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What you’ll do:

The Engineering Manager - Test Lab (Aerospace) is responsible for driving the overall safety, performance, day-to-day operations and deployment of test Lab strategic goals. The primary function of this role is to establish common lab processes, best practices, and expertise to drive cultural excellence in each technical area.

A. Establish common lab processes by leveraging current best practices at global lab locations by coordination with Test lab leaders for managing test lab operations.

B. Leverages state of the art tools, methods and processes to create common test systems across the test labs for specific product line testing.

C. Operates and drives a high performance & safety culture across the assembly, testing, product teams and facilities groups.

D. Manages day-to-day test lab operations in achieving Test Lab performance metrics related to Safety, Utilization, On Time delivery, FPY etc.

E. Integrate with program/project teams to ensure alignment. Drives resource decisions to support program/project needs.

F. Support deployment of Test lab strategic goals related to building end-to-end organizational capabilities in terms of people & test infrastructure around strategic focus areas.

G. Support Test Lab budget for capital expenditure and operational expenses. Creates a yearly budget forecast, monitors spending on a continuous basis and provides monthly adjustments to the forecast.

H. Ensures testing and assembly labs are compliant with all Eaton and local/global Industry standards (MESH, EHS, TS, OSHA, MIL, ISO, IEC, UL ,AS9100 etc.) with supporting documentation and internal/external audits as applicable.

I. Performs GEMBA Walks and 5S duties, including managing resolution to findings.

J. Fosters an environment which promotes Eaton’s goals, values and philosophy, encourages continuous improvement and builds customer relationships, vigorously promotes excellence and pride of accomplishment among employees and ensures that the attitudes are matched by engagement and accomplishment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution

• 12-18 years of relevant experience in industry (Manufacturing, Engineering, Aero,Test environment etc.)

Skills:

• Must be results-oriented and highly adaptable

• Ability to achieve results in a matrix environment

• Ability to influence outside of a direct reporting relationship

• Ability to balance between delegation and a hands-on approach with critical assignments

• Supportive team player in a corporate environment

• Familiarity with ISO/QS/AS/OSHA standards & certification

• Experience in testing of Aerospace components (Hydraulic Valves, Pumps, Hoses & Couplings, Electro-Mechanical Actuators, Pneumatic systems) and Systems in a lab environment

• RTCA DO 160 testing experience (Vibration, Operational Shock, Thermal Shock, Temperature Variation, Salt Fog, Icing, Altitude, Humidity etc.,)

• Knowledge on AS9100 and ISO 17025

• Test Rigs/Stands Building, Validation, Installation & Commissioning

• CI / Kaizen / DFSS / DMAIC

• Advanced degree in Engineering

• Project management skills