Power Electronic Engineering Specialist
Listed on 2026-09-03
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineer, Systems Engineer, Hardware Engineer
Power Electronic Engineering Specialist
Eaton is seeking a Power Electronic Engineering Specialist for its Advanced Technology team within the Electrical Sector's "Protection, Control and Solutions" group. The expected annual salary range for this role is $122,000 to $179,000 per year. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What You'll Do:We are seeking an innovative problem-solver to develop power electronics switching topologies used in low voltage and medium voltage circuit breakers for its Protection, Control and Solutions (PCS) Business. You will have the opportunity to work with an Advanced Technology team to design power electronic switching devices and their associated gate driver circuits. You will work with a team of dedicated engineers and experience the excitement of bringing new products to life from design concept through to production launch.
The primary function is to deliver power electronics switching technology platform for circuit protection products. This includes developing in-depth technical understanding of power electronics technology and creating functionality related to power electronics hardware, its control, and circuit protection in both AC and DC power systems.
Essential Functions:
- Lead the development of a power electronics technology platform for power electronics-based protection and motor controls.
- Develop power electronics switching topology based on system and functional requirements
- Provide technical design direction to design engineers
- Coordinate validation efforts with test engineering team
- Lead formal design and quality reviews
- Build and maintain subject matter expertise on power electronics for solid state and hybrid circuit breaker
- Collaborate with global resources to develop and maintain common platforms
- Collaborate with Eaton Codes and Standards team as a technical expert in standard development related to power electronics based circuit protection products
- Provides domain expertise to product support personnel to solve field issues
- Performs and contributes to technical research and investigations
- Actively participate and support Codes and Standards development in
- Collaborates with teams from Corporate Research & Technology, Electrical Sector Center of Excellence, and external technology resources (National Labs and Universities) for technology and product innovation
Basic Qualifications:
- MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field of study with a minimum of 10 years of related experience; OR BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field of study with 15+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field of study with 8+ years of relevant experience.
- Strong understanding and experience in DC microgrid circuit protection applications
- Knowledge and experience in Codes and Standards development related to Semiconductor Circuit Breakers
- Significant hands-on experience with analog, digital, and power circuits development and testing
- Familiar with test equipment and procedures such as capacitor bank test system, oscilloscopes, signal generators, power supplies and other standard EE lab equipment
- Proficient in design & simulation tools such as Altium Designer, PSIM, ANSYS Simplorer, LT SPICE, MATLAB Simulink, and C language programming
- Strong experience with DFSS tools
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience in development of hybrid and solid state circuit interrupter/breakers
- Strong understanding of electrical power systems
- PCB layout experience and knowledge of PCB assembly process
- Experience in designing electronics with thermal and reliability
- Experience working in diverse cultural situations with global customers and team members
- Certified black belt for DFSS
Professional:
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Self-motivated and goal oriented individual.
- Ability to learn new skills, knowledge, industry, or products
- Collaborative orientation, the ability to succeed in a highly team oriented, global, and diverse environment.
- Consistently acts in an ethical, open, honest, trustworthy and truthful manner
- Desire for innovation, new product development, program management … to make what matters work!
- Occasional domestic and international travel required.
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