Lead Power Electronics Engineer

Eaton Corporation•Menomonee Falls, WI

2d•$105,000 - $154,000

About The Position

Eaton’s CTO Corporate Technology Office is seeking a Lead Power Electronics Engineer based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The role develops and tests innovative power-conversion technologies, identifies market opportunities, and supports Eaton businesses in evaluating market studies and developing business cases. It also identifies potential internal and external funding resources and supports engagement with national laboratories and university leaders to stay current on key technologies. The engineer establishes customer relationships and presents ideas and projects to Eaton business leaders and ERL leadership. Success requires the ability to communicate complex technologies concisely to business leaders, technical colleagues, and nontechnical audiences, along with a combination of technical knowledge and business acumen. Eaton’s Electrical Research Lab (ERL) is a corporate R&D function within the Chief Technology Office. It develops and commercializes innovative and breakthrough technologies for Eaton products and service solutions, helping Eaton businesses address critical problems and identify new opportunities. The position serves as a technical and/or project lead for technology realization programs, coordinates project resources and milestones, contributes to technology strategy and project value propositions, and supports partnerships, funding, proposals, and intellectual-property development.

Requirements

PhD in electrical engineering from an accredited institution.
At least 0–2 years of industrial or entrepreneurial experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing low- and medium-voltage, high-frequency transformers and inductors for power-conversion applications using power electronics, including creating specifications, defining application spaces, designing technical concepts, building and testing prototypes to validate models or hypotheses, and documenting results.
Expertise in motor-drive technology, drive and converter topologies, high-power electronics, electric machines and controls, vehicle electrification, energy storage, grid-connected converters, or alternative power generation and distribution.
Experience modeling power converters and power systems using simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, Simplorer, PSIM, or PSCAD.
Experience with power-electronics electromechanical packaging, parasitic capacitance and inductance and their effects on circuit performance, techniques for minimizing or controlling parasitics, voltage creepage and clearance requirements, insulation and interconnection techniques, and power-electronic component cooling techniques.
Experience with real-time simulators such as DSPACE, OPAL-RT, or RTDS.

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical lead and/or project lead on technology realization programs and projects using internal execution processes, including Gate Reviews, Design Reviews, and Technical Reviews.
Execute critical project milestones and coordinate engineering resources to support their timely completion.
Create, execute, and track project milestones and assign roles and responsibilities to team members.
Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute to departmental technology strategy.
Contribute to value propositions for technical projects and programs.
Contribute to government proposal preparation and/or project execution; may lead technical proposal work or own a work package during execution.
Build business relationships by presenting ideas and projects, participating in ideation events, and acquiring needed resources and funding.
Help identify leading external partnerships, outside technologies, and best practices that can benefit Eaton.
Participate in open-innovation events with universities and research institutes.
Develop subject-matter expertise by participating in relevant conferences, seminars, and consortium meetings, and network to stay current in the field.
Contribute to intellectual-property generation by authoring or co-authoring disclosures and patents.
Apply appropriate processes, systems, and tools, such as DFSS.
Mentor junior staff and consult with internal business and engineering customers.
Develop and test power-conversion technologies and identify market opportunities for them.
Support businesses in evaluating market studies and developing business cases.
Identify internal and external funding resources and engage with national laboratories and university leaders regarding key technologies.
Establish customer relationships and present ideas and projects to Eaton business leaders and ERL leadership.