Lead Power Electronics Engineer

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets.

What you’ll do:

• Performs design, modeling, simulation, and implementation of power electronics circuits for power conversion and protection

• Develops control and protection algorithms for electric motors and power converters

• Builds and measures test circuits.  Analyzes data to improve/optimize the designs.

• Evaluates the designs to meet requirements factoring in performance, cost, size, reliability, and manufacturability

• Collaborates with mechanical, thermal, firmware, and testing engineers to successfully develop and validate the designs

• Initiates and leads design reviews and technical discussions, including brainstorming

• Creates technical reports and presentations

Qualifications:

Skills:

• BS in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 8 years of related engineering experience in power electronics designs and product development

Basic Qualifications:

• Significant modeling, simulation, and analysis experience with tools such as Matlab/Simulink, SPICE, and PLECS 
• Significant hands-on experience with power electronics development and testing, especially for medium voltage (MV) applications 
• Broad knowledge of power electronics, including various topologies, power semiconductors, and control schemes. 
• Customer-focused with good relationship-building skills 
• Ability to learn new skills, technical knowledge, products, or industry  
• Strong written communication and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of power semiconductors, power electronics passive components (e.g., high-frequency magnetics, power capacitors, etc.), state-of-the-art cooling techniques
• Experience with modern converter topologies, specifically medium voltage (MV) multi-level converter topologies
• Thorough understanding of PCB layout and EMC/EMI design practices, voltage clearance/creepage requirements, insulation, and interconnection techniques
• Experience with EMI/EMC development, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Experience in designing electronics with thermal and reliability considerations (e.g., electronic simulation for DfR and DfM or worst-case analysis)
• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering processes
• Design for Six Sigma certification
• Good English written and oral ability
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented individual.
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Collaborative orientation, the ability to succeed in a highly team-oriented, global, and diverse environment.
• Consistently acts in an ethical, open, honest, trustworthy, and truthful manner.
• Desire for innovation, new product development, program management … to make what matters work!
• Position requires up to 10% travel domestically and internationally.

At Eaton, we don’t just want to offer you a job, but a journey and experience. Our goal is to give you the space to find that sweet spot where your passion meets purpose.