Chief Engineer, Aerospace Electrification

Chief Engineer, Aerospace Electrification

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Location:

Golden, CO;
Raleigh, NC;
Southfield, MI;
Galesburg, MI;
Menomonee Falls, WI;
Pittsburgh, PA;
Beachwood, OH;
Irvine, CA, or other major Eaton US locations. Candidates must be within 50 miles of these sites and relocation assistance is not available. Up to 25% travel is expected.

Salary range: $ – $ per year, plus eligibility for a variable incentive program.

• Initiate, lead, and create research and develop emerging technology programs for Aerospace Electrification.
• Develop solid relationships with engineering and business leaders to build strong business cases for new commercial applications and secure needed resources and funding (including US Government).
• Work closely with electrification experts to develop technology and strategies for broad aerospace applications within the Energy Systems team.
• Serve as a principal investigator on key projects, responsible for project schedules, scope of work, cost, technical targets, and report preparation.
• Maintain relationships with the external technical community (academia, national labs, government agencies, industry groups, international events); mentor staff and consult with internal stakeholders and customers.
• Create and define research and technology focused themes, and participate in defining technology investment strategy.
• Work with GTDs across Eaton globally to define technical competencies and capabilities required to support technology strategy.
• Create emerging Energy Systems research programs based on breakthrough technologies for the aerospace industry.
• Advance state‑of‑the‑art energy and power systems and identify commercialization opportunities with Eaton’s global businesses.
• Lead aerospace electrification roadmaps and collaborate with multidisciplinary globally distributed teams.
• Identify program/project risks and influence key stakeholders to make pivot/persevere/kill decisions.
• Influence, resolve and communicate major changes in projects or program achievements to cross‑functional teams.
• Coordinate and influence the research focus of partnering university consortiums and national lab initiatives.

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience, including time in the aerospace electrification industry.
• Experience working on government proposals, programs, or contracts within an organization.
• Position requires access to export‑controlled information; applicant must be a U.S. person (citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee).

• PhD in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience as a Principal Investigator in a research setting.

• Expertise with aerospace propulsion or power systems.
• Expertise in vehicle/aircraft electrical distribution architecture modeling and analysis, circuit protection and advanced control system design, energy storage systems for aircraft applications, thermal and air management for aircraft.
• Extensive experience leading engineering groups and mentoring talent for bench and in‑vehicle demonstrations.
• Extensive experience developing proposals and winning government‑funded programs related to transportation electrification.
• Track record of leading externally‑funded programs and interacting with customers and partners’ advanced research and development organizations.

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 10/24/25.

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