Lead Power Electronics Control Engineer

The Lead Power Electronics Control Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, and validating control systems for a wide range of power conversion and protection products. Additionally, they will drive the adoption of model-based techniques during the New Product Introduction (NPI) process, including Model in the Loop (MIL) and Hardware in the Loop (HIL) methodologies for design and validation of new products within Eaton's portfolio.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Develops control and protection algorithms and firmware for electric motors and power converters
• Performs modeling and simulation for the electric motors and power converters control development
• Implements, tests, and troubleshoots control firmware
• Establish system & sub-system level control requirements from functional specifications and application needs
• Plans and performs control algorithms and firmware development and validation on HIL and lab
• Creates technical reports and presentations
• Initiates and leads design reviews and technical discussions including brainstorming
• Stays current with the latest technologies trends and applies knowledge to the development of control firmware for electric motors and power converters

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 7 years of engineering experience in developing and implementing control algorithms for electric motors and power converters, including academic or research experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with C/C++ programming
• Minimum 5 years of experience with DSP, FPGA, or microcontrollers, and standard peripheral components

Preferred Qualifications:
• MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience with PSCAD modeling.
• Strong background in digital control and electric motor/power converter techniques (e.g., d-q transformation, P & Q control).
• Experience in developing and implementing control for electric motors and power converters using auto-code generation tools (e.g., Simulink Coder).
• Knowledge of real-time operating systems and digital signal processing.
• Familiarity with power electronics hardware.
• Working knowledge of HIL hardware and software.
• Ability to quickly learn new skills, technical knowledge, products, or industry.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in diverse cultural settings with global customers and team members.
• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering processes (e.g., DFMEA, 8D).

Skills:

Professional:
• 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 15% travel domestic and international.

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