Senior Motor Design Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and develop advanced electromagnetic/electromechanical components and equipment for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
• Lead the complete life cycle of electric motor assemblies, including definition, analysis, design, development, manufacturing, assembly, verification, and ground and flight integration.
• Create and/or work with vendors to optimize electromagnetic machines based on system and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with various cross-functional teams, such as technicians, manufacturing, actuation, motor drive, motor controls, and system engineers.
• Provide support for the following legacy electromagnetic machines and components: Brushed DC motors, Brushless DC motors, Generators, Alternators, Fail-Safe Brakes, Solenoids, Voice Coils, Resolvers, Encoders, and Hall and Proximity Sensors.
• Document new designs, write test plans, and process engineering change notices as required.
• Support for onboard aircraft integration, production, and field support tests as needed.
• Document all necessary production documentation (verification test plans and test reports, production test procedures, BOMs, CRs, CNs, and Source Control Drawings) as well as trade studies for new designs.
• Determine technical objectives for solutions to advanced technical engineering problems.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; twelve or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, ten or more years of experience with a masters degree, or seven or more years with a PhD.
• May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Eight or more years’ experience with motor design preferred.
• Fundamental knowledge of different types of electromagnetic machines (brushless and brushed permanent magnet motors).
• Experience with electric motor manufacturing processes such as stator windings, lamination stacking, stator varnishing, and various insulation classes.
• Knowledge of magnetic machine design of DC motors.
• Electromechanical experience with electric motors, including collaboration with suppliers to identify COTS components and custom modifications as needed.
• Experience with FEA tools such as ANSYS Maxwell preferred.
• Experience with 3D mechanical design is preferred.
• Experience with modeling/controlling/driving motors is preferred.
• Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Able to work extended hours as required.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.