Join Eaton’s Research Labs team and help positively impact our business through leading technologies, exciting and challenging enterprise projects and new platforms. We are currently seeking a Lead Engineer Power Conversion for our Southfield MI location. Relocation assistance will be provided if needed. Position Overview: Eaton Research Labs focuses on the front end of innovation by conducting research to advance the state of the art, emphasizing cross-business impact technologies, and innovating to provide Eaton’s customers with safe, efficient, and reliable power management solutions. The Power Electronics team has the principal goal of identifying, developing, and justifying commercialization of significant growth opportunities for diverse Eaton businesses around power system management and optimization for electrical power systems including both stationary applications and electric vehicles. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. In this role you will: Create emerging power conversion & power system solutions based on breakthrough technologies for industrial, automotive, truck, and aerospace applications. Lead power electronics design and development activities and demonstrate start-finish ownership for the assigned tasks. Perform design, modeling, simulation, and development of power electronics, including analog and digital electronics, for power conversion and circuit protection. Develop technical requirements for the designs, create technical reports and presentations. Build and measure test circuits, analyze data to improve/optimize the design in terms of performance, size, cost, manufacturability, and reliability. Collaborate with and support mechanical, PCB layout, and firmware engineers to successfully develop and validate the designs. Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent from an accredited institution 3+ years of experience with Power Electronics PhD in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution Experience in low and medium voltage power conversion and power systems engineering, including creating specifications, defining application space, designing technical solution concepts, and building and testing prototypes to validate models/hypotheses and documenting results. Strong knowledge of power semiconductors, power electronics passive components (e.g., high-frequency magnetics, power capacitors, etc.), state-of-the-art cooling techniques; Experience with modern converter topologies, specifically isolated DC-DC converters (e.g., resonant, phase-shifted full bridge, dual active bridge) Familiarity with control methods, experience with microcontrollers and digital signal processors. Experience in modeling power converters and power systems using simulation tools (example: MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, Simplorer, PSIM and/or PSCAD). Position Criteria Proven track record in new technology development with multiple stakeholders in a matrixed organization Good communication and presentation skills Experience formulating value proposition of new technologies. Eaton considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. 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We reported revenues of $19.6 billion in 2021 and serve customers in more than 170 countries. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. Eaton is committed to having a workforce that is diverse and non-discriminatory at all levels, reflecting the diversity of our customers and the varied environments in which we conduct business around the world. Our success depends on our ability to attract and retain the very best people unlimited by race, color, social or economic status, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any protected status. Eaton follows relevant non-discrimination laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. It is the policy of the Company to make all decisions regarding employment, including hiring, compensation, training, promotions, transfers, or lay-offs, based on the principle of equal employment opportunity as defined above. Job: Engineering Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico Organization: CTO Corporate Technology Office Job Level: Individual Contributor Schedule: Full-time Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within hiring country only Travel: No