necessary for energy transition reliability and efficiency in the aerospace industry.

Further advance state of the art energy and power systems as well as to identify and develop commercialization opportunities with Eatons diverse global businesses.

Own technical leadership through aerospace electrification roadmaps and collaboration with multi-disciplinary globally distributed teams.

Identify program/project risks and influence key stakeholders to make pivot/persevere/kill decisions.

Influence resolve and communicates major changes in projects or program achievements to cross functional teams across all levels.

As a recognized global authority in aerospace electrification you will coordinate and influence the research focus of partnering university consortiums and national lab initiatives

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution required.

Minimum 15 years of professional experience including time in the aerospace electrification industry.

Experience working on government proposals programs or contracts within an organization.

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 8U.S.C. 1158.

Preferred Qualifications:

PhD from an accredited institution in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

Experience as a Principal Investigator in a research setting helpful.

Position Criteria:

Expertise with aerospace propulsion or power systems

Expertise in one or more of the following areas: vehicle/aircraft electrical distribution architecture modeling and analysis circuit protection and advanced control system design energy storage systems for aircraft applications thermal and air management for aircraft. This includes creating specifications defining application space modeling and designing technical solution concepts and building and testing prototypes to validate models/hypotheses and documenting results

Extensive experience in leading engineering groups and mentoring engineering talent to develop concepts and prototypes for bench and in-vehicle demonstrations especially in the face of unknown or incomplete requirements

Extensive experience in developing proposals and winning government-funded programs related to transportation electrification

Abilities and documented track record leading externally-funded programs interacting with customers and partners advanced research and development organizations

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 10/24/25.

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