Model Based System Design Engineering Specialist

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Model Based System Design Engineering Specialist.

This role is based at Eaton’s Thomas A. Edison Technical Center in Franksville, WI, and offers a hybrid work schedule of three days in office/two days remote. Relocation from within the U.S. is provided!

The expected annual salary range for this role is $122000 - $179000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You’ll Do

As a Model Based System Design (MBSD) Engineering Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the products that support the electric grid’s future. This role is crucial in harnessing high-tech embedded control platforms to bring to life the protection and control requirements necessary for the grid’s evolution.

As a MBSD Engineering Specialist, you'll join a team at the forefront of innovation and excellence. From day one, you'll tackle complex, real-world projects, leveraging your expertise to drive impactful solutions. Benefit from a collaborative environment where your advanced skills are valued and your insights shape our products and services. Engage with global teams, expand your technical horizons, and contribute to cutting-edge developments. We prioritize internal growth, offering career advancement opportunities as you demonstrate your capabilities. Join us and elevate your career with Eaton!

• Oversee programs involving hardware, software, firmware, and FPGA components to develop embedded controls and features for the Power Reliability and Power Delivery and Regulation Divisions.
• Establish strategic and tactical streams for deploying MBD in controls development projects.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, Centers of Excellence, and development functions to foster new process adoption.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in MBSD, mentoring engineers and leaders, promoting growth, standardization, and competency development.
• Create embedded control systems architectures and models in collaboration with application SMEs, firmware, software, and hardware architects.
• Utilize debugging and simulation tools for efficient design iterations and optimization.
• Evaluate system-level requirements and control algorithms to guarantee product functionality and robustness.

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• Contribute to defining and enhancing embedded controls MBSD standards and processes.
• Work with global cross-functional teams to develop system requirements, design plans, and execute projects, achieving sprint and project goals.
• Identify opportunities for re-use and improvement by sharing architectures, models, and simulation/testing methods with future projects and development teams.
• Implement best-in-class MBSE/MBSD frameworks, including controls architecture design, requirements management, simulation architectures, models, auto code generation, firmware integration, and advanced/automated testing methodologies in collaboration with MBD chief engineers.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 7 years experience using Model Based Engineering tools, with at least 1 year experience in modeling embedded devices
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

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• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience with Matlab Simulink performing system architecture, modeling, testing, and auto code generation (C / C++) from embedded device modeling
• Experience in Control Systems architecture, design, and applicable tools (e.g., System Composer, IBM Rhapsody)
• Experience modeling, testing, and auto code generation (e.g., Simulink, Stateflow), covering different levels of application layers (e.g., FPGA, embedded micro-processors, DSPs).
• Experience with requirements definition, decomposition, and management at system and subsystem levels and applicable tools (e.g., DNG, Jama, Doors, Simulink Requirements)
• Experience integrating Model Based Controls with Plant Models for co-simulation, C-code with Simulink (ex. Using S-functions), and allowing simulation of integrated Firmware structures (Auto-code + handwritten code)
• Familiarity with firmware integration and testing background (e.g., embedded C/C++, microprocessors, including floating point and fixed-point implementations; FPGA code; integration of auto-generated code with handwritten software such as code wrappers
• Familiarity with hardware in the Loop (HIL) Testing, with systems such as DSpace, SpeedGoat, Opal RT
• Familiarity with development tools such as Confluence, Jira, GitHub
• Awareness of testing tools related to Static and Dynamic analysis and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) Methodologies
  
  
  

Skills

• Collaborate with a global multi-discipline engineering teams (software, firmware, hardware, power systems, systems, product and test) to deliver products and features in the Controls and Relays Group.

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• Collaborate with external and internal customers, such as Marketing, Service, Operations and other engineering teams throughout the product development life cycle.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to effectively explain technical issues/concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to operate effectively with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25%
  
  
  

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