Simulation Modelling & Performance Engineer

What you’ll do:

Eaton Mission Systems Division are looking for a Performance Engineer to work as part of the Simulation, Modelling & Performance team based in Wimborne, Dorset.  The team is responsible for the performance of the Probe & Drogue Air-to-Air Refuelling systems and the Weapons Carriage & Release systems; these systems can include hydromechanical, electromechanical and software subsystems.  Using a combination of industry standard and internally developed tools the team provides support to the current products and is heavily involved in R&D to help shape future products.

Our capability to model Probe & Drogue refuelling is world leading and strives to reduce development and customer flight test costs. 

As a Performance Engineer your main responsibilities will include:

• Modelling of products at all stages of the life cycle from concept through to in-service.
• First principle hand calculations up to complex co-simulations of multiple integrated systems.
• Real-time, hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop modelling.
• Integration with customer and supplier models.
• Component, system, ground and flight test support.
• Detailed analysis of large data sets to confirm performance, validate models and solve problems.

Qualifications:

• A degree in a relevant engineering or physics discipline.
• 0-5 years’ experience in a related role.

Skills:

• A strong understanding of engineering subjects including solid and fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, control theory and aerodynamics.
• Experience in some industry standard modelling tools e.g. ANSYS, MSC Software or Mathworks from a degree project or previous employment.
• Experience of a programming language - desirable.
• The ability to understand and analyse complex technical problems.
• Drive and enthusiasm.
• Self-motivation and ability to solve complex problems with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal, reporting and presentation skills.
• A desire to learn and develop their career.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
• We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies.
• We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen 
  
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