Nidec Corporation
• $72K — $108K *Qualifications
Responsibilities
Benefits
Job Summary
Nidec is the world's No. 1 comprehensive motor manufacturer handling "everything that spins and moves", miniature to gigantic. Nidec is a global enterprise comprised of over 300 subsidiaries/affiliates. We are a leading manufacturer of commercial motors, industrial motors, appliance motors, and controls. Our product line features a full line of high efficiency motors for industrial applications in water treatment, mining, oil and gas, and power generation, and for commercial applications such as pool and spa, condensers, cooling towers and large refrigeration units.Job Description
Shift: 1st Shift
Days of Work: Monday - Friday
Work Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm
Work Location: On-Site (Mankato, MN)
Starting Salary: $72,600 - $108,900
Pay Frequency: Bi-Weekly
At Nidec, we prioritize our team's well-being and success. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support you both personally and professionally. These are the great benefits we offer, with additional perks and programs available to enhance your overall experience with us.
Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary with additional bonus opportunities.
Health and Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, effective from your first day.
Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with a best in-class company match of 100% on the employee's first 6% with an additional 3% employer contribution to support your financial future.
Work-Life Balance: Generous time off package, including PTO and holidays.
Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement and continuous learning opportunities to support your professional growth.
Position Objective:
Research, plan, and design mechanical and electromechanical products and systems and direct and coordinate activities involved in fabrication, operation, application, installation, and repair of mechanical or electromechanical products and systems by performing the following duties. Leads and mentors engineers, designers, and technicians.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
With Direct Supervision:
Evaluate FEA results and provide critical decisions.
Review and analyze product test data and provide guidance and recommendations.
Compose and Present Analysis reports within organization and to customers.
Without Direct Supervision:
Perform calculations using math tools including but not limited to Excel, MathCad, and Xlrotor
Conduct finite element structural analysis.
Evaluate field installations and recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Research and analyze customer design requirements, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and product maintenance.
Work with sales to research and analyze customer specifications to create design proposals.
Create detailed designs for manufacturing in a cross functional environment following manufacturability and quality initiatives.
Maintenance and support of existing products to include reliability, cost, and manufacturability product improvements.
Assign GD&T dimensional tolerance on parts and check tolerance stack up.
Review drawing packages and order documentation completed by other designers and engineers.
Communicate product specifications to electrical and mechanical designers and provide guidance on how the specifications affect product design.
Design Products, applying engineering principles to meet customer specifications.
Design products to meet safety, industry, and agency certification requirements.
Evaluate project requirements for required effort and provide estimated completion times.
Evaluate design projects to ensure the latest design practices are being utilized.
Perform testing to evaluate structural, thermal, and vibration of products.
Create bills of materials and assist designers/technicians with the creation of bills of material.
Other Activities as directed by management.
Coordinate assembly and testing activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design and customer specifications.
Work closely with production during construction of initial machine release to record and improve manufacturing or procurement challenges.
Evaluate customer test requirements and assign existing or write new test procedures to meet requirements.
Document and clearly communicate technical results within company and customers as appropriate.
Presents proposed designs to customer and help negotiate changes required to eliminate functional or dimensional problems.
Experience/Skills:
Knowledge of AC or DC synchronous / inductive motors and generators.
Experience with rotating equipment and generators.
Product design and development experience in structural and mechanical machinery.
MUST be a US Citizen for positions at the North Mankato facility.
Able to organize, prioritize, and complete responsibilities in a timely manner without external motivation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated initiative, organizational skill, and professional work habits
Able to quickly achieve and maintain a high degree of trust and confidence
Experience with engineering tools to perform calculations and analysis (Includes but not limited to Excel, MathCAD).
Proficient in PTC Creo or Similar 3D Modeling Software
Experience in AutoCAD
Proficient with GD&T
Ability to clearly and effectively communicate with other departments inside the organization as well as with customers.
Proficient with the use of various software applications, including but not limited to: Oracle (ERP), Aras (PLM), Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Office
3-7 years related work experience minimum in structural and mechanical machinery product design.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
MUST BE A SOLE US CITIZEN
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First Shift (United States of America)No Soliciting
Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.
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