Senior Embedded Firmware & FPGA Engineer

Eaton; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Sponsorship support

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Eaton seeks a Senior Embedded Firmware & FPGA Engineer in Raleigh, NC to drive embedded software and FPGA-based control for next‑gen power management solutions. The role involves developing, testing, and delivering real-time firmware and HDL designs in collaboration with global teams.

Hybrid work (3 days in-office, 2 days remote) with relocation sponsorship. Salary range $94,000–$138,000 per year, depending on experience and market considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Electronics or Computer Engineering with real-time firmware/embedded experience for power electronics.
• Experience with three-phase power electronics and embedded software.
• Experience with HDL and FPGA-based control algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and release embedded software in C/C++ for real-time control.
• Design and implement HDL code (VHDL/Verilog) for FPGA-based controls.
• Collaborate with global teams to launch SiC-based three-phase power conversion systems.
• Perform HIL simulations to validate designs and verify performance.
• Support debugging and bring-up of FPGA/MCU-based hardware.
• Apply best engineering practices to solve complex issues.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C/C++

FPGA development

HDL languages

RTOS

HIL

Real-time systems

Power electronics

VHDL/Verilog

FPGA toolchains

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics or Computer Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

ModelSim

Job description

Eaton's Electrical Critical Power Solutions Division is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware & FPGA Engineer to join our innovative engineering team in Raleigh, NC . In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, testing, and release of embedded software supporting next-generation power management solutions. Working alongside global, cross-functional teams, you will play a key role in bringing new products to market, including advanced silicon carbide (SiC)-based three-phase power conversion systems that deliver reliable power for mission-critical applications such as data centers.

This position will be a hybrid role (3 days in-office, 2 days remote). Candidates must reside withing a 50-mile radius of our Raleigh facility. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates within the United States, and sponsorship support is provided.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $94,000- $138,000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you'll do:

• Work as part an engineering team to develop, test, and release embedded software in support of new product development. Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to support the launch of new products, including SiC-based three-phase power conversion systems designed to support critical loads such as data centers.
• Review product requirements and collaborate with system engineers to translate system-level specifications into embedded software architecture for new products.
• Evaluate alternative embedded software architecture solutions to meet customer and product development requirements factoring in cost, performance, and schedule.
• Establish system & sub-system level requirements from functional specifications and application needs.
• Develop, debug, and test embedded software in C/C++ for real-time control and system functionality.
• Validate designs using real-time hardware in the loop (HIL) simulation systems.
• Develop and optimize HDL code (e.g., VHDL/Verilog) for implementing digital control algorithms on FPGA.
• Perform synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure using industry-standard FPGA toolchains (e.g., Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus).
• Support board-level bring-up and debugging of PLC, Microcontroller, and FPGA-based systems using tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG debuggers.
• Apply best engineering practices and decision making for advanced technical problem solving.
• Leverage your skill and experience by giving guidance and leadership to other technical project team members.
• Work with global product development teams to solve problems related to performance, functionality, safety, reliability, quality and component availability.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical/Electronics or Computer Engineering from an accredited institution with at least 3 years of work experience in real-time Firmware/Embedded software Development for three-phase power electronics OR
• Masters Degree in Electrical/Electronics or Computer Engineering from an accredited institution with at least 1 year of work experience in real-time Embedded software Development for three-phase power electronics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Design experience with power electronic products.
• Experience in embedded firmware development and programming in C/C++.
• Experience developing digital controls and algorithms for AC and DC power conversion.
• Experience using Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation.
• Experience with FPGA-based implementation of digital control algorithms and PWM modulation techniques.
• Familiarity with integrating FPGA designs with microcontrollers or DSPs in mixed-signal embedded systems.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot analog and digital control circuitry.
• Experience with real time operating systems (RTOS)

Skills:

• Strong understanding of analog & digital control theory along with digital filter designs.
• Extensive knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink tools including Control Toolbox, StateFlow, Optimization Verification & Filter Designs.
• Experience in design of closed loop control systems.
• Ability to simulate, analyze, and troubleshoot using HIL systems, preferably OPAL-RT.
• Knowledge of three phase electrical power systems
• Proficiency in HDL languages (VHDL, Verilog).
• Familiarity with industry-standard FPGA toolchains, including synthesis, simulation, and timing analysis tools (e.g., Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, ModelSim).
• Experience debugging FPGA designs using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG interfaces.
• Excellent verbal/ written communications.
• Position requires an individual who is self-motivated, self-managed, team-oriented, proactive, attentive to detail, task oriented, and able to overcome obstacles to meet schedule requirements.

Work in lab environment around high voltage where safety aware