Power Electronics Scientist

USTBC ABB Installation Products Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Life & Disability

Dental options Core/Core Plus

Vision benefit

Company paid life insurance

Company paid AD&D

Voluntary life and AD&D

Job summary

ABB is seeking a highly qualified Power Electronics specialist to join the Research Center in Raleigh, NC. You will contribute to technology development, create designs for power converters, and develop firmware for DSPs/MCUs/FPGAs while collaborating with an R&D team.

The role requires a Ph.D. or MS in Electrical Engineering with a Power Electronics focus and hands-on lab skills. Travel up to 15% may be required; onsite work at the Raleigh facility is expected.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Power Electronics) or MS with Power Electronics focus plus 2+ years experience.
• Hands-on circuit building; soldering and PCB rework; ability to use oscilloscopes and lab equipment.
• Firmware for DSPs/MCUs/FPGAs (C, C++, Verilog, VHDL) and PCB design with Altium or Cadence.
• Power electronics integration design including CAD software and thermal simulations.
• Experience writing proposals and securing funding.
• Willingness to travel up to 15%.
• Must have work authorization to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Scout new technologies, create proposals, and obtain sponsor buy-in.
• Assess新 technologies for power supplies, grid-connected converters, UPS, EV chargers, motor drives, and more.
• Develop technical requirements and designs; create PCBs.
• Develop firmware for power converters; build and test models and hardware demonstrators.
• Select components and engage suppliers; build test assemblies and analyze data.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and publications.
• Write invention disclosures and contribute to patent filings.
• Represent ABB at conferences and events; contribute to strategic planning.

Skills

Power electronics

C/C++

Verilog/VHDL

Firmware development

PCB design

Soldering / lab work

Prototyping

Technical reporting

Proposal writing

Travel readiness

Education

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (Power Electronics)

M.S. Electrical Engineering (Power Electronics focus)

Tools

Altium

Cadence

Oscilloscopes

Job description

About ABB

At ABB , we help industries run leaner and cleaner-and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

Reporting

This position reports to: Department Manager of Power Electronics

Role Overview

Contributes to ABB's success with technology, software, product, and/or system development. Identifies and implements innovative solutions to relevant problems. Provides ideas and is able to work both independently and as a part of a Research & Development (R&D) team.

Work Model

Onsite at the Research Center, in Raleigh, NC.

Responsibilities

• Scouting new technologies, creating proposals, and getting buy-in from sponsors.
• Assessing new technologies for a variety of applications (power supplies, grid-connected converters, UPS, EV chargers, motor drives, and more).
• Developing technical requirements and creating new designs and designing electronic circuits and printed circuit boards.
• Develop firmware for low- and high-level functions of power converters and building and testing simulation models and hardware demonstrators.
• Selecting components and engaging suppliers. Building test assemblies, running experiments, and recording test data. Analyzing test data and optimizing the solutions.
• Preparing internal and external technical reports, presentations, and publications.
• Writing invention disclosures and providing technical inputs for patent filings.
• Representing ABB in professional conferences and other events. Contributing to strategic planning activities.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering (or graduate by May 31, 2027) in the field of Power Electronics, OR a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with a Power Electronics focus, and a minimum of 2 years' experience required.
• Hands‑on experience with building electrical circuits and ability to solder and re‑work printed circuit boards; Ability to use oscilloscopes, probes, meters, and other basic lab equipment.
• Experience with writing firmware code for DSPs, MCUs, and FPGAs (C, C++, Verilog, VHDL), and experience with PCB design, especially using Altium or Cadence software.
• Experience with power electronics integration design, including CAD software and FEA thermal simulations software.
• Previous experience with writing proposals and securing funding for research.
• Ability to travel up to 15% travel.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

What's in it for you

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

More About Us

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affi mative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affi mative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [e-mail] . Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

• Health, Life & Disability
• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee p