Model-Based Systems Chief Architect

Eaton's ES AMER HQ division is currently seeking a Model-Based Systems Chief Architect.The position will be based at our facility in Raleigh, NC. We are offering relocation assistance and sponsorship support for candidates who reside within the U.S.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $154000 - $225000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

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.

Eaton's Electrical Sector Americas is strengthening its Systems Engineering and Model-Based Engineering (MBE) discipline to support the evolution of next-generation DC datacenter architectures. As facilities shift toward converter-dominated, software-defined and highly integrated multi-domain systems (electrical, controls, thermal, mechanical, operational,etc), a robust system-level architecture and requirements backbone becomes essential.

The Model-Based Systems Chief Architect will lead the definition, decomposition, and governance of System-of-Systems (SoS) requirements and architectures for DC distribution systems. This role ensures strong end-to-end traceability from customer VOC through system requirements, architectural structures, system models, and verification strategies. The Chief Architect collaborates closely with Systems Architects, Applications Engineering, Product Engineering, Model-Based Engineering (ES-A), and Power Systems Modeling teams to maintain an integrated systems-engineering workflow across program phases.

What you'll do:

Systems-of-Systems Requirements & Traceability

• Lead SoS requirement definition and decomposition for DC datacenter architectures, spanning electrical, thermal, mechanical, control, and operational domains.
• Translate customer VOC into structured engineering requirements, functional behaviors, constraints, and use cases.
• Maintain rigorous requirement traceability across architecture elements, system analyses, and verification artifacts.
• Ensure appropriate requirement allocation across subsystem teams (power electronics, software, FW, controls, mechanical, thermal, protection)

• Define scalable, modular, and reusable architectures for DC datacenter systems using SysML or equivalent system-level modeling languages.
• Lead MBSE workflows including functional architecture, behavioral modeling, interfaces, state-based behavior, and system interactions across multi-domain architectures.
• Maintain a consistent digital thread linking requirements → architecture → system models → verification assets.
• Coordinate with Model-Based Engineering (ES-A) and system modeling teams to ensure alignment between architecture definitions and analysis models.

• Partner with Quality Assurance, Product Engineering, and Systems Architects to integrate DFSS methodologies into the systems-engineering workflow.
• Support QFD development, CTQ identification, and requirement mapping - ensuring these link properly into system requirements and architecture.
• Participate in system-level FMEA, hazard analysis, and risk-reduction activities.

• Define the high-level system-level V&V structure, ensuring clear alignment between requirements and system-test strategies.
• Partner with Model-Based System Design, product teams, and system test organizations to support test-strategy development, including requirement-based planning, performance/functional needs, fault-injection considerations, and virtual analysis for early-phase verification.

• Serve as the primary systems-engineering authority for DC datacenter architecture across Applications, Product Engineering, Power Systems Modeling, and MBE teams.
• Lead alignment across engineering functions to ensure that architecture, requirements, and analysis activities remain synchronized.
• Mentor teams on systems engineering fundamentals, MBSE practices, requirements engineering, and architectural thinking.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 15 years of Systems Engineering or Systems Architecture experience with cyber-physical or power-centric systems

• Master's degree or specialization in Systems Engineering, Power Systems, Controls, Cyber-Physical Systems from an accredited institution
• Systems engineering certifications (INCOSE ASEP/CSEP/ESEP).
• Experience in converter-dominated architectures, datacenter power systems, or multi-domain modeling and analysis.
• Experience with modern MBSE toolchains for linking requirements, architectures, and system-analysis workflows.
• Experience working in integrated programs spanning hardware, software, firmware, protection, modeling, and system validation.
• Experience in requirements engineering, functional architecture, system decomposition, and MBSE workflows (SysML, System Composer, etc.).
• Experience contributing to DFSS-aligned workflows including QFD, CTQ flow-down, and system-level risk management.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional systems-engineering activities across electrical, controls, software, thermal, and mechanical domains.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-alignment skills.