Chief Engineer - Advanced Computing for Grid Applications

About the role

The Chief Engineer – Advanced Computing for Grid Applications will initiate, lead, and create research and develop emerging computation (such as quantum computing) technology programs as part of Energy Systems portfolios. This leader will develop solid relationships with both engineering and business leaders at the highest levels within Eaton to drive strong business cases for new commercial applications and acquire needed resources and funding (including US Government).

Responsibilities

• Create and define research and technology focused themes, participate in defining technology investment strategy and lead complex global technology realization programs on power systems for Energy Systems global portfolio.
• Work with Directors and Senior Managers across Eaton globally to define technical competencies and capabilities that will be required to support technology strategy, including defining and/or refining lab technical capabilities and requirements and working with leadership team to attract technical talent.
• Create emerging Energy Systems research programs based on breakthrough technologies necessary for energy transition, reliability, and efficiency through exploration and early adoption of “Advanced Computing for Grid Applications” technologies and tools.
• Further advance state of the art energy and power systems as well as to identify and develop commercialization opportunities with Eaton’s diverse global businesses.
• Own technical leadership through Advanced Computing for Grid and Grid-connected Energy Systems Applications, develop roadmaps and support collaboration with multi-disciplinary globally distributed teams.
• Identify program/project risks and influence key stakeholders to make pivot/persevere/kill decisions. Influence, resolve, and communicate major changes in projects or program achievements to cross functional teams across all levels.
• Coordinate and influence the research focus of partnering university consortiums and national lab initiatives.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related programs from an accredited institution plus a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience, or a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related programs from an accredited institution plus a minimum of 11 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the research or power industry on computation related domain.

Qualifications

• We are requiring either a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related programs from an accredited institution plus a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience, or a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related programs from an accredited institution plus a minimum of 11 years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience as a Principal Investigator or Innovation Leader in a research/academic setting.
• Good experience with industry and business partners regarding product and application development.
• Ideal candidates will bring experience with advanced computing for grid and energy systems application concepts (for example but not limited to quantum-inspired algorithms, hybrid algorithm strategies).
• Familiarity with computation platforms (for example, commercial quantum computation platforms, HPC), AI/ML or GPU based systems.

Skills

• Experience with advanced computational methods for power systems (such as quantum-inspired algorithms and/or high-performance computing).
• Extensive experience in leading engineering groups and mentoring engineering talent to develop concepts and prototypes for demonstrations and productization, especially in the face of unknown or incomplete requirements.
• Extensive experience in developing proposals and winning government-funded programs related to power systems.
• Ability to identify strong business alignment with the government funding opportunity.

Benefits

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