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Lead Embedded Firmware Engineer

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Raleigh, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/10/2026
Eaton’s Electrical Critical Power Solutions Division is currently seeking a Lead Embedded Firmware Engineer to join our team in Raleigh, NC. Relocation benefits will be provided within the United States only.

This position will be a hybrid office (3 days in-office, 2 days remote) role as long as you live within 50 miles of our Raleigh, NC. facility.

You will work as part an engineering team to develop, test, and release embedded software in support of new product development. Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to support the launch of new products, including SiC-based three-phase power conversion systems designed to support critical loads such as data centers.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $99,749- $146,299 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.

Why Eaton?

  • Be a key member of a world-class organization that creates market leading 3-phase products.
  • Opportunities for career advancement through a defined technical track as well as broader Eaton career opportunities in various business functions. Raleigh is an Engineering Hub with roles in: Service, Manufacturing/Assembly, New product Development, and Product Management.
  • Work in a modern hybrid collaborative environment. Eaton is committed to fostering a successful work/life balance.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, vacation, paid parental leave.


Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering from an accredited institution with minimum 4 years of work experience in real-time Firmware/Embedded software Development for three-phase power electronics OR
  • Masters Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering from an accredited institution with minimum 2 years of work experience in real-time Embedded software Development for three-phase power electronics
  • 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

  • Design experience with power electronic products.
  • Experience in embedded firmware development and programming in C/C .
  • Experience developing digital controls and algorithms for AC and DC power conversion.
  • Experience using Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation.
  • Experience with FPGA-based implementation of digital control algorithms and PWM modulation techniques.
  • Familiarity with integrating FPGA designs with microcontrollers or DSPs in mixed-signal embedded systems.
  • Ability to analyze and troubleshoot analog and digital control circuitry.
  • Experience with real time operating systems (RTOS)


Skills

  • Strong understanding of analog & digital control theory along with digital filter designs.
  • Extensive knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink tools including Control Toolbox, StateFlow, Optimization Verification & Filter Designs.
  • Experience in design of closed loop control systems.
  • Ability to simulate, analyze, and troubleshoot using HIL systems, preferably OPAL-RT.
  • Knowledge of three phase electrical power systems
  • Proficiency in HDL languages (VHDL, Verilog).
  • Familiarity with industry-standard FPGA toolchains, including synthesis, simulation, and timing analysis tools (e.g., Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, ModelSim).
  • Experience debugging FPGA designs using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG interfaces.
  • Excellent verbal/ written communications.
  • Position requires an individual who is self-motivated, self-managed, team-oriented, proactive, attentive to detail, task oriented, and able to overcome obstacles to meet schedule requirements.
  • Work in lab environment around high voltage where safety awareness is critical.


We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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