Electronics Engineer Specialist

Eaton Corporation•Peachtree City, GA

6d•$166,587 - $199,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Eaton's division is currently seeking a Electronics Engineer Specialist. The expected annual salary range for this role is $166,587 - $199,500 a year. This role involves creating unique product solutions using a combination of analog and digital electronic circuit designs in support of innovative product development programs. The specialist will lead electronic hardware development for smart, connected circuit protection devices, managing all project phases from requirements definition through sustaining phases, including related project management tasks. The role also includes leading the design of analog and digital circuits, such as power electronics, power supplies, signal conditioning, and microprocessor support circuits, adhering to Eaton platform standards, industry best practices, regulatory compliance, and Design for Manufacturability input. Responsibilities include reviewing electronic schematics, PCBA designs, BOMs, selecting components, and conducting design reviews. The specialist will be a core global member of project teams, contributing to research, design, development, testing, and launch of new innovations. They will stay informed about market trends and emerging technologies, particularly in embedded and IoT cloud-connected systems, electronic hardware security, and assess their impact on Eaton's business. This role serves as a technical bridge between electronics design and suppliers, assisting in defining and qualifying electronic hardware test systems. It also drives enhancements of existing products and services based on technology evaluations and Eaton's strategic plans. The specialist will represent Eaton on councils and committees for developing codes and standards for emerging technologies and perform technical evaluations of electrical components to identify partnership and supplier opportunities. Product certification activities will be led, acting as the Eaton representative and preparing technical packages. The role provides technical advisory support to product line managers and manufacturing engineers throughout product development, coordinating electronic hardware prototypes and testing, and offering solutions and technical support to customers and the sales team. The position is fixed in the Peachtree City office, with potential for telecommuting up to 2 days per week.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Technology or a directly related field plus five (5) years of experience in software, electrical, or electronic design engineering.
Five (5) years of experience in embedded system design, hardware and firmware development, and integration of connected devices into loT ecosystems.
Three (3) years of experience in designing, coding, and testing firmware in C/C++, for various embedded platforms based on ARM architecture, NXP i.MX, STMicro, and ESP32.
Two (2) years of experience in embedded application development using Ethernet, Interrupt Controller, Timers, RS232, RS422/485, I2C, SPI, UART, Flash, LCD, and DDR Ram.
Two (2) years of experience working on wireless communications, Bluetooth, Zigbee, sub-GHz radios and standards.

Responsibilities

Create unique product solutions using a combination of analog and digital electronic circuit designs.
Lead electronic hardware development for smart, connected circuit protection devices.
Lead the design of analog and digital circuits, including power electronics, power supplies, signal conditioning, and microprocessor support circuits.
Review electronic schematics, PCBA designs, BOMs, select components to fit the project requirements and conduct design reviews.
Participate as a core global member of project teams assigned to research, design, develop, test and/or launch new innovations.
Stay abreast of market trends and emerging technologies globally, with a particular emphasis on embedded and loT cloud-connected systems, electronic hardware security and evaluates their potential impact on Eaton business.
Serve as the technical bridge between electronics design and internal/external suppliers.
Assist with defining and qualification of electronic hardware test systems.
Drive enhancement of existing products and services based on evaluations of existing and new technologies per Eaton's strategic plans.
Represent Eaton's interests on councils and committees tasked with developing codes and standards for emerging technologies in which Eaton is investing.
Perform technical evaluations of electrical components and assess opportunities to develop partnerships and/or new suppliers.
Lead product certification activities acting as the Eaton representative and prepares project technical packages.
Be a technical advisor to product line managers and/or manufacturing engineers throughout the product development process.
Coordinate electronic hardware prototypes, testing.
Provide solutions and technical support to customers and sales team.