Manager - Electronics, Advanced Development
Kohler Energy Group

Manager - Electronics, Advanced Development

Location: Kohler, WI

Opportunity

For the last 100 years, our engines, generators and UPS products have powered homes, hospitals, lawn mowers, stadiums, and everything in-between. The Manager, Electronics - Advanced Development will be responsible for evaluating and developing power conversion technologies that connect energy storage, alternate power generation methods including fuel cells and solar, inverter hardware, inverter software, and high-level system control. This position will also be responsible for providing advanced algorithms focused on improving product performance and reliability.

• Develop a roadmap of research and technology projects in power conversion and advanced algorithms
• Lead technology investigations by setting system level requirements and guiding, managing, and motivating a team of technical experts.
• Challenge your team technically, develop innovative solutions, and help your team generate novel solutions.
• Provide technical expertise and engineering support on high complexity projects.
• Develop system level power conversion topologies using Simulink and MATLAB with a focus on DC-DC and bidirectional DC-AC control.
• Design and implement feedback and model predictive control algorithms to meet performance and robustness requirements.
• Lead hardware and software architects to develop full system models and leverage autocode generation for concept validation.
• Drive communication with marketing and NPD teams to capture the voice of the customer and create unique solutions.
• Develop internal intellectual property (IP) ensuring robustness and alignment to business unit objectives in power generation, energy conversion technology and advanced algorithms. space. Advise management team on strength of supplier, partner, and competitive IP.
• Identify, participate and influence within university, government, and commercial consortiums focused on energy space to ensure awareness of R&D incentives, future legislation, and technical and safety standard developments.

Skills/Requirements

Skills/Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Required.Master's Degree preferred
• 7+ years' work experience dependent on educational background
• 3+ years' experience in power conversion hardware and controls systems at or greater than kilowatt scale
• 2+ years' experience in personnel leadership
• Experience with MATLAB and Simulink including model-based code development, validation hardware testing and troubleshooting
  

Preference to those who have the following:

• Familiarity with a wide array of power generation and battery storage technologies
• Familiarity with electric machine design and control: permanent magnet and wound rotor
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills

* We will consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this opportunity.


The salary range for this position is $122,750 - $156,850. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate's experience, their education, and the work location. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision & 401k.

Why Work at Rehlko?
A global leader in energy resilience, Rehlko delivers innovative energy solutions critical to sustain and improve life across home energy, industrial energy systems, and powertrain technologies, by delivering control, resilience, and innovation. Leveraging the strength of its portfolio of businesses - Power Systems, Home Energy, Kohler Uninterruptible Power, Clarke Energy, Heila Technologies, Curtis Instruments, and Engines, and more than a century of industry leadership, Rehlko builds resilience where and when the grid cannot, and goes beyond functional, individual recovery to create better lives and communities, and a more durable and reliable energy future. For more details, learn more at Rehlko.com.

In addition to the investment in your development, Rehlko offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with company matching, and more!

About Us
Beyond the competitive benefits and compensation, Rehlko proudly offers a rich history, steeped in creativity and a commitment to our associates and communities.

It is Rehlko's policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified personnel in all job classifications without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact EnergyJobs@kohler.com. Rehlko is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

We invite you to learn more about equal employment opportunity by reviewing the Federal EEO is the Law and the EEO is the Law Supplement.

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