- Salary
- $66k – $108k
- Location
- Mankato, Power Drive (122) (AM01002001), United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Entry
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Closing date
- Jul 11, 2026
- Source
- Workday
Description
Job Description
Title: Associate Automation Engineer
Pioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.
Key Accountabilities:
- Develop power conversion applications, including control algorithms and software, to support advanced power generation, microgrid, and energy management solutions.
- Define technical requirements for power electronic equipment, lead supplier selection activities, and provide technical guidance to manufacturers throughout project execution.
- Perform system sizing and selection of power conversion components, including power electronics, filters, transformers, and auxiliary circuits, while designing control systems for research and development programs.
- Design and integrate interfaces between generators, engine ECUs, voltage regulators, PLCs, HMIs, control panels, protective relays, and other proprietary hardware to ensure reliable system operation.
- Establish testing, validation, and laboratory procedures for developed solutions, create simulation interfaces between electrical and mechanical systems, and analyze overall system performance to support special customer applications and continuous product improvement.
Basic Requirements:
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S without sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or 4 years of Controls, Electrical, or Automation Engineering Experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience with grid-tied AC-DC and DC-DC power converters, including power conversion/drives platforms, filter design, transformer selection, and related power electronics applications.
- Experience with embedded software development using C or similar programming languages is preferred; exposure to HIL, MIL, and SIL testing environments and model-based development methodologies is a plus.
- Develop simulation interface between electrical and mechanical applications in Genset systems
- Analyze voltage regulators, control panels, engine ECUs, PLC’s, and other protective relays
- Desired knowledge in electrical system design, fault analysis, troubleshooting, and implementation of corrective solutions, with proficiency in vendor-specific programming and configuration tools for power conversion equipment.
- Desired knowledge in national and regional grid interconnection standards and requirements, including UL 1741 (SA/SB), IEEE 1547, and other applicable grid codes.
Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.
At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
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Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, and employment type.
The Business Unit Power Systems of Rolls-Royce provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalization and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that are even cleaner and smarter and thus provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.
We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These clean and technologically-advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.