What you’ll do:

The Lead Systems Engineer serves as the technical project lead for aerospace fuel and inerting systems. This role defines system strategy, owns cross‑platform architectures, and ensures technical integrity from concept through certification. The engineer leads complex integration efforts, influences technology roadmaps, guides engineering teams, and represents Eaton with customers, suppliers, and regulatory bodies. This position requires strong systems engineering knowledge, deep domain experience, and strong technical leadership experience.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or equivalent)
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in performing systems engineering activities.
• Minimum 2 years project leadership experience.
• Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering from an accredited university.

Skills:

• Design or system architecting; requirements development, component or system design (aerodynamic, mechanical, electrical, controls), piping design, spatial integration, wiring harnesses, system actions and alarms definition.
• Verification and validation: Test plan writing, test management, data analysis, instrument selection, test loop definition, procedure creation, test witnessing.
• Certification compliance - SAE ARP4754B.
• INCOSE CSEP certification or plan to achieve within 6 months.
• Demonstrated authority in systems architecture for safety‑critical aerospace systems.
• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary engineering teams across sites.
• Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), MATLAB Simulink, Avionics, Controls (Control Logic) & Monitoring.
• Knowledge of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety.
• Experience influencing technology roadmaps or product line architectures.
• Experience collaborating with regulatory bodies (EASA/FAA) on certification topics.
• External systems engineering credentials (e.g., INCOSE CSEP or ESEP certification, Systems Engineering degree, CMMI).
• Design for Six Sigma or Six-Sigma (DMAIC) Greenbelt.
• Familiarity with PLM systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced engineering environment.
• Ability to drive alignment among diverse stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Executive‑level communication skills for customer negotiations and technical justification.
• Analytical, structured problem‑solving mindset.
• Self‑starter with creativity and initiative.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Great company benefits
• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
• We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies
We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen