Principal Scientist - Power Electronics

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This position reports to

Research Department Manager

Your role and responsibilities

• Lead research and R&D projects with multidisciplinary teams.
• Scout new technologies, generate project proposals, and get buy-in from sponsors and potential receivers.
• Assess new technologies for a variety of applications (power supplies, grid connected converters, UPS, EV chargers, motor drives, and more).
• Coordinate the generation of project proposals for third party funding.
• Develop technical requirements and creating new designs.
• Supervise the design of electronic circuits and printed circuit boards.
• Supervise the development of firmware for low and high level functions of power converters.
• Coordinate and engage in relationship with key suppliers.
• Supervise the generation and testing of simulation models and hardware demonstrators.
• Supervise the prototyping of test assemblies, running experiments, and recording of test data.
• Supervise the analysis of test results and generation of documentation.
• Supervise and contribute to the preparing internal and external technical reports, presentations, and publications.
• Write invention disclosures and provide technical inputs for patent filings.
• Represent ABB in professional conferences, industry consortia, and other events.
• Contribute to strategic planning activities.

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.
• Demonstrated skills in effective communication, presentation of results, and networking.
• Experience with designing and prototyping of electrical circuits, working with PCB manufacturers and machine shops for manufacturing of prototypes.
• Experience lab equipment, such as oscilloscopes, probes, meters, power supplies, and another basic lab equipment.
• Experience with writing firmware code for DSPs, MCUs, and FPGAs (c, c++, Verilog).
• Experience with PCB design.
• Ability to travel up to 15% travel.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Benefits

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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. go.abb/electrification We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Onsite