Hardware Electronics Design Engineer III

Position Overview The Motors & Drives division of Regal Rexnord’s Power Efficiency Solutions business is seeking a Hardware Electronics Design Engineer III for its Research & Development team at its Fort Wayne location.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive power electronics background and a proven track record of autonomously identifying new ideas in their field of expertise, critically assessing their relevance against the needs and opportunities of the business segment, and developing these ideas from Concept stage to Minimum Viable Product (MVP) stage. This design role will involve being a key influencer of Regal Rexnord’s future products and interacting with numerous teams from Research and Development, product management, application engineering and manufacturing support to create, develop and support technology differentiated innovative products over their life cycles.

Key Responsibilities:

Design hardware electronics for high voltage (115

Vac, 230

Vac & 460

Vac) electronic controllers for electric machines

Simulate mixed analog and digital electronic circuits

Prototype electronic circuits and document measurements and results

Research and monitor technology trends in field of expertise

Identify new technologies with disruptive potential for target applications

Support debugging and testing of embedded software features for motor control applications

Review electrical documentation (schematics, assembly drawings, BOM, PCB layouts, etc.)Perform failure analysis of electronic circuits. Issue reports on findings as well as recommendations on opportunities for continuous improvement

Participate / Lead in the development of project deliverables (DFMEA, Design Reviews, Score cards…)

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, equivalent degree or work experience5 to 7 years of relevant experience

Experience designing high voltage (>100

Vdc) inverters for electric machines

Experience designing mixed analog and digital circuits

Experience designing power supplies (linear or switch mode)
Experience designing analog electronic functions (digital isolation, operational amplifier signal conditioning)

Experience with circuit schematic capture and layout

Experience with system level and circuit level simulation software

Experience testing and troubleshooting high voltage electronics over 300

Vdc

Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TEAMS, etc.)Skilled in organizing, prioritizing and coordinating working relationships with all levels of personnel within and outside of the organization

Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously

Preferred Skills and

Qualifications:

Experience with electric machine control theory (Induction and PMSM)
Experience designing, tuning, troubleshooting digital motor control algorithms

Six Sigma Training/Certification (Green Belt / DFLSS)

Experience with design criteria and protective functions design per agency requirements (UL60730, UL60335)

Experience with evaluating the reliability of electronic circuits

Experience with RoHS and EHS guidelines

Experience providing customer support and driving customer issues to resolution

Familiar with test procedures for EMI, hipot, electrical transients, ESDFamiliar with hardware layer of motor control peripherals (ADC, PWM timers, DAC…)Familiar with hardware layer of communication peripherals (UART, I2C, SPI…)Travel:
Domestic and International travel may be required for this position. (