Lead Electronics Engineer

Eaton is looking for a Lead Electronics Engineer to develop innovative solutions for our Eaton Research Labs (ERL) at the Eaton European Innovation Center in Prague (EEIC), Czech Republic.

You will be responsible for designing, developing, simulations and testing of electronic units (subsystems) intended for power converters, focused mostly on analog and digital circuits and gate driver design, with a solid knowledge of power electronics and drives and energy systems design.

Primary function:

• The technical lead engineer creates emerging power conversion & power system solutions based on breakthrough technologies for industrial, automotive, truck, and aerospace applications.
• Develops technology projects by supporting teams (local and remote resources) and working with external technology resources (Business Divisions, Universities and Customers).
• Advance state of the art electronics, power systems, and power converter technologies, as well as identify and develop commercialization opportunities with diverse Eaton businesses.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural globally distributed teams, lead specific task within the scope of work and provide updates to project manager.
• Identifies, analyzes, develops and validates advanced technologies on electronic units in the fields of power conversion and Power Systems.
• Leads and supports global technology programs utilizing Eaton’s technology development processes including Business Reviews, Technology Reviews, and Project Reviews.
• Participates in technology strategy discussions with Eaton’s Businesses and supports the development of technology road maps.

Further broader goals/responsi­bilities for this role are:

• R&D role – leads individually electric and PCB design in tight collaboration with project leads and team members and demonstrates TRL1–5 ownership for the assigned projects and tasks; performs modeling, simulations, PCB design and validations of subsystems for power electronics and electronic applications
• Collects and analyzes data and information to research/impro­ve/optimize the design to meet requirements in performance, size, manufacturability, reliability and costs
• Collaborates with power electronics, mechanical, thermal, and firmware engineers to successfully design and validate the design; collaborates with external sub-suppliers
• Stays current with the latest control systems, PCB and electronics circuit technologies and applies knowledge to power conversion and protection applications.

We would like you to bring:

• Masters or PhD degree in related field
• Experience in low and medium voltage and low 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.
• Expertise in the following areas: Motor Drive technology, drive/converter topologies; electrification of vehicles, energy storage, and grid connected converters; alternative power distribution.
• Experience in modeling electronic circuits using design and simulation tools- Altium, Eagle, Spice, Matlab/Simulin­k/Plecs.
• Good English communication and presentation skills

What can you expect from us?

• International team of professionals, opportunity to learn new technologies
• Focus on technology and innovation
• Roomy offices, excellent canteen, table tennis, gym, cycling and sport friendly environment
• Annual bonus, office hours flexibility, nursery contribution and other benefits
• Home office, flexible working hours

What Eaton offers:

• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team, worldwide spread of contacts and projects
• Excellent working environment – safety and ethics is important for us
• Culture & Values – Eaton is more than the products we invent and produce – the way we do business is just as important. At Eaton, our values and culture define who we are – both individually and as an organization – and direct our activities every day
• Green company targeting carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030

The Eaton European Innovation Center (EEIC) offers an exciting and engaging environment for creative engineers who are looking for great learning, advancement and technology leadership opportunities in a broad range of technological fields and in a highly diverse team of researchers and engineers. With over 180 employees we are a vibrant fast-growing Engineering and Innovation Center for electrical, green energy, vehicle, and aerospace applications for the region focus on businesses in Europe, Middle East & Africa.

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