xEV Inverter Sr. Engineer - J0050481

About the Role

Under the supervision of the Engineering Manager, you'll support technology development for mechanical electronic controllers at Astemo Americas. You'll be responsible for understanding customer system requirements and working with a global engineering team to design and develop an inverter/power control unit to meet customer needs. This role follows a hybrid work plan (2-3 days on-site, depending on public health situation).

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or support technology development activities for new xEV Inverter business in Astemo Americas.
• Plan and manage activities for multiple projects to ensure goals or objectives are accomplished within a prescribed timeframe.
• Receive, evaluate, and utilize customer engineering requirements and work with the global team to provide optimum inverter design for each application.
• Facilitate accurate and timely inverter program technical communication between OEM customers, US/Japan design teams, Astemo manufacturing sites, and suppliers.
• Participate with Astemo US & Japan Design Engineering organizations in the original design, existing design improvements, performance validation, and production launch activities of xEV inverters for various automotive powertrain product applications.
• Create and/or oversee other technical specifications as needed for product design.
• Provide on-site support to internal and external inverter manufacturing sites for various engineering duties during sample and mass production timing.
• Support various types of product pricing, quoting, and cost investigation activities.
• Prepare various types of technical data/information documents using industry-standard PC-based software programs (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, CAD, CAE).
• Research and develop state-of-the-art engineering design solutions and manufacturing technologies used in automotive inverters.
• Support product validation testing, prototype build and test, and other engineering deliverables in the development phase of the product life cycle.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME).
• Minimum 5 years of practical work experience designing automotive powertrain components (drive Inverters preferred).
• Experience with 3-D CAD creation and 2-D drawing creation.
• Experience with Mechanical CAE (thermal, structural, etc.).
• Understanding of electrified vehicle systems and integration.
• Experience interfacing with customers and/or suppliers to explain technical documents, drawings, or information.
• High-level technical problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate internally and externally.
• Experience managing projects from concept through execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME).
• 7 years of practical experience and demonstrated accomplishments developing automotive inverters.
• Highly proficient with CATIA 3-D CAD creation and 2-D drawing creation.
• Mechanical design CAE experience for automotive inverters (thermal, structural, etc.).
• Experience with quotation activities (BOM estimation, etc.) for new products.
• Experience with tolerance stack-ups, GD&T, DFMEA, DRBFM, and DFSS.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects from concept through execution.
• Fluent in both English and Japanese languages.

Working Conditions

Physical Demands

• Required to sit or stand for long periods of time.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Carrying equipment up and down stairs.
• Occasional overtime will be required.

Travel

• Some domestic and international travel may be required (up to 20%).
• Must have a valid driver’s license.