Power Electronics Systems Engineer

Eaton's Electrical Critical Power Solutions Division is currently seeking a Power Electronics Systems Engineer to join our team in Raleigh, NC.

This position will be a hybrid office (3 days in-office, 2 days remote) role as long as you live within 50 miles of our Raleigh, NC facility. Relocation benefits will be provided within the United States only.

Eaton's Electrical Critical Power & Digital Infrastructure 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 employees deliver mission-critical solutions to our customers' most challenging energy management requirements.

In this role, you will develop system architectures, choose power topologies and select key components, and lead the project through proof-of-concept demonstration and then support new product development teams on commercialization. The role includes all aspects of product design life cycle from concept to production with heavy emphasis on development of POC, as part of a global, dynamic, multi-disciplinary team. If you have a passion for power electronics-centric products design, this role is for you. Our growing team is expanding our product portfolio with next-generation technologies, and we are looking for engineers with a passion to support our mission.

This position reports directly to our Advanced Technology Manager for Critical Power Solutions and offers a hybrid work schedule in Raleigh, NC. Relocation assistance is available.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $105,000 - $154,000 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.

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.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills working to design and layout systems while engaging cross functional teams to identify optimal layout while balancing Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and long-term serviceability.
• Participate in project-wide reviews of requirements, system architecture, and detailed design documents.
• Work closely with regulatory experts to ensure design meet UL and other certification body requirements
• Identify opportunities for process, tools, and test methodology improvements, and drive those from concept to implementation.

• Lead new technology development projects working with a core team to develop proof of concept demonstrator power conversion systems for data centers and AI deployments.
• Develop system architecture, select product topology and develop overall design for new products.
• Create product specifications from VOC and break them down into functional specifications for sub-systems.
• Evaluate alternative design solutions to meet customer and product development requirements factoring in cost, performance, and schedule.
• Simulate power electronics, analog, logical, and digital circuits, including transient and state machine change analyses.
• Lead product development projects and be accountable for meeting cost, product performance, and schedule goals.
• Interface with vendors on component technical issues, including data sheet clarification, component performance, and design solutions.
• Assist product, program, and engineering managers in developing cost targets, product roadmaps, and program schedules to align with business goals.
• Lead product DVT and validation testing in the lab with a team of engineers and technicians.
• Drive technical excellence and rigor through simulations and Design for Six Sigma concepts.
• 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.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution with minimum 5 years work experience in power electronic circuit design
  OR
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution with a minimum of 2 years work experience in power electronic circuit design.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future. Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Experience with Inverter theory/knowledge, knowledge battery systems and protective devices including power distribution.
• Knowledge of three-phase power systems, power electronics utility interface, and power conversion topologies.
• Experience with DC distribution systems.
• Experience with Design for Six Sigma tools
• Experience interacting with Global teams

• Experience with digital control and algorithms to power electronics systems.
• Understanding of Magnetics Design for high frequency Power Electronics.
• Ability to simulate, analyze, troubleshoot using HIL systems.
• Competent with Matlab/Simulink/PLECS and PSPICE.
• Analyze and simulate power electronics systems from board level to complex products.
• Familiarity with schematic entry and PCB design tools like Altium, Cadence, etc.
• Understanding of layout design principles.
• 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.
• Familiarity with common tools and methods to work in high power lab (480V AC, 800V DC) environment, oscilloscope, power analyzers and meters.
• Work in lab environment around high voltage where safety awareness is critical.