Product Innovation Engineer, Aerospace

About the role

Eaton is looking for a Product Innovation Engineer in aerospace. The role develops engineering solutions that improve the performance, reliability, maintainability and lifecycle value of existing aerospace products and systems, supporting retrofit, modification and upgrade initiatives while meeting customer requirements, airworthiness regulations and business objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Develop retrofit, modification and upgrade solutions for existing aerospace components and systems, addressing obsolescence, reliability issues, performance improvements, regulatory changes and customer-driven enhancements.
• Assess in-service components for upgrade feasibility, technical impact, certification requirements and lifecycle benefits.
• Generate and review engineering designs, analyses and substantiation data covering mechanical, electrical, materials and system-level aspects.
• Ensure solutions comply with airworthiness regulations (e.g. FAA, EASA, CAAS), OEM requirements and industry standards.
• Identify new technologies, materials, digital tools or design approaches to shorten installation time and improve long-term maintainability.
• Work with manufacturing, supply chain, quality and MRO partners so solutions are practical, producible and field-supportable.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Aircraft or a related engineering discipline.
• Fresh graduate or up to 2 years of relevant experience.
• Internship, capstone project, university research or aerospace-related project experience is advantageous.
• Basic understanding of engineering design and analysis principles and aerospace regulations and certification processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and engineering documentation; good communication, problem-solving and cross-cultural collaboration skills.

Required skills

• Knowledge of mechanical systems, materials, manufacturing or aerospace engineering fundamentals.
• Familiarity with CAD tools such as CATIA, SolidWorks, AutoCAD or NX is preferred.
• Skilled in DOORS and CATIA.