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What you’ll do:

If you desire to be part of something special, to be part of a winning team, to be part of a fun team - winning is fun.

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. This position enables the person hired to develop new technologies, improve existing products, acquire internal and external funding, lead discussions with customer technology leaders, present ideas and projects to Eaton business leaders and ERL leadership. A good blend of technical knowledge and business acumen is desired to be successful in this role. The selected candidate will be working with engineering teams located at EIIC Pune and collaborate with different teams and businesses at various locations.

We are looking for a Lead Engineer to lead our team in the research area of Grid Intelligence focusing on power grid components and systems.

• Lead the Grid Intelligence technology projects by developing strong strategy and project execution plans.

• Lead multidisciplinary research projects in close collaboration with stakeholders including business units, COE’s, as well as external universities and industrial partners.

• Engage in stakeholder discussions; collect voice of customer and develop technology roadmaps aligned with product needs.

• Identify and develop commercialization strategies 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.

• Provide mentoring and help develop/train less experienced staff in a working environment.

• Support building business unit relationships by presenting technology strategy and roadmaps, contributing to the development of compelling value propositions for technology development and acquiring resources and funding needed to ensure success.

• 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.

Qualifications:

Ph.D. (4 - 7 years) experience or Masters with (7 – 10) years’ experience in power systems technologies focused on distribution system protection, power converters, connected systems, asset health management and smart products.

Skills:

• Should have demonstrated strong technical skills in prognostics & health monitoring, advance protection, autonomous & cyber – enhanced grid.

• Knowledge of state-of-the-art diagnostics and lifetime prognostics methods, and experience with data acquisition and electronics is a must.

• Experience in developing preventive/predictive health monitoring solutions for power system devices (Relays, CB’s, network protectors and transformers) is desirable.

• Hands-on experience in electrical power systems, power electronic converters, connected systems and asset health monitoring and digital twins.

• Experience in developing solutions for power system devices (Motors, transformers, Relays, CB’s, reclosers, voltage regulators, capacitor banks, network protectors, fuse) is required.

• Working experience in developing algorithms, performing engineering analytics, system modeling and hardware-in-loop studies for power system protection for both in front of meter and behind the meter applications is a must.

• 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, PSCAD, RTDS, TYPHOON HIL, OPALRT and experience in building experimental setups and conducting disciplined experiments would be desired.

• Should be able to work with cross functional teams and partner with National Labs and Universities.