Eaton's Electrical Critical Power Solutions Division is currently seeking an Electrical Engineer- Digital Controls to join our team. Relocation benefits and sponsorship will be provided within the United States only.
This position will be a hybrid role (3 days in office, 2 days from home) as long as you live within 50 miles of our Raleigh, NC facility.
Eaton's Electrical Critical Power Solutions Division designs, manufactures, and services Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems, batteries, and electronic-based products to ensure power reliability in the most demanding applications. Our teams deliver mission-critical solutions to our customers' most challenging energy management requirements. With datacenter industry thriving with AI deployments, there is no better place to be!
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As a Specialist Digital Controls Engineer you will support our product development and design of our high-power three-phase UPS's, Energy Storage and medium voltage product lines. The role involves conceptualizing, developing and designing advanced real-time DSP algorithms for advanced power conversion applications as part of a global, dynamic, multi-disciplinary team. Our growing team is expanding our product portfolio with next-generation technologies, and we are looking for engineers with a passion to ensure that we make what matters to our customers work.
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.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $115,499 - $169,399 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:
- Lead a small engineering teams (1-3 people) in the development, test and release of embedded control firmware working with global cross-functional engineering team to launch new products including SiC three-phase UPS's, Lithium Ion energy storage systems for maintaining critical loads such as datacenters.
- Review product requirements and develop system control architecture, collaborate with system engineer to select topology and overall design for new products.
- Evaluate alternative control architecture solutions to meet customer and product development requirements factoring in cost, performance, and schedule.
- Establish system & sub-system level control requirements from functional specifications and application needs.
- Develop mathematical models and algorithms for advanced DSP controls of electronic power conversion products.
- Apply controls theory to design controllers to achieve target product performance.
- Develop simulations using MATLAB/Simulink simulation environment and verify control designs through simulations.
- Validate designs using Real time simulation systems such as OPAL-RT.
- Analyze, design and assist in testing/troubleshooting control system software used in uninterruptible power systems and other power quality products.
- Apply best engineering practices and decision making for advanced technical problem solving.
- Leverage your skill and experience by giving guidance and leadership to other technical project team members.
- Work with global product development teams to solve problems related to performance, functionality, safety, reliability, quality and component availability.
Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution with minimum 8 years work experience in real-time digital controls and algorithms for power electronics or industrial products OR
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution with a minimum of 5 years work experience in real-time digital controls and algorithms for power electronics or industrial products OR
- PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution with a minimum of 3 years work experience in real-time digital controls and algorithms for power electronics or industrial products
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
- Design experience with UPS and/or power electronic product
- Hands-on experience with power electronics testing.
- Experience in embedded firmware architecture and programming in C/C++.
- Proficient in developing and implementing controls with auto-code generation tools (e.g., Simulink Coder).
Skills:
- Strong understanding of analog & digital control theory along with digital filter designs
- Extensive knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink tools including Control Toolbox, StateFlow, Optimization Verification & Filter Designs
- Experience in design of closed loop control systems.
- Ability to simulate, analyze, and troubleshoot using HIL systems, preferably OPAL-RT.
- Knowledge of three phase electrical power systems
- Excellent verbal/ written communications.
- Position requires an individual who is self-motivated, self-managed, team-oriented, proactive, attentive to detail, task oriented, and able to overcome obstacles to meet schedule requirements.
- Work in lab environment around high voltage where safety awareness is critical.
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