Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Motor Design EngineerPortescap 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 to 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.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesDesign and development of new and advanced miniature motor drive systems from concept to production in a cross functional engineering environmentWork with customers to create technical proposals for new product applicationsSupport manufacturing staff with troubleshooting and provide feedback on quality related topicsWork closely with Customers, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or the Commercial Team to gather design inputs from various sources and translate input into engineering requirementsDevelop and integrate innovative technologies that extend the performance and capabilities of our product portfolioSupport internal and external customer product engineering requestsCritical CompetenciesHighly self-motivated and comfortable working alone and with others in a fast paced, dynamic environmentA strategic thinker; creative, inquisitive, and analyticalStrong interpersonal & communication skillsEffective problem solverAbility to manage conflicting priorities and focus on critical assignmentsAvailable to travel up to 5%Education and Experience RequirementsThe incumbent has to be a US citizen onlyB.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred5 or more years of experience in design and manufacturing environment is required5 or more years of experience in electric machine design is requiredExperience with DC or AC motors including control, testing, specifications and applications is requiredExperience with a finite element and/or parameterized motor design software is requiredExperience incorporating customer requirements into technical proposals / designs is preferredAbility to read and create electrical schematics and readily use component data sheets is requiredHands-on experience with electrical and mechanical test equipment such as signal generators, DVM, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, tension/torsion testers, thermal chambers and vibration monitoring is requiredExperience troubleshooting electronics or electrical assemblies is requiredExperience with Magtrol motor test equipment or similar dynamometer systems is preferredExperience working directly with customers or external OEMs is preferred