EV Charging Engineer

Eaton's Commercial and Residential Distribution Solutions (CRDS) Division is currently seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer - EV Chargers to join our team. This position is a hybrid office/remote role based at our Peachtree City, GA facility. Relocation assistance and sponsorship will be provided within the United States only.

Position Overview:

The CRDS Division is expanding its product development of AC chargers for Electric Vehicles in the North American region. To address the new business needs, the division is looking for talent who can help assist with the development, design, testing, validation and certification of our expanding range of EV charging units.

The Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the design of electronics and IoT functionality included in EV chargers. Responsibilities for this role are linked with Eaton's digitalization strategy and include systems development of EV Chargers and charging infrastructure with the knowledge of electronics hardware and firmware design. This role is also responsible for documentation and product testing for applications and features in power management, communication (wireless and wired), intelligent data generation, remote control, diagnostics, cloud functionality, plus other areas. The individual selected for this role will be a key member of our Connected Solutions team.

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 function you will:

• Have technical responsibility for AC EV Charger range of products and ensures compliance to regulatory agency standards plus interoperability with open standards systems including OCPP compliance.
• Work with internal/external developers and suppliers to achieve project goals for our AC EV Charger products.
• Participate in creating system architectures for electronics HW and FW, software, mechanical packaging, and system integration for EV charging equipment including platform elements.
• Participate in gathering VoC input and organizes customer/market requirements into engineering requirements for product development.
• Bring prior experience in developing AC charging equipment for EV applications to bear on new designs and provides technical support to internal/external customers.
• Conduct product analyses, identifies improvement opportunities for performance/efficiency/cost/reliability and implements into AC charger designs.
• Have engineering experience with development of embedded control electronics for IoT, app-enabled and cloud-connected EV charging equipment.
• Represent Eaton's interests on councils and committees tasked with developing codes and standards for emerging technologies in which Eaton is investing.
• Lead product certification activities acting as the Eaton representative and prepares project technical packages - UL/CSA/FCC and other regulatory compliance bodies.

When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we - as individuals and as a company - are stronger.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering/Technology, Computer Engineering or Computer Science from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in electrical/electronic hardware/firmware design.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in similar positions for electronic PCBA hardware development with focus on Electric Vehicle charging equipment.
• Experience in EV charging and cloud-connected IoT systems design.

Position Criteria:

• Strong passion in the area of EV charging Infrastructure.
• Experience in product standards such as UL, IEC & NEC.
• Demonstrated product execution from concept through commercialization of high technical complexity involving concept generation, POC, product packaging, industrial design, verification, validation and certification as per global standards.
• Experience in electronic hardware schematic and layout and power electronics design and testing.
• Experience in Industrial IOT development.
• Project Management experience with ability to lead projects through a toll-gate process.
• Experience in gathering VoC plus input from marketing/sales teams and translating this into product design requirements with associated performance metrics.

We make what matters work. Everywhere you look-from the technology and machinery that surrounds us, to the critical services and infrastructure that we depend on every day-you'll find one thing in common. It all relies on power. That's why Eaton is dedicated to improving people's lives and the environment with power management technologies that are more reliable, efficient, safe and sustainable. Because this is what matters.

We are confident we can deliver on this promise because of the attributes that our employees embody. We're ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and we're committed to learning. These values enable us to tackle some of the toughest challenges on the planet, never losing sight of what matters.

Job: Engineering

Region: North America - US/Puerto Rico
Organization: ES CRDS RESI Residential

Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: Yes - Hybrid
Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within hiring country only
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time