Rockwell Automation

Project Engineer, Hardware

Rockwell Automation$80K — $110K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field required
  • Legal authorization to work in the US, no sponsorship available
  • M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering preferred
  • 3+ years of experience in analog and digital circuit design for AC motor drives preferred
  • Familiarity with UL, CSA, and CE standards for AC drives is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Design power hardware for AC motor drives including key components like rectifiers and inverters
  • Utilize simulation tools to model and troubleshoot power electronics circuits
  • Develop high-voltage PCB designs adhering to engineering standards
  • Resolve complex issues in the field and determine failure causes
  • Keep abreast of advancements in power electronics and build vendor relationships
  • Apply safety and compliance standards to product designs and partake in relevant committees
  • Contribute to hardware team initiatives for process improvement and innovation

Benefits

  • Health Insurance including Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • 401(k)
  • Paid Time Off
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Flexible Work Schedule for better work-life balance
Full Job Description

Job Description

As Project Engineer, you will have technical leadership responsibility to develop power conversion hardware for industrial motor drives. Besides architecting the design and developing specifications based on product requirements, you will lead project planning, and own resource management and execution. You will participate in technology roadmap development, and conduct research to qualify new components and sub-systems for future products. You will report to the Senior Manager of Hardware Development. You will work on-site in Mequon, WI.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Design power hardware for AC motor drives - rectifiers/inverters, switch-mode power supplies, magnetics, voltage and current sensing, gate drivers, EMC filters, transient protection, and signal conditioning circuits
  • Apply simulation tools to model, design and troubleshoot complex power electronics circuits. Develop product simulation models to support field engineers and customer applications
  • Apply software tools to design high-voltage printed circuit boards observing engineering and manufacturing requirements
  • Troubleshoot complex field issues, and identify cause failure of failure
  • Follow technology advancements in power electronics, components, design and simulation tools, and application trends. Build relationships with vendors of critical components such as semi-conductors, magnetics, and capacitors
  • Apply global regulatory and certification standards on electrical and functional safety, EMC, and harmonics, which govern current product design and new applications. Participate in standards committees and stay up-to-date on trends that impact product design and compliance
  • Participate as a member of the hardware development team to promote innovation and continuous improvement to design processes, and to improve predictability and responsiveness of the team

The Essential Qualifications: You will have

  • Bachelor's Degree in relevant field.
  • Legal authorization to work in the US. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

  • M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, with specialization in Power Electronics
  • Proficiency in circuit-design and finite-element simulation tools for design of power converters and AC drives
  • 3+ years of experience with analog and digital circuit design for AC motor drives – protection circuits, gate drivers, feedback circuits, signal conditioning, switch-mode power supplies
  • Demonstrated experience with failure modes and troubleshooting subsystems and components of AC motor drives
  • Knowledge of PWM techniques, motor control algorithms, and application of rapid prototyping platforms for development
  • Demonstrated experience with application issues of AC drives and their mitigation methods – harmonics and power quality, motor insulation, common-mode currents, harmonic filters, dv/dt and sine-wave filters
  • Demonstrated experience with low- and high-frequency magnetics design - materials, electrical specification, construction - for AC motor drives
  • Knowledge of new power electronics technologies such as wide band-gap semiconductor devices, and topologies such as multi-level converters
  • Demonstrated experience with UL, CSA and CE standards and application to AC drives design (electrical safety, functional safety, EMC, energy efficiency, and sustainability)

What We Offer:
  • Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401k
  • Paid Time off
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
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This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation works with investments in industrial automation and aids other businesses with automation technology strategy.

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Size
24,500 employees
Market Cap
$29.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
+4.2%
Revenue
$6.2 billion
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