Hardware Electronics Design Engineer III

Regal Rexnord•Fort Wayne, IN

About The Position

The Motors & Drives division of Regal Rexnord’s Power Efficiency Solutions business is seeking a Hardware Electronics Design Engineer III for its Research & Development team at its Fort Wayne location. The ideal candidate will possess extensive power electronics background and a proven track record of autonomously identifying new ideas in their field of expertise, critically assessing their relevance against the needs and opportunities of the business segment, and developing these ideas from Concept stage to Minimum Viable Product (MVP) stage. This design role will involve being a key influencer of Regal Rexnord’s future products and interacting with numerous teams from Research and Development, product management, application engineering and manufacturing support to create, develop and support technology differentiated innovative products over their lifecycles.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, equivalent degree or work experience
5 to 7 years of relevant experience
Experience designing high voltage (>100Vdc) inverters for electric machines
Experience designing mixed analog and digital circuits
Experience designing power supplies (linear or switch mode)
Experience designing analog electronic functions (digital isolation, operational amplifier signal conditioning)
Experience with circuit schematic capture and layout
Experience with system level and circuit level simulation software
Experience testing and troubleshooting high voltage electronics over 300Vdc
Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TEAMS, etc.)
Skilled in organizing, prioritizing and coordinating working relationships with all levels of personnel within and outside of the organization
Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously

Nice To Haves

Experience with electric machine control theory (Induction and PMSM)
Experience designing, tuning, troubleshooting digital motor control algorithms
Six Sigma Training/Certification (Green Belt / DFLSS)
Experience with design criteria and protective functions design per agency requirements (UL60730, UL60335)
Experience with evaluating the reliability of electronic circuits
Experience with RoHS and EHS guidelines
Experience providing customer support and driving customer issues to resolution
Familiar with test procedures for EMI, hipot, electrical transients, ESD
Familiar with hardware layer of motor control peripherals (ADC, PWM timers, DAC…)
Familiar with hardware layer of communication peripherals (UART, I2C, SPI…)

Responsibilities

Design hardware electronics for high voltage (115Vac, 230Vac & 460Vac) electronic controllers for electric machines
Simulate mixed analog and digital electronic circuits
Prototype electronic circuits and document measurements and results
Research and monitor technology trends in field of expertise
Identify new technologies with disruptive potential for target applications
Support debugging and testing of embedded software features for motor control applications
Review electrical documentation (schematics, assembly drawings, BOM, PCB layouts, etc.)
Perform failure analysis of electronic circuits.
Issue reports on findings as well as recommendations on opportunities for continuous improvement
Participate / Lead in the development of project deliverables (DFMEA, Design Reviews, Score cards…)