Senior Motor Design Engineer

Ametek

$135K — $155K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or a related field; Master's preferred
  • Proficient in motor assembly components including stators, rotors, and subcomponents
  • Strong foundation in electromagnetics for motor types (AC induction and BLDC)
  • Familiarity with GD&T and technical documentation
  • Solid communication skills for team collaboration
  • Experience with motor design and high-performance cooling equipment

Responsibilities

  • Support new motor designs and ongoing improvements
  • Work independently with minimal supervision, demonstrating self-starter abilities
  • Learn and implement new skills effectively
  • Ensure technical accuracy in design and documentation
  • Provide technical support across Marketing, Sales, Production, and Program Management
  • Assist in warranty reviews and document corrective actions
  • Develop and approve engineering drawings, BOMs, and test plans

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage including dental and vision
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
  • Paid time off and holiday pay
  • Continuing education assistance for professional development
  • Access to employee wellness programs
Full Job Description
As the Senior Motor Design Engineer with AMETEK Rotron, you will provide critical support for the design and development of engineering projects. In this role you will support the design, development, and testing of various types of electric motors, including both brushless DC and AC induction motors and ranging from 7W to over 3KW in electrical power. You will use your ability to translate technical information into basic terms and effectively communicate them to the build and test teams. You will also report to the Director of Engineering but receive your daily project priorities from the program manager in charge of your assigned new product development projects.

Responsibilities:
  • Support new designs, continued improvements, and engineering changes
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision, Self-Starter.
  • Ability to learn and apply new skills
  • Technical accuracy is very important
  • Technical support for Marketing/Sales, Production and Program Management
  • Support warranty and product failure reviews, including documenting corrective actions
  • Develop, technical reviews, and approve engineering drawings, BOMs, test plans, and technical reports


Qualifications:
  • Knowledgeable of Motor assembly and subcomponents with experience with:
  • Stator & rotor assemblies
  • Including laminations, cores, housing, copper wire, insulation paper, shafts, bearings, magnets, end rings, balance rings, and position sensors
  • Strong foundation in electromagnetics including:
  • Single and three phase AC induction motors
  • Pulse width modulated brushless DC (BLDC) motors
  • Motor material knowledge in (electrical steel, magnets, housing, copper, aluminum, varnish, epoxy, etc.)
  • Expert regarding GD&T
  • Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work both independently and with others
  • Motor design experience and test support for high performance cooling fans, blowers, or like equipment.
  • Able to summarize and present work to management and cross-functional teams
  • Evaluation and testing of materials, parts, and overall product performance
  • Strong computer skills include:
  • Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Project, Power Point, etc.
  • Software, magnetic FEA solver (Preferred)
  • Speed motor design software (Preferred)
  • Ansys Motor CAD analysis software (Preferred)


Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical, Mechanical or related degree field. Master's degree preferred
  • A minimum of 8 years' relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience working with AS9100 quality system (Preferred)
  • Military and commercial aerospace experience (A Plus)


Due to the nature of Rotron's programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 135,000

Salary Maximum: 155,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

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