Project Engineer

Eaton Corporation; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation's Mission Systems Division is seeking a Project Engineer to contribute to mechanical and systems engineering across the full product lifecycle. The role involves translating customer requirements into integrated solutions, planning tasks, and coordinating with suppliers, customers, and cross‑functional teams to meet milestones.

You will drive system lifecycle activities from requirements through verification, manage risks, and support iterative improvements while ensuring

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required.
• Experience across product lifecycle activities.
• Knowledge of systems engineering management.

Responsibilities

• Apply mechanical or systems engineering within the product lifecycle.
• Manage system lifecycle stages: requirements, validation, design, integration, verification.
• Plan engineering tasks and produce management plans.
• Engage with suppliers and customers to ensure solutions meet expectations.
• Plan and schedule design gate reviews with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Mechanical

Electro-mechanical

Fluid

Structures

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

What you'll do:

Eaton - Mission Systems Division (MSD) is the world's leading provider of hose and drogue Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) and Actuation systems. Eaton work directly with the aircraft manufacturers and end-users to develop systems that achieve their operations in challenging environments, safely and successfully

As a Project Engineer, your main responsibilities will involve:

• The use of mechanical and/or systems engineering knowledge and processes within a product lifecycle.
• Executing all stages of system lifecycle like, requirements management, validation, systems design, development, integration, verification and qualification as per the company standard processes and customer requirements
• Being responsible for planning the engineering tasks and generation of engineering management plans
• Converting customer and other stakeholder requirements to define, analyse and inform the total project solution.
• To engage with suppliers and customers to ensure the solution meets their expectations.
• Managing engineering change to ensure system integrity all through the life-cycle, and ensuring traceability of all key design decisions.
• Providing support in all areas of the product lifecycle and deliver a totally integrated solution.
• Planning and scheduling engineering design gate reviews, engage with other functions e.g. airworthiness, safety to ensure the project delivery milestones are fully met.
• Managing technical risks and opportunities that may have a direct / indirect effect on the delivery of the project and system.
• Liaising with the engineering leadership and programme management teams to ensure the project is adequately resourced and support to identify any potential capability shortfalls
• Driving continuous improvement and incorporate effective systems engineering management practices

Qualifications:

• You will hold an engineering degree

Skills:

• You will have knowledge of one or more of the following - mechanical, electro mechanical, fluid, mechanisms, structures or systems product development.
• You are motived and proactive, driving solutions to completion.
• You will have an appreciation and understanding of the engineering product life cycle.
• You have an appreciation for Systems Engineering Management.
• You are a natural problem solver, with a solutions focussed mindset