What you'll do:

Eaton's Research Labs (ERL) is a global research team and has an exciting and rewarding position for a Power System Engineer seeking a challenging career in Power System and Energy industry.

In this role you will:

• Lead the projects in the Grid Intelligence technology theme by developing strong strategy and technology development roadmaps.
• Lead work packages in multidisciplinary research programs in close collaboration with stakeholders including business units, COE's, as well as external universities and industrial partners.
• Engage in customer discussions; collect voice of customer and develop technology roadmaps and develop strong alignment with product managers.
• Identify and develop commercialization solutions with substantial growth potential for Eaton's power distribution businesses and provide advisory services to business partners.
• Actively participate in strategic planning and development of Eaton product/service offerings and support New Product/Technology Introductions concurrent with Eaton business needs.
• Participate in brainstorming and design bursts contributing to the technology strategy.
• Support building business unit relationships by presenting ideas and projects, contributing to the development of compelling value propositions for technology work and acquiring resources and funding needed to ensure success.
• Develop yourself as a subject matter expert both internally and externally to Eaton; attend conferences, seminars and/or consortium meetings in relevant industry to network with technical peers and stay relevant in their fields.

• Master's Degree Or Ph.D. in Electrical/Electronics/Systems/Controls Engineering / or equivalent technical field from accredited institutions.
• Master's Degree (3-7 years) or Ph.D. (0-3 years) experience in power systems technologies focused on power converters, connected systems, asset health management, power systems protection and smart products.
• Experience in a variety of power system protection, monitoring and control (FLISR, AMI, integrated Volt/VAR control, adaptive protection, etc.)
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art diagnostics and lifetime prognostics methods, and experience with data acquisition and electronics is desirable.
• Experience in developing preventive/predictive health monitoring solutions for power system devices (Relays, CB's, motors, power electronic components and transformers) is desirable.

• Hands-on experience in the area of electrical power systems, distributed energy resources, integration of renewables, stability analysis, protection in traditional grids, smart grids and grids with renewables, power electronic converters, connected systems and asset health monitoring.
• Working experience in developing algorithms, performing engineering analytics, system modeling and hardware-in-loop systems will be added advantage.
• Possess strong business acumen and the ability to understand and formulate compelling value propositions and to understand and drive through value and adoption chain.
• Proven track record for IP generation and publications in reputed peer-reviewed journals is desired.
• Hands-on experience with engineering tools like Matlab/Simulink, PSIM, PSPICE, PSCAD and experience in building experimental setups and conducting disciplined experiments would be desired.
• Software development capability: python, C, C++
• Ability to apply Design for Six Sigma methodologies including QFD, DoE and reliability engineering in the course of their work. Green belt certification in DFSS or DMAIC is highly desired.
• Experience in leading projects/ work packages with multiple stakeholders in matrix organization and strong project management experience is required.