Mechanical Engineer, Emerging Technologies in Power Electronics

Eaton; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Eaton’s CTO Corporate Technology Office division is seeking a Mechanical Engineer Specialist - Emerging Technologies. Hybrid role on-site 3 days a week in the USA, with relocation available for qualified candidates.

Salary range is $122,000–$162,000 per year, depending on skills and experience. The position focuses on mechanical design for power electronics and actuation in automotive, aerospace, and industrial markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Mechanical Engineering degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 7 years of electromechanical design including mechanical actuation and electrical equipment enclosure and packaging design, including creating specifications, defining application space, designing technical solution concepts, and building and testing prototypes.

Responsibilities

• As a technical leader, create emerging power electronics augmented electromechanical actuation and mechanism solutions based on breakthrough technologies for industrial, automotive, truck, and aerospace applications.
• Lead and develop technology projects by supporting teams (local and remote resources) and working with external technology resources (Business Divisions, Universities, Suppliers and Customers).
• Advance state of the art mechanical design and packaging of power electronics, electrical protection, and power converter technologies, as well as identify and develop commercialization opportunities with diverse Eaton businesses.
• Lead and collaborate with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural globally distributed teams, and lead specific tasks within the scope of work and provide updates to project manager.
• Identify, analyze, develop and validate advanced technologies in the fields of electromechanical actuation, motion control, materials, simulation and modeling of mechanical systems.
• Participate in technology strategy discussions with Eaton’s Businesses and develop technology road maps.
• Lead and support technology development projects and collaborate global teams (Eaton Business Divisions, Universities, National Labs and Customers).
• Build global organizational capabilities in electromechanical design.

Skills

Electromechanical design

Mechanical actuation

Electrical enclosure

Prototyping

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Mechanical Engineering

Masters/PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo

Inventor

SolidWorks

ANSYS

Job description

Eaton’s CTO Corporate Technology Office division is seeking a Mechanical Engineer Specialist - Emerging Technologies. Hybrid role on-site 3 days a week in the USA, with relocation available for qualified candidates.

Salary range is $122,000–$162,000 per year, depending on skills and experience. The position focuses on mechanical design for power electronics and actuation in automotive, aerospace, and industrial markets.