Principal Scientist - Power Electronics

Principal Scientist - Power Electronics

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This position reports to

Research Department Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will work with team members in ABB’s global R&D community, suppliers of novel technologies for power electronics applications, and collaborators in partner companies and universities. We encourage personal initiative and entrepreneurial behavior, and in return offer a challenging and rewarding work environment. You will communicate your results in reports and other publications, while following and contributing to scientific discussions in your area. The work model for the role is: Onsite. This role is contributing to the ABB Corporate Research Center located on North Carolina State’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh, NC. You will be mainly accountable for:

1. Lead research and R&D projects with multidisciplinary teams, develop technical requirements, create new designs, scout and assess new technologies, generate project proposals, and get buy-in from sponsors and potential receivers for a variety of applications (power supplies, grid connected converters, UPS, EV chargers, motor drives, and more).
2. Coordinate the generation of project proposals for third party funding and engage in relationship with key suppliers.
3. Supervise the design of electronic circuits and printed circuit boards; the development of firmware for low and high level functions of power converters; the generation and testing of simulation models and hardware demonstrators; prototyping of test assemblies, running experiments, recording of test data; and analysis of test results and generation of documentation.
4. Coordinate and contribute to preparing internal and external technical reports, presentations, and publications. Write invention disclosures and provide technical inputs for patent filings.

Our team dynamics: You will join a collaborative, dedicated and talented team where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in the field of Power Electronics preferred with a minimum 5 years experience in Power Electronics and/or Power Converters OR Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering in the field of Power Electronics with a minimum 10 years experience in Power Electronics and/or Power Converters.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, work in international teams, and lead teams and manage projects.
• Experience with writing proposals and securing third party funding for research projects.
• Experience with designing and prototyping of electrical circuits, working with PCB manufacturers and machine shops for manufacturing of prototypes.
• Experience with writing firmware code for DSPs, MCUs, and FPGAs (c, c++, Verilog) and PCB design.
• Ability to work onsite 100% of time and travel up to 15% travel.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us

Electrifying the world in a safe, smart and sustainable way, ABB Electrification is a global technology leader in electrical distribution and management from source to socket. As the world’s demand for electricity grows, our 50,000+ employees across 100 countries collaborate with customers and partners to transform how people connect, live and work. We develop innovative products, solutions and digital technologies that enable energy efficiency and a low carbon society across all sectors. By applying global scale with local expertise, we shape and support global trends, deliver excellence for customers and power a sustainable future for society.

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