Chief Power Electronics Engineer

Why Eaton?
• Be a key member of a world-class organization that creates market leading 3-phase products.
• Opportunities for career advancement through a defined technical track as well as broader Eaton career opportunities in various business functions. Raleigh is an Engineering Hub with roles in: Service, Manufacturing/Assembly, New product Development, and Product Management.
• Work in a modern hybrid collaborative environment. Eaton is committed to fostering a successful work/life balance.
• Competitive salary and benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, vacation, paid parental leave.

Primary functions for this position include:
• Work with cross-functional business team to define requirements and architecture for new products including SiC three-phase UPS's from 500kW to 2.5MW, AI load-smoothing products, datacenter of the future subsystems and Lithium Ion 1MW and larger energy storage systems.
• Provide SME input to detailed designs of 480Vac three-phase AC rectifier/inverter, 400Vdc-1500Vdc DC-DC converters and battery chargers including power train, gate drive, feedback control loop, voltage and current sense, EMI and protection circuit designs.
• Work with global product development teams to solve problems related to performance, functionality, safety, reliability, quality and component availability.
• Own technical leadership and collaborate with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural globally distributed teams, provide technical direction and mentor younger engineers.
• Lead the CPS business technology roadmaps, aligned to 5-year strategic plans and business objectives.
• Lead the engagements with Corporate Research Labs, Centers of Excellence, and University research institutions to align low-TRL technologies into product development technology roadmaps

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of ten (10) years work experience in low and medium voltage power conversion and power systems engineering
• Minimum of ten (10) years work experience in related areas, such as Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems, energy storages and grid connected converters, medium voltage motor drive technology, driver/converter topologies, high-power electronics, electric machines and controls
• Minimum of ten (10) years of work experience in modeling power converters and power systems using simulation tools

Preferred qualifications:
• PH.D. in Electrical Engineering from accredited institution
• Experience and knowledge of datacenter power distribution architecture, and how UPS's operate to keep datacenters powered at all times.
• Experience working with multi-kW lithium ion energy storage systems including battery management and products designed for outdoor or non-climate controlled environments.
• Experience with power distribution system design, analysis and protection.
• Experience with circuit design, filtering, analog/digital converters, sensor interfaces, control circuitry and architectures.

Skills:

Position Criteria:
• Understanding of how thermal management affects the overall performance of the system, appreciation for the trade-offs necessary to achieve designs that meet performance requirements and cost objective solutions.
• Experience with the design and analysis of magnetic components for power electronics circuits-such as high-frequency inductors and transformers-and an extensive knowledge of the materials and construction techniques and how they affect their characteristics.
• Experience with proven track record in new technology development with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (oral and written)

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Client-provided location(s): Raleigh, NC

Job ID: Eaton-55694Raleigh

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-12-25T18:35:46