Principal Engineer, Power Electronics (68416)

United Technologies Corporation, a Fortune top 50 company is a dynamic global corporation operating at the leading edge of commercial and military aviation, aerospace systems, climate control, elevator design, security and fire protection as well as hydrogen fuel cell development.

United Technologies Research Center has an exciting employment opportunity for an experienced Electrical Engineer. The candidate is expected to interact with United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) Program Offices and United Technologies Corporation (UTC) business units to enhance existing programs, create opportunities including the acquisition of contract awards, assist in setting strategic direction, and provide leadership to efforts in the area of design and control of power electronic products and systems for a large range of UTC products in building systems, power systems and aerospace. Additionally, this individual will be called upon to outline future business opportunities and to provide technological and business solutions in response to UTC business unit requirements.
The candidate must be able to work effectively in a multidisciplinary, multinational team environment focused on innovation and be able to partner with leading worldwide institutions (university, government agencies, and national labs, professional organizations) to meet organizational objectives. The candidate will have exceptional communication skills, capable of interacting with UTRC senior management while also being able to mentor junior members of the technical staff. Additionally, the candidate must be able to provide timely, accurate and detailed reports and presentations.
Additionally, the successful candidate will be expected to:

Provide technical leadership and direction and serve as a technical resource to others, including being a member of technical review boards.
Act as principal investigator, leading multidisciplinary teams focused on creative, integrated solutions for business and technical challenges in power electronic, electrical machines and actuators, integrated alternative energy systems and power grids.
Identify and champion promising technical innovations for UTC Business Units through the establishment of university, national labs and other external partnerships with world-class institutions.

Source and evaluate new technology for UTC; create and leverage internal and external partnerships; create opportunities through the acquisition of contract awards.

Foster development of creativity and technical excellence in others.

Author technical papers; be active in internal and external networks.


Required: M.S. in Electrical Engineering. Preferred: Ph.D, plus 8 years of industrial or academic experience after completion of the Ph.D. in disciplines as outlined above.

Expert knowledge with 8 years of industrial or academic experience post M.S./Ph.D in the areas of design, modeling, analysis, simulation and control of power electronic systems including energy storage. Particular areas of expertise include semiconductor power switches, their integration and packaging, converter topologies, design of integrated magnetic structures, thermal management, control, fuel cells and batteries, renewable energy sources, electric drives, electromagnetic actuators and electric machines, electromagnetic emission and interference, and power quality.
Experience with modeling for control, outsourcing analysis, and hardware-in-the-loop testing is highly desired.

The candidate must have a significant portfolio of peer reviewed and refereed publications in the field of power electronics. The job requires peer recognized achievement and leadership in the area power electronics design, including modeling and prototyping as well as controls. A specific list of publications with title, date and forum must be submitted.

The candidate must possess technical expertise in models of performance, with both electrical and thermal perspectives, in hardware/software co-design of power electronics, and in design process development and in prototyping and validation.

The candidate must demonstrate hands-on implementation skill in integrated multi-physics modeling and design of variable speed drives and should possess experience in integrated alternative energy systems with existing power grids.

Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to successfully achieve desired technical outcomes within time and budget constraints.

Demonstrated ability to write proposals and win external funding/contracts/grants.

Record of technical contributions, including patents and publications in refereed technical journals.

Proven success in innovative strategic and technical thinking, willingness to champion and challenge new technical ideas, and experience in applying work to real-world applications.

Excellent communication and leadership skills; innovative strategic and technical thinker; high energy; team player.

Demonstrated team leadership in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural industrial applications is a plus.


Research projects may include export controlled work (ITAR), hence, a candidate who is either a US permanent resident or Citizen is a plus.

United Technologies Corporation is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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