Senior Electric Traction Motor Design Engineer

EVera Recruitment; Banbury; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

EVera Recruitment in Banbury, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Electromagnetic Engineer to lead the electromagnetic design of electric traction motors from concept to production. You will balance performance, efficiency, thermal requirements, manufacturability and cost within a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires experience with IPM and EESM technologies, strong electromagnetic theory, and hands-on use of tools such as JMAG, Motor-CAD and Ansys Maxwell, with proven ability to translate

Qualifications

• Experience designing electric traction motors that progressed to production.
• Strong grasp of IPM and EESM machine technologies.
• Experience correlating simulation with test/validation data.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Knowledge of magnetic materials and winding technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electromagnetic design and optimisation of electric traction motors from concept through to production.
• Developing and evaluating machine topologies including Interior Permanent Magnet (IPM), Electrically Excited Synchronous Machines (EESM) and hybrid machine architectures.
• Creating electromagnetic models using analytical calculations and finite element analysis (FEA)
• Taking ownership of motor performance characteristics including torque, efficiency, losses, field weakening and NVH.
• Supporting thermal analysis activities to ensure designs achieve performance and durability targets.
• Working closely with mechanical and controls engineers to support system integration, manufacturability and validation.

Skills

Electromagnetic design

Electric traction motors

Finite element analysis

Analytical modeling

Technical communication

Leadership

Education

BEng/MEng/PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

JMAG

Motor-CAD

Ansys Maxwell

Job description

EVera Recruitment in Banbury, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Electromagnetic Engineer to lead the electromagnetic design of electric traction motors from concept to production. You will balance performance, efficiency, thermal requirements, manufacturability and cost within a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires experience with IPM and EESM technologies, strong electromagnetic theory, and hands-on use of tools such as JMAG, Motor-CAD and Ansys Maxwell, with proven ability to translate