Engineer - IP

Overview

Conduct IP analytics for programs related to Power Systems and Power Electronics across Eaton businesses, supporting business, engineering and legal stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Conduct prior art searches, including landscapes, patentability, Freedom-to-Operate, and patent validity/invalidity assessments, using open and specialized patent and literature databases.
• Read a huge volume of patents and literature and communicate complex technologies and concepts in an easy-to-understand format to business and stakeholders to drive decisions.
• Conduct patent landscape and watch analysis.
• Identify competitor and emerging technology trends.
• Support development of IP strategy to protect and commercialize key technologies.
• Quickly understand technologies related to Protection, Conversion and Distribution equipment in Power Systems.
• Interface with cross-functional Engineering teams across Eaton's business units to gather technical information related to an invention disclosure.
• Assist legal teams in assessing the patentability of inventions.

What you'll need

• Master's degree with 1-2 years of experience, or Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Educational background in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems.
• Experience in Intellectual Property.
• Effective communication.
• Collaborative orientation.
• Learning agility.
• Drive for results.
• Problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience in claims mapping, portfolio analysis, whitespace analysis, licensing, drafting, or other types of patent analyses.

Details

• Location: Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra, India.