Eaton

Power management leader for electrical systems

Senior Project Engineer - Research & Development Engineering

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBedhampton, Havant, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

An engineering degree (BEng, BSc) or equivalent experience, with at least 4 years of experience.
Proven engineering experience in a relevant professional engineering environment, ideally in aerospace or an equivalent high-technology industry.
Ability to develop appropriate relationships at all levels within and outside the organization.
Familiarity with liaising and managing customer expectations.
Experience presenting at internal and external technical reviews.
Strong problem-solving, organizational, and planning skills.
Verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to provide status reports.
Knowledge and understanding of the product development process.
Commercial awareness when assessing new and potential adaptations to product design.
Ability to perform and verify designs using calculations; understanding of analysis programs such as finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics is advantageous.
Proficiency in Pro/Engineer modeling or similar, producing drawings to ANSI standards, and understanding design methodology for rotating groups.

Responsibilities

Take projects through the full development lifecycle of the program.
Design and evolve current hydraulic pump and motor designs using 3D computer-aided design.
Lead development of electromechanical hydraulic components through the full program lifecycle.
Appraise drawings, reports, engineering change orders, and bills of materials for clarity, completeness, and conformity to standards, procedures, and specifications.
Ensure gated engineering activities are completed within agreed review timeframes.
Generate technical review data packs and present them at engineering reviews.
Lead technical presentations at internal and external design reviews.
Lead internal and external team meetings.
Ensure timely and consistent communication about progress, impacts, changes, technical direction, and project status.
Maintain project manager and engineering leadership understanding and support of program objectives and approach.
Produce, review, or authorize technical documentation in accordance with company procedures.
Participate in and support program reviews.
Lead failure investigations associated with Bedhampton products.
Support and champion cost-reduction initiatives throughout the business in line with the ELSS philosophy.
Maintain an organized project filing system and working environment in line with ELSS.
Collaborate with remote teams and deliver to tight project milestones.
Support manufacturing and plant operations as required.
Deliver outcomes from a project perspective.
Travel approximately 10% of the time.

Desired Qualifications

Understanding of analysis programs such as finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics.

The Eaton Bedhampton plant is based 35 mins away from Titchfield and hosts 140 headcount of all functions playing a key role in our organisation aerospace division. The core business is; assembly and test of hydraulic parts for motors and pumps on aeroplanes, main customers are Airbus, Collins, Leonardo, Moog and Boeing.

What you’ll do:

We currently have a vacancy for a Senior Product Engineer to join the team at Bedhampton. This individual will be responsible for taking projects through the full development lifecycle of the programme, including but not limited to:

Design and evolve current hydraulic pump/motor designs using 3D CAD.
To lead the development of electro-mechanical Hydraulic Components through the full lifecycle of the programme
Appraise drawings, reports, change requests (ECOs) and BOMs for clarity, completeness and conformity to standards, procedures and specifications.
Ensure gated Engineering activities are completed per the agreed review timeframes
To generate technical review data-packs and present them at Engineering Reviews
Lead technical presentations at internal and external design reviews
Lead internal and external team meetings
Ensure timely and consistent communication on progress, impacts and changes associated with the technical directions and status of the projects.
Maintain project manager and engineering leadership understanding and support of programme objectives and approach.
Responsible for producing, reviewing or authorising technical documentation in accordance with company procedures
To participate and support project updates (Programme Reviews)
To lead failure investigations associated with Bedhampton product
To support and champion cost out initiatives throughout the business in line with ELSS philosophy
To maintain a well organised project filing system and working environment in line with ELSS.
Collaborate with remote teams and to deliver to tight project milestones.
Support manufacturing and the plant operations as required.
Experience of delivering outcomes from a project perspective.

Qualifications:

Engineering degree (BEng, BSc) or equivalent experience with at least 4 years of experience.

Skills:

Proven engineering experience in a relevant professional engineering environment ideally gained in the aerospace or equivalent high technology industry
Proven ability to develop appropriate relationships at all levels within and outside the organisation
Familiarity liaising and managing customer expectation
Experience presenting at internal and external technical reviews
Strong problem solving, organizational and planning skills
Communication skills– both verbal and written, with ability to make necessary status reports
Knowledge and understanding of the product development process
Possess commercial awareness when assessing new and potential adaptations to product design
Able to perform and verify designs using calculations, and an understanding of analysis programs such as FEA and CFD would be an advantage
Travel- yes 10% of the time
Proficient in Pro/Engineer modelling or similar and producing drawings to ANSI standard and understand design methodology for rotating groups

What we offer:

A company culture committed to Inclusion & Diversity and Sustainability.
Annual mentoring programme, Eaton University, and a robust reward and recognition framework.
Ongoing learning and global career development opportunities, including internal mobility.
Comprehensive induction support and a well‑structured onboarding experience.

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About the Company

Eaton

Power management leader for electrical systems

Eaton designs and sells electrical power management products and services for data centers, utilities, aerospace, and other industries. It provides hardware like switches, circuit breakers, transformers, and distribution equipment, plus software and services to monitor, protect, and optimize power flow from generation to end use. It combines an end-to-end power management portfolio with a long history of acquisitions to be a broad, globally integrated provider. Its goal is to enable reliable, efficient, and safe electrification across industries by improving energy management and resilience.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
Founded: 1911

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