Specialist - RMS Engineer

Specialist - RMS Engineer

Join to apply for the Specialist - RMS Engineer role s is a remote position with the requirement to reside within 50 miles of one of the following Eaton locations:
Fort Worth, TX;
Euclid, OH;
Davenport, IA;
Irvine, CA;
Jackson, MI;
Jackson, MS;
Los Angeles, CA;
Orchard Park, NY;
Grand Rapids, MI;
Bethel, CT;
Glenolden, PA;
Charleston, SC;
Beltsville, MD.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $109,000 - $159,000 a year. This salary range is a general guideline; actual compensation depends on candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Eaton Corporation’s Aerospace Group, Industrial Sector, has an opening for a Specialist – RMS Engineer. This position will report to the Reliability, Maintainability and Safety (RMS) group focusing on driving robust design and Design for Reliability practices into product development as well as leading certification compliance for all Aerospace programs globally. The Aerospace RMS team is part of Fuel and Motion Control (FMC) Division.

The role involves analyzing data, conducting RMS assessments at both component and system levels, and providing valuable insights and feedback to customers within and outside the organization. The engineer will also drive the deployment of new tools and processes within the organization, such as Design for Reliability (DfR), Design for Safety (DfS), and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).

• Develop a comprehensive system reliability and safety program plan, interfacing with Program Management to align key dates, resources, and milestones.
• Track and report progress to deliverables and develop recommendations for program gate decisions.
• Quantify system reliability and safety requirements based on customer wants/needs and competitive benchmarking. Allocate reliability and safety requirements to subsystem and component teams.
• Have a general understanding of reliability estimation methods such as Reliability Block Diagrams, Fault Trees, MIL‑217, and others.
• Lead complex reliability and safety analyses, individually or through team efforts.
• Understand basic aerospace safety standards (DO‑178C and DO‑254A).
• Understand basic aircraft certification practice methods (ARP‑4754 and ARP‑4761).
• Guide the development of Design Critical to Quality (CTQ) measures of program success based on customer needs.
• Lead a comprehensive risk management process, including DFMEA, robustness models (P‑diagram), and a program risk management log.
• Define and execute system and component design validation plans and reports (DVP&R), including accelerated life testing and life‑test data analysis.
• Manage a reliability growth plan, utilizing reliability analysis tools to calculate system and component reliability growth.
• Support the Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) process, driving continuous improvement through a statistical problem‑solving approach.
• Present reliability program status to external customers.
• Mentor other engineers in DFSS and reliability disciplines; provide formal training on selected topics in DFSS and Reliability.
• Ensure effective use of the proper product assurance tools and processes for Aerospace programs.
• Develop a strong network and leverage global capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a technical role (mechanical and electrical experience on military aircraft).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in new product development programs, including the product launch phase.
• Experience working with reliability/safety teams and product development teams, with internal and external customers.
• Experience with reliability modeling, FMEAs/FMECAs, fault tree analyses, and analyzing large data sets.
• No relocation is offered. Candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of one of the listed Eaton locations. Active‑Duty Military Service members are exempt from the geographical limitation.
• Eaton does not consider applicants for immigration sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be U.S. citizens to be…