Power Electronics Scientist

The work model for the role is

Onsite at the Research Center, in Raleigh, NC.

Responsibilities

• Scouting new technologies, creating proposals, and getting buy-in from sponsors.
• Assessing new technologies for a variety of applications (power supplies, grid-connected converters, UPS, EV chargers, motor drives, and more).
• Developing technical requirements and creating new designs and designing electronic circuits and printed circuit boards.
• Develop firmware for low- and high-level functions of power converters and building and testing simulation models and hardware demonstrators.
• Selecting components and engaging suppliers. Building test assemblies, running experiments, and recording test data. Analyzing test data and optimizing the solutions.
• Preparing internal and external technical reports, presentations, and publications.
• Writing invention disclosures and providing technical inputs for patent filings.
• Representing ABB in professional conferences and other events. Contributing to strategic planning activities.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering (or graduate by May 31, 2027) in the field of Power Electronics, OR a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with a Power Electronics focus, and a minimum of 2 years' experience required.
• Hands-on experience with building electrical circuits and ability to solder and re-work printed circuit boards; Ability to use oscilloscopes, probes, meters, and other basic lab equipment.
• Experience with writing firmware code for DSPs, MCUs, and FPGAs (C, C++, Verilog, VHDL), and experience with PCB design, especially using Altium or Cadence software.
• Experience with power electronics integration design, including CAD software and FEA thermal simulations software.
• Previous experience with writing proposals and securing funding for research.
• 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.

What's in it for you

• We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition.
• You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter.
• Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

Abb Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

• [excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
• Go to myBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to
• Health, Life & Disability
• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
• Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

• ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
• Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions.
• Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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