Lead Engineer, Grid Intelligence

Eaton Corporation•Golden, CO

About The Position

In this role you will: Serve as a technical and/or project researcher in technology development, validation and demonstration. Work and track on project milestones. Take and possibly assign roles and responsibilities for the project team members. Participate in brainstorming sessions contributing to technology strategy development. Contribute to the value proposition development for technical projects and programs. Contribute to government proposal preparation and/or assist with project execution. May serve as technical lead in proposal preparation and/or owner of work package during project execution. Support building business relationships by presenting ideas and projects, participating in ideation events and acquiring resources and funding needed. Participate in external open innovation events with universities and research institutes. Develop as a subject matter expertise through active participation in conferences, seminars and/or consortium meetings in relevant industry to network and stay current on topics in their field. Actively contribute to IP generation through authoring/co-authoring disclosures and patents. Effectively apply appropriate processes, systems, and tools. Mentor junior staff and consult internal business and engineering customers.

Requirements

Ability to concisely communicate sophisticated technologies to a variety of audiences (business leaders, technical and non-technical colleagues and peers), and a good blend of technical knowledge and business acumen are essential.
PhD graduating of May 2026 or Master's Degree with (3) year of industrial or research experience
Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future
Research experience on advanced computational methods for power systems
Familiarity and experience with corporate research and development work-style, technical presentation, idea proposing and project execution
Enthusiasm and capabilities in technology R&D, demonstration and presentation
All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Golden, CO

Nice To Haves

High Performance Computing and Quantum Computing
AI / Machine Learning applied to power grids
Distribution grid operation and control
Power grid protection and fault management
Power system modeling and simulation
Grid automation and communication
Signal processing, data mining and data analytics
Distributed control and agent-based solution applied to power grid
CYME and other planning software
Cyber resiliency

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical and/or project researcher in technology development, validation and demonstration.
Work and track on project milestones.
Take and possibly assign roles and responsibilities for the project team members.
Participate in brainstorming sessions contributing to technology strategy development.
Contribute to the value proposition development for technical projects and programs.
Contribute to government proposal preparation and/or assist with project execution.
May serve as technical lead in proposal preparation and/or owner of work package during project execution.
Support building business relationships by presenting ideas and projects, participating in ideation events and acquiring resources and funding needed.
Participate in external open innovation events with universities and research institutes.
Develop as a subject matter expertise through active participation in conferences, seminars and/or consortium meetings in relevant industry to network and stay current on topics in their field.
Actively contribute to IP generation through authoring/co-authoring disclosures and patents.
Effectively apply appropriate processes, systems, and tools.
Mentor junior staff and consult internal business and engineering customers.