**What you’ll do:** Eaton India Innovation Center (EIIC) - Aerospace FMC Actuation Business has a 'Lead Engineer' open position. The incumbent in this position is responsible for the successful leading and execution of a wide range of technically challenging, large-scale, direct Customer driven Aerospace Actuation projects. The projects include New Product Introduction, VAVE, B&P, and Sustaining Engineering, while driving continuous improvement to meet project KPIs (Focus 5, NPI Efficacy), creating significant business impact, and ensuring global and local stakeholders and customer satisfaction. The candidate in this position is responsible to/has - • Provide leadership and execution on technical, schedule, cost, and quality commitments for every deliverable as per project scope. An additional responsibility of managing the project/program financials as appropriate. • Execute IPT leadership across the Project(s). Seek team input to promote a rapid resolution to issues. Provides feedback on performance indicators. • Lead and execute New Product Design and Development, VAVE, B&P, and Sustaining Engineering projects through Eaton PROLaunch / PreLaunch / ACES Engineering processes and CI mindset • Create Product Concepts & Architecture ideas and demonstrate, expertise in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) basics for demonstrating the feasibility of designs through relevant Engineering calculations/predictions • Has expertise with CAD, Analytical Tools (CATIA, CREO, AutoCAD, MathCAD, Matlab/Simulink, CfX, ADL, etc.), Limits, Fits & Tolerancing, GD&T • Execute technical, schedule, cost, and quality commitments for every deliverable as per project scope. An additional responsibility of managing the project/program financials as appropriate. • Provide monthly project updates (Project Status Report - Green/Yellow/Red) of the current situation relating to milestones and problem/high-risk areas (e.g., technical, cost, and schedule). Provide updates to the business units as well as divisional, and group levels. • Play a key role in developing business proposals and executing the overall program plan. Handle RFI/RFP/RFQ process by providing engineering inputs to customer inquiries, creating solutions and estimating materials, testing costs, and Engineering NRE • Lead the creation of the integrated project plans & schedules and project budget in partnership with the team and the organization. Manage, forecast, collect costs, and report on project budget/schedule • Play key role in driving 3-5 capability/ product strategy roadmaps and action closure in collaboration with the Front line leader • Provide visible technical leadership traits to guide, and coach team/members in order to galvanize a team for accomplishing common objectives/goals. • Build strong customer relationships and anticipates/delivers customer-centric solutions • In-depth know-how of Digital tools and capabilities including but not limited to - Python Programming, Advance Excel, PowerBI, VB and/or similar equivalent etc. to drive Continuous Improvement (Digital mindset) and Digitalization strategies across technical, Project execution and functional productivity domains • Expertise on Robust design methodologies for decision making - DFSS, LEAN, DMAIC • In-depth know-how of Aerospace Product Testing and Qualification - DO160 and failure investigation/analysis, troubleshooting, FRACA (RCA, FTA, 8D) • Demonstrate leadership in a professional society and/or published technical work through professional or trade media. • Generate IP and publications in support of business needs, lead solution/design blitz events **Qualifications:** Master's degree - 5-7 years or Bachelor's degree - 8 to10 years experience, Overall 10+ years of experience, Min 5-7 years of Product Engineering, Design, Development and Validation of Electro-Mechanical, Mechanical, or Hydro-Mechanical, or Hydraulics products. **Skills:** Technical Knowledge : Subject Matter Expertise, Portfolio, Program & PM methodologies, Project Engineering, processes and tools, DFSS, Analytical Thinking, Aerospace Products (Electro-Hydro-Mechanical) Soft Skills : Strategic Thinking, Drive for Results, Analysis-First and Digital Mindset, Organizational Savvy, Strong Leadership, Communications and Influencing skills