Senior Power Quality Engineer Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Eaton's ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Senior Power Electronics Test Engineer. This role is based in Raleigh, NC.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $94000 - $138000 a year.
Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What you'll do:
Why Eaton?
• Be a key member of a world-class organization that creates market leading 3-phase products.
• Opportunities for career advancement through a defined technical track as well as broader Eaton career opportunities in various business functions. Raleigh is an Engineering Hub with roles in: Service, Manufacturing/Assembly, New product Development, and Product Management.
• Work in a modern hybrid collaborative environment. Eaton is committed to fostering a successful work/life balance.
• Competitive salary and benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, vacation, paid parental leave.
Be a part of the team responsible for ensuring our critical infrastructure such as data centers, businesses, and electric vehicle charging stations remain functional in the face of whatever power quality issues they face! Our growing team is expanding our product portfolio with next-generation technologies, and we need engineers with a passion to ensure that they make what matters to our customers work without question!
As a Senior Power Electronics Engineer you will support our product development and design of our high-power three-phase UPS, Energy Storage, medium voltage product lines. The role includes all aspects of product design life cycle from concept to production as part of a global, dynamic, multi-disciplinary team. If you have a passion for hardware design of power electronics-centric products, this role is for you. Our growing team is expanding our product portfolio with next-generation technologies, and we are looking for engineers with a passion to ensure that we make what matters to our customers' work.
In this role you will:
• Successfully launch critical power infrastructure products that meet customer requirements and Eaton safety, quality, reliability, cost and schedule commitments.
• Work with cross-functional engineering team to design and develop new products including SiC three-phase UPS's from 20kW to 2.5MW and Lithium Ion 1MW and larger energy storage systems for maintaining critical loads such as datacenters and hospitals.
• Specify and qualify electrical components (breakers, fuses, SCR's, contactors, power cables etc.)
• Create circuit diagrams, harness designs, BOM development and technical documentation.
• Work with global product development teams to solve problems related to performance, functionality, safety, reliability, quality and component availability.
• Support product DVT and validation testing in the lab with a team of engineers and technicians.
• Support prototype build, testing and delivery of products to the customer.
• Participate in cross functional team meetings to identify optimal layout while balancing Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and long-term serviceability.
• Participate in project-wide reviews of requirements, system architecture, and detailed design documents.
• Work closely with regulatory experts to ensure design meets UL and other certification body requirements.
Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution with minimum three (3) years work experience in power electronics.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in electrical design, lab testing and trouble shooting.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution with a minimum of one (1) year work experience in power electronic circuit design.
• Ability to interpret and create electrical drawings, schematics and specifications.
• Solid knowledge of electrical components, electrical safety, EMC and regulatory requirements
• Understanding layout design principles and familiarity with schematic entry and PCB design tools like Altium, Cadence, etc..
• Knowledge of three-phase power systems, power electronics, and power conversion topologies.
• Experience applying digital control and algorithms to power electronics systems.
• Understanding of Magnetics Design for high frequency Power Electronics.
• Competent with Matlab/Simulink/PLECS and PSPICE.
• Analyze and simulate power electronics systems from board level to complex products.
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