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Eaton Corporation Lead Engineer Power Conversion in Bonn, Germany
What you’ll do:
In this position you will execute research and development projects to address the modern power grid issues with ever growing DERs, EVs and smart loads. The Lead Engineer Power Electronics will report to the Regional Team Lead Eaton Research Labs in Aachen/Bonn and help to identify key technical gaps and influence the technology roadmap for Eaton’s power systems products and services. This work will help businesses across Eaton to solve critical business problems and uncover new business opportunities.
"1) Develop innovative power electronics solutions for both, AC and DC systems, and help Eaton's products and services to differentiate and lead in the emerging market.
2) Design, control, integrate and validate power conversion and (semiconductor-based) protection components for stationary grids, vehicle and aerospace applications.
3) Integrate innovative concepts/solutions on device or subsystem level into prototypes, feasibility studies, specifications, and eventually into larger systems and components.
4) Contribute to power electronics module design including, e.g., power semiconductor selection, evaluation, prototyping and topology studies.
5) Serve as a technical and/or project lead in technology development and demonstration projects.
6) Analyze, model, and simulate power electronics modules, from device to subsystem level.
7) Simulate power conversion and protection circuits in MATLAB/Simulink/Plecs and assist with the validation of component robustness.
8) Stay current with the latest power electronics, PCB and electronics circuit technologies and apply knowledge to power conversion and protection applications.
9) Innovate, invent and challenge state-of-art design & process by securing critical intellectual properties through patents and publications in high impact, peer-reviewed journals."
Qualifications:
PhD degree (or PhD candidate close to graduation ) in Electrical Engineering/Mechanical engineering or related field from an accredited institution. Master degree in Electrical/Mechanical engineering or related field.
"PhD degree plus 3+ years of progressive experience in developing and designing technology solutions with a proven track record of developing high-quality technology.
Master’s degree plus 5+ years of progressive experience in developing and designing technology solutions with a proven track record of developing high-quality technology.
1) Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: design and prototyping of power converters (bidirectional/unidirectional DC/DC converters, multi-port converters), application and circuit design incl. WBG technology, design of protection devices (SSCB, HCB) and protection architectures, design of cooling systems, packaging solutions.
2) Demonstrated experience in low and medium voltage DC 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"
Skills:
"Experience using one or more of power systems simulation software MATLAB / Simulink, PSCAD, PLECS, Atrium
Experience in WBG power devices and applications
Experience in fast actuation, active filtering, gate driver design, sensing and/or advanced cooling technologies (liquid, two phase, immersed)
Experience in design, control and testing of MVDC and LVDC components and grids
Experience in real-time simulations, hardware-in-the loop and power hardware in the loop such as OPAL-RT, RTDS or Typhoon
Hand-on experience with field or lab testing of inverters, energy storage systems, power converters and controllers "
Full working proficiency in English mandatory. Proficiency in German highly desirable. Collaborative orientation. The ability to succeed in a highly team-oriented environment with flat hierarchy