What you’ll do:

• This position is responsible for delivering key engineering results in support of the Electrification Strategy of Hydraulics and Actuation Systems (More Electric Aircraft - New Technology Introduction - MEA - NTI) for FMC Division of Aerospace Group. Responsibility includes building organizational capability and capacity within the region and executing the global engineering strategy for the Group.

• This leader will be responsible for meeting the schedule, scope, cost and technical targets for all projects under his/her control, by managing the shared pool of engineering resources.

• Provide visible leadership to guide, coach and develop the next level organizational and technical leaders

• Select, hire and retain employees in the department; develop and maintain relationships with global stakeholders, technical community and academia, and leveraging these partnerships for continuous advancements of the capability and drive ‘Analysis First’ mind-set in product development and engineering projects.

• Leadership and Management of MEA - NTI team within FMC, Aerospace team for significant enhancement in New Technology/ Product and application Introductions aligned to strategic roadmap. Technology & cost out outputs.

• Strategy & execution leadership for enhancing collaboration & synergy significantly with business divisions & Centers of excellence / functions.

• Fully leverage digital and physical prototyping capabilities to drive product innovation. Maximize the utilization of the state-of-the art test labs to accelerate new product and technology effectiveness.

• Monitor progress and achievements on projects, ensure technical reviews and expert resolution of issues and monitor integration of work.

• Develop a high performing, innovative, empowered and accountable culture across the organization.

• Show visible leadership and set example by personal action in developing strong learning culture in the team.

• Manage capacity and resources including software/hardware as part of organization profit plans

• Attract, develop and retain employees to build a strong-diversified talent pool and leadership succession for the center as well as broader EIIC organization. Coach and motivate team members to help achieve peak performance to best of their potential.

• Champion continuous capability and process improvements to support the Eaton Business System: Profit planning, Technology roadmap, Performance Management - APEX, Merit planning, Customer & Employee surveys, DFSS.

• Develop and maintain currency in regulatory environments and advanced technology development on global and domestic levels to guide investments appropriately

• Develop a high performing, innovative, empowered and accountable culture across the Aerospace organization.

Qualifications:

• Master’s in mechanical/ Aero/ Applied Mechanics with machine design / structural mechanics / computational modeling specialization

• 15+ Years of work experience, Expertise and proven track record in engineering research/ analysis/ product design in multi-disciplinary areas of auto/ aero/ hydraulic/ electrical domain is essential.

Skills:

• Proven track record in engineering / R&D domain, demonstrated tenacity and flexibility to reliably achieve goals and sound understanding of Six Sigma / DFSS.

• Possess strong business acumen and the ability to understand and formulate compelling value propositions and to understand and drive through value and adoption chain.

• Creating, executing and communicating vision, strategy, structure, goals, processes and ensuring alignment with functional / locational / divisional priorities

• Experience in leading projects with multiple stakeholders in matrix organization and strong project management experience is required.

• Experience in effectively coaching and mentoring.

• Experience in developing a high performing, empowered and accountable leadership team to support business growth and to build organizational capability

• Possess a deep understanding of how culture and team dynamics create exceptional teams