Eaton
Technical Specialist - Aircraft Power Electronics
Cambridge, GBR, CB25 9PB
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About the role
- Eaton MSD Cheltenham is looking for a Tech Specialist - Aircraft Power Electronics.
- Act as a senior technical authority and customer-facing escalation point for HV power systems, ensuring high-quality engineering delivery.
- Mentor engineers across technical, product, and lifecycle domains.
Responsibilities
- Define and solve complex, multi-disciplinary engineering problems, with focus on HVDC/AC conversion, protection, thermal design, EMC, insulation, reliability, and certification risk.
- Lead the power electronics technical strategy and technology roadmap in collaboration with the Technical Authority.
- Provide leadership, supervision, and coordination to engineering teams to deliver work on time, cost, and quality targets.
- Sponsor or lead strategically important programmes (e.g., intelligent PDUs, IPS controllers, motor drives, HV demonstrators).
- Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and translate developments (SiC/GaN devices, sensing, magnetics, thermal management, EMI) into product strategies.
- Define engineering standards, including design rules, derating, HV spacing, protection methods, and EMC practices.
- Lead trade studies across converter topologies, motor control, and protection strategies.
- Support bid activities, including technical input, estimation, and risk identification.
- Maintain professional competency and support continuous development.
Requirements
- Degree (typically Master's) in Electronics Engineering or equivalent experience, with significant relevant industry experience.
- Operate within safety-critical development frameworks aligned to ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-178C, DO-254, and DO-160, up to DAL A where required.
- Perform off-site duties as required and support broader business needs.
Skills
- Ability to define requirements and ensure full traceability from safety requirements to verification evidence (including DAL A).
- Component selection expertise across power semiconductors, magnetics, capacitors, sensors, and insulation systems.
- Provide technical leadership and influence engineering direction within the organisation.
Compensation
- $270k-$800k
Company info
- We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees.
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