Senior Electrical Design Engineer

This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

About the role

Portescap is seeking a Motor Design Engineer with a background in electric machine design to join our team. The group focuses primarily on the design of small DC brushless motors. The Motor Design Engineer is a key member of the R&D team within Portescap and will have broad technical and leadership responsibilities. They should have extensive experience with electric motor design and be looking to both learn and bring new knowledge and experience to our engineering team.

The primary responsibility in this role is the development of custom electromagnetic designs for miniature motor systems. Responsibilities also include sustaining engineering support for our customers and for the manufacturing team, as well as innovation to enable technology breakthroughs that extend our ability to serve our customer’s unmet needs. Other opportunities include working globally on joint projects with our Indian and Swiss R&D teams. This role is essential to Portescap’s growth strategy, requiring creative, effective, and flexible candidates able to succeed in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of new and advanced miniature motor drive systems from concept to production in a cross-functional engineering environment
• Work with customers to create technical proposals for new product applications
• Support manufacturing staff with troubleshooting and provide feedback on quality-related topics
• Work closely with Customers, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or the Commercial Team to gather design inputs from various sources and translate input into engineering requirements
• Develop and integrate innovative technologies that extend the performance and capabilities of our product portfolio
• Support internal and external customer product engineering requests

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred
• 5 or more years of experience in design and manufacturing environment
• 5 or more years of experience in electric machine design
• Experience with DC or AC motors including control, testing, specifications, and applications
• Experience with finite element and/or parameterized motor design software
• Experience incorporating customer requirements into technical proposals/designs (preferred)
• Ability to read and create electrical schematics and readily use component data sheets
• Hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical test equipment such as signal generators, DVM, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, tension/torsion testers, thermal chambers, and vibration monitoring
• Experience troubleshooting electronics or electrical assemblies
• Experience with Magtrol motor test equipment or similar dynamometer systems (preferred)
• Experience working directly with customers or external OEMs (preferred)

Critical Competencies

• Highly self-motivated and comfortable working alone and with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• A strategic thinker; creative, inquisitive, and analytical
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills
• Effective problem solver
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and focus on critical assignments
• Available to travel up to 5%

Physical Demand and Work Environment

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person,’ which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, refugees in the United States, or individuals who otherwise qualify for a license permitting them to hold the position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance