Senior Power Electronics Control Engineer

Eaton Corporation • Raleigh, NC

15h

About The Position

These platforms and blocks, along with standardized design methodologies, can be adopted by multiple businesses (e.g., UPS, LV/MV Drives, Energy Storage), providing a foundation for rapid innovation. The Senior Power Electronics Control Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, and validating control systems for a wide range of power conversion and protection products. Position requires up to 15% travel domestic and international.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience in developing and implementing control algorithms for electric motors and power converters, including academic or research experience
• Minimum 2 years of experience with HIL modeling development and testing
• Minimum 2 years of experience with DSP, microcontrollers, and standard peripheral components
• MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• Strong background in digital control and electric motor/power converter techniques (e.g., d-q transformation, P & Q control).
• Experience in developing and implementing control for electric motors and power converters using auto-code generation tools (e.g., Simulink Coder).
• Knowledge of real-time operating systems and digital signal processing.
• Familiarity with power electronics hardware.
• Working knowledge of HIL hardware and software.
• Ability to quickly learn new skills, technical knowledge, products, or industry.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering processes (e.g., DFMEA, 8D).

Responsibilities

• Develops control and protection algorithms and firmware for electric motors and power converters
• Performs modeling and simulation for the electric motors and power converters control development
• Implements, tests, and troubleshoots control firmware
• Establish system & sub-system level control requirements from functional specifications and application needs
• Plans and performs control algorithms and firmware development and validation on HIL and lab
• Creates technical reports and presentations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level