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Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Eaton Corporation

Multiple U.S. locationsJob$71–105K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$71–105K/yr
Location
Multiple U.S. locations
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Eaton’s Fuel and Motion Control Systems Division designs, develops, manufactures, and delivers aerospace hydraulic components, systems, and services. The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer works in the Jackson facility’s Maintenance Department, supporting equipment reliability and uptime, component design and detailing, engineering projects, and improvements to test and machine equipment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Maintenance ReliabilityAsset ManagementCollaborationPart DesignDetail DrawingsReliability EngineeringRoot Cause AnalysisHydraulic SystemsMechanical EquipmentEngineering PrinciplesTechnical CommunicationProject ManagementHazard IdentificationRisk Mitigation3D CADPneumaticsHydraulicsAutoCADAdvanced Geometry CreationGeometric Dimensioning and TolerancingAerospace ManufacturingDesign for ManufacturingEnovia V6

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Technology1+ Year 3D CAD Experience1+ Year Mechanical Component DesignU.S. Person Under ITARWithin 60 Miles of Jackson Plant

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Eaton’s IS AER FMC division is currently seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer. Add sentence or two about what the business does/manufactures.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

Eaton Corporation’s Fuel and Motion Control Systems Division of Eaton Aerospace, has an opening for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer in the Maintenance Department. The position is based in Jackson, MS.

The Jackson facility has approximately 500 employees and is a leader in the design, development, manufacture and delivery of Aerospace hydraulic components, systems and services to the global aftermarket and OEM markets.

Job Responsibilities

  • Must be experienced in Maintenance Reliability and asset Management Best Practices.

  • Have the professionalism to collaborate with other departments to ensure that reliability is integrated into all aspects of the organization.

  • Responsible for increasing overall uptime and availability of test and machine equipment.

  • Responsible for part design and detail drawings of aerospace fluid power components.

  • Responsible for Identifying and implementing new technology and processes to improve test and machine equipment output.

  • Support engineering development projects, new business proposal activities, and sustaining engineering activities.

  • Capable of interpreting design requirements from 2D sketches prepared by project/senior engineers.

  • Prepares fully detailed drawings that adhere to ASMEY14 standards.

  • Coordinates activities with project/senior engineers in accordance with project or proposal schedules.

  • Must maintain an attitude supportive of continuous improvement, teamwork, cooperation, respect, and integrity.

The successful candidate will be able to do the following:

  • Analyze data and identify potential problems, then develop and implement solutions.

  • Conduct Root cause analysis of machine breakdowns to determine the underlying cause of problems.

  • Strong understanding of hydraulic systems, mechanical equipment by applying engineering principles.

  • The ability to explain technical concepts in a clear and understandable manner.

  • Must have the ability to manage multiple projects and task simultaneously and effectively.

  • Must be safety conscious having the ability to identify potential hazards and take necessary steps to mitigate them.

  • Utilize Eaton's standard drawing/modeling templates when creating new drawings or models. Must have ability to create and maintain drawing formats, templates, and symbols.

  • Accurately complete Bill-of-Materials within PLM to convey product requirements to organization.

  • Assist with spare parts inventory for maintenance.

  • Manage capital for upgrades to stands and machine shop equipment implantation of upgrade.

  • Collaborate with peers and managers to improve department efficiency and reduce the cost of component development and detailing of components.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Technology from an accredited institution.

  • A minimum of 1 year of experience utilizing 3 Dimensional Computer Aided Design (CAD) software. Will consider recent graduate with applicable internship experience.

  • Previous Pneumatic and Hydraulic experience or field of study.

  • This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

  • No relocation will be offered for this position; only candidates within 60 miles of Eaton's Jackson, MS plant will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

  • A minimum of 1 year of experience in the design of mechanical components including the use of AutoCAD drawing or higher utilizing advanced geometry creation methods.

  • Advanced understanding of Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

  • Basic understanding of aerospace manufacturing processes, tolerances and materials. Utilize "Design for Manufacturing" skills early and often in the design process.

  • Basic user of Enovia V6 or higher.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here (https://www.youreatonbenefits.com/candidates) for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,647 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$71–105K/yr
  • Mississippi median$103–160K/yr28 salary ranges
  • US median$105–160K/yr4,577 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $88K, is 32% below the Mississippi median midpoint ($130K) — in the lowest quarter of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in Mississippi.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 59 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Mississippi and 7,647 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Mississippi
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 6,332 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,250 of the 7,647 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (69%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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