Electrical Engineering Specialist, eMobility

Eaton’s eMobility Group is currently seeking an Electrical Engineering Specialist to join our team. This position can be based in Southfield, MI or Tualatin, OR. Relocation assistance will be provided.

At Eaton, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment with power management technologies that are innovative, efficient, reliable and safe.  Making Power Electronics work takes the passion and creativity of all our employees around the world. This passion inspired the creation of the new Eaton eMobility segment, combining our deep expertise in vehicle and electric power to deliver a wide range of solutions for on- and off-road electrified vehicles, helping to reduce the environmental impact of transportation around the world

Position Overview:

In this role, the Electrical Engineering Specialist is responsible for conceptualizing, leading the design, development, testing, technical documentation, and production launch of new products for Power Electronics as well as the associated embedded controls.

You will work with customers, vendors, other groups within Eaton on conceptualizing Power Electronics Circuits powering hybrid vehicles and EV Vehicles. This requires the understanding of firmware and hardware architectures which are flexible and extensible across a broad scope of products. You will also participate in system-level requirements analysis and cost estimation, design reviews and other team development processes. Success will require keeping abreast of new and emerging technologies, components and materials. Along with utilization of appropriate CAD tools to design and analyze product functionality and integrity in order to facilitate rapid deployment.

In this function you will:

• Realize product requirements in coordination with the eMobility Team, for the design and development new and innovative Power Electronics for the Power Conversion Team products

• Investigate and analyze new materials, components, technologies, applications and their appropriate use within our product lines
• Conduct testing of all new products in accordance with Eaton and Industry standards and customer requirements
• Provide supervision and support to internal and external design resources when appropriate (e.g. PCB layout, software development, other engineers, test laboratories)
• Review and conduct analyses (FMEA, simulations, modeling, etc.) on new products to ensure their integrity and use the results to optimize designs
• Successfully lead contractors and other resources either co-located or at international locations
• Establish and maintain a collaborative working relationship with key customers and vendors

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Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science or Technology from an accredited institution
• Minimum seven (7) years’ combined experience in new product development within the automotive/vehicle and/or aerospace industry

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
• 10 years’ plus experience Electrical/Electronic hardware design for vehicle or aviation industry
• Experience with CAD tools: (Altium, Allegro, Mentor, or equivalent PCB design programs, SPICE, MathCAD, Ansys, Simplis, etc. analysis tools)
• Experience in new product development in Power Electronics and Power Conversion systems
• General knowledge of designing for safety critical applications (i.e. ISO26262 and/or Fail-safe / Fault-tolerant electrical power systems)
• Experience in DC-DC, DC-AC, and AC-DC power conversion
• Knowledge using DFSS and DFx practices: Manufacturing, Test, Repair, Quality, etc.
• Working knowledge of vehicle and industrial protocols (CAN, CANFD, J1939, Flex Ray) and tools (CANape, CANalyzer, CANopen, etc.)
• Supervising other engineering tasks (assembly drawings, PCB layout, software development, validation testing)
• PCBA and Final Product Testing experience
• Experience in circuit and product design analysis tools: Worst Case Calculations, DFMEA, FTA, etc.
• Experience in Design for EMC, Thermal and DFM / DFT
• Experience in developing design verification test plans and performing design verification testing.

Position Criteria:

• Good understanding of vehicle markets and the environmental requirements and related qualification testing required
• Good interpersonal skills, particularly with respect to written and oral communication
• Ability to operate with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in a hands-on laboratory environment with common lab equipment (O-scopes, DMMs, Network and Spectrum analyzers, Dynamometers, mechanics tools, etc.)

We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site.

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs
• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development
• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)

What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. 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 day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. 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 pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job: Engineering

Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: VEH EMB eMobility

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: Yes, 10 % of the Time

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