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Eaton work directly with the aircraft manufacturers and end-users to develop systems that achieve their operations in challenging environments, safely and successfully.\nThe Senior Engineer is an important position in the team. They are responsible for providing critical trouble shooting guidance and fault finding to the end users, co-ordinating failure investigations and delivering solutions to meet the customers operational requirements.\nA Senior Engineer in the LTS Engineering team is responsible for delivering strategic support services to our customers. This involves many varied activities which require regular evaluation to optimise and prioritise urgent operational support and target critical activities. All tasking needs to be clearly communicated to the appropriate audience, and completed within project objectives (quality, time, cost and customer commitments). Compliance with the required processes and practices is also essential.\nProviding Aftermarket support services to multiple customers and Air Forces across several different AAR systems.\nEnsuring the IPT customers receive guidance and trouble-shooting advice in appropriate times scales to support operational requirements.\nCo-ordinating investigation activities across multiple engineering functions, often requiring Safety critical assessments and Emergency Failure Review Boards to triage evolving situations.\nKey areas of work include: failure investigation and Fracas management, Obsolescence reduction, Supply chain support, Reliability and failure data tracking, Maintenance updates, Repair capabilities, BAU / bid support & Technical publications input.\nCo-ordinates and communicates project needs with internal colleagues to achieve task completion, as well as flowing up escalations through the business tier board system.\nInputs and updates to schedule and cost planning\nBuild and maintain customer and supplier relationships\nStrive for continuous improvement opportunities\nAssigned to the Senior Engineer role as part of the Lifetime Support IPT.\nOther duties assigned as necessary\nQualifications:\nEngineering degree or equivalent with at least 3 years experience in Engineering field.\nSkills:\nExperience with technical projects within a manufacturing company, preferably in the defence and / or commercial aerospace markets\nExperience in communicating to mixed audiences and reporting of progress.\nExperience in one or more of the following fields - mechanical, electro-mechanical, fluid, mechanisms, structures or systems.\nPOSITION CRITERIA\nYou are motived and proactive, driving solutions to completion.\nYou will have good appreciation and understanding of the engineering product life cycle.\nYou have a good understanding of Systems Engineering Management.\nYou are a natural problem solver, with a solutions focused mindset\nYou are willing and able to tackle unfamiliar tasks, using a practical approach to achieve positive results.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:\nThe ability to co-ordinate investigations, involving multi-functional colleagues and communicate results internally & externally.\nThe ability to work within a large organisation in a matrix management structure\nDecision making / problem solving - able to make decisions in complex and ambiguous situations and with incomplete data\nAbility to build excellent relationships with the customer, the team and wider Eaton colleagues\nOrganisation and time management skills to allow coverage of multiple work strands and reactive responses to emerging issues.\nA good knowledge of airworthiness and safety regulations, as well as aerospace industry standards to steer appropriate considerations in all tasks.\nAbility to be a role model to junior engineers in line with the Business core values and behaviours\nDemonstrated engineering knowledge, with product and technical understanding\nGood level of competence in engineering processes, practices and measures of performance\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills\nWork in a matrix organisation within a global virtual engineering organization\nEngage with divisional resources\nDevelop productive working relationships with functions and organisations outside of Engineering\nDevelop working relationships within the Aerospace engineering community\nDevelop working relationships with customers\nDomestic and international travel may be required 10%\nThe successful applicant will be in contact with US ITAR controlled technology, goods, and information. 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