Power Electronics Engineer

Eaton Corporation • Kentwood, MI

1d • $71,000 - $105,000

About The Position

Eaton is looking for a Power Electronics Engineer to develop innovative solutions for our power conversion products. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing power electronics circuits, platforms, and systems for power conversion and circuit protection applications.

Eaton’s PE and Battery CoE accelerate the company’s growth through the development of technology platforms and common hardware building blocks that are scalable, cost-effective, and manufacturable, as well as standardized design methodologies that can be adopted by multiple business units, which provides a foundation for our business to more rapidly develop innovative products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in Power Electronics and Electronics Circuit design and verification
• No relocation offered. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Grand Rapids, MI will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158.
• 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.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with suppliers and offshore resources are essential.
• Ability to develop productive working relationships with functions and organizations outside of Engineering.
• Travel up to 10%.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge electromechanical products a plus (motor, gear trains)

Responsibilities

• Perform power electronics design and development activities and demonstrate start-finish ownership for the assigned tasks
• Perform design, modeling, simulation, and development of power electronics, including analog and digital electronics, for power conversion and circuit protection
• Develop technical requirements for the designs, create technical reports and presentations
• Build and measure test circuits, analyze data to improve/optimize the design in terms of performance, size, cost, manufacturability, and reliability
• Collaborate with and support mechanical, PCB layout, and firmware engineers to successfully develop and validate the designs

Benefits

• Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees