Power Electronics Engineering Intern

Eaton Corporation • Menomonee Falls, WI

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About The Position

Eaton’s CTO Corporate Technology Office division is hiring a Power Electronics Engineering Intern in the Power Conversion group of Eaton’s Research Labs (ERL), located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The intern will support research and technology development in emerging technology programs, developing and testing innovative power-conversion technologies and assisting senior engineers with software and hardware development and testing. The role also supports modeling, simulation, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) development, and includes presenting ideas and projects to Eaton business leaders. The successful candidate reports to the Technology Manager. The hourly rate is $37.50. The posting describes this rate as a general guideline; compensation is based on candidate skills, experience, qualifications, and market and business considerations.

Requirements

• PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering specializing in Power Electronics.
• At least one year of experience in a PhD program.
• Technical knowledge of power electronics and motor drives, including low- and medium-voltage power conversion and power-systems engineering.
• Familiarity with motor-drive technology, including drive and converter topologies, electric machines, machine-control strategies, energy-storage systems, grid-connected converters, and alternative power-generation and distribution systems.
• Understanding of trade-offs among performance, reliability, serviceability, and cost in power-electronic system design.
• Experience modeling power converters and power systems using industry-standard tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, Simplorer, PSIM, and PSCAD.
• Familiarity with HIL development and validation, including platforms such as Opal RT.
• Knowledge of electromechanical packaging techniques for power electronics and of how parasitic inductance and capacitance affect converter performance, including methods to mitigate parasitics.
• Familiarity with creepage and clearance requirements, insulation methods, interconnection technologies for high-power and high-voltage systems, and thermal management and cooling techniques.
• Familiarity with real-time simulation platforms such as dSPACE, OPAL RT, and RTDS for rapid prototyping, control development, and system-level validation.
• Familiarity with SiC- and GaN-based power conversion, including associated challenges and performance benefits.
• Good English communication and presentation skills, both oral and written.
• Experience presenting the value proposition of new technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or exposure to double-pulse testing, gate-driver design, and auxiliary power-supply design for wide-bandgap devices.

Responsibilities

• Support emerging power-conversion and power-system solutions based on breakthrough technologies for industrial and aerospace applications.
• Participate in technology projects by supporting local and remote teams and working with external technology resources, including business divisions, universities, and customers.
• Support the advancement of power electronics, power systems, and power-converter technologies, and help identify commercialization opportunities across Eaton businesses.
• Collaborate with globally distributed, multidisciplinary and multicultural teams; support assigned tasks and provide updates to the project manager.
• Support project plans and deliver results on budget and schedule.
• Support projects with partners from national labs, universities, and other research institutes.
• Assist senior engineers with software and hardware development and testing, and support modeling, simulation, and HIL development.
• Present ideas and projects to Eaton business leaders and communicate complex technologies clearly to varied audiences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree