Application Engineering Co-Op

Nidec Motor Corporation; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Nidec is seeking an Application Engineering Co-Op to assist in creating custom motor solutions for general industry applications. The role involves hands-on testing, data collection, and collaboration with applications engineering, development, manufacturing and purchasing to solve customer issues.

Planned BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and ability to work 20-30 hours weekly; experience with electronics or oscilloscopes is a plus.

Qualifications

• Planned B.S. degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• Ability to work 20 to 30 hours weekly.
• Experience with electronics and the ability to use an oscilloscope is a plus.
• Strong technical knowledge and hands on skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Results oriented, self-motivated – high achiever.
• Strong analytical ability and strategic/critical thinker.
• Excellent organization skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize projects efficiently.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineers in performing motor tests.
• Prepare motors, test fixtures, and various test equipment.
• Collect data and summarize in a report using graphical analysis of the test data.
• Assist engineers in troubleshooting motor issues.
• Assemble, disassemble, and/or modify motors related to experimentation to determine improvements.
• Use electronic and mechanical lab tools for various measurements to describe motor performance and features.
• Prepare and ship motor samples to customers.
• Work directly with applications engineering to solve application issues – also works with development, manufacturing and purchasing.
• Assist applications engineering team in identifying and developing motor designs for customer's specific general industry systems.
• Use calipers, a CMM, or a surface table to measure parts.
• Write engineering change notices.
• Run a dynamometer to test electric motors.
• Assist with samples, customer approvals, manufacturing issues and UL approvals.
• Estimates and tracks time required to perform customer and internal support.

Skills

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Organization skills

Excel

Education

B.S. in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Calipers

CMM

Surface table

Oscilloscope

Job description

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality. All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Job Summary

The Application Engineering Co-Op is a technically inclined individual to aid in creating custom motor solutions that solve customer system issues for general industry applications.

Job Description Duties

• Assist engineers in performing motor tests
• Prepare motors, test fixtures, and various test equipment
• Collect data and summarize in a report using graphical analysis of the test data.
• Assist engineers in troubleshooting motor issues.
• Assemble, disassemble, and/or modify motors related to experimentation to determine improvements.
• Use electronic and mechanical lab tools for various measurements to describe motor performance and features.
• Prepare and ship motor samples to customers.
• Work directly with applications engineering to solve application issues – also works with development, manufacturing and purchasing
• Assist applications engineering team in identifying and developing motor designs for customer's specific general industry systems
• Use calipers, a CMM, or a surface table to measure parts
• Write engineering change notices
• Run a dynamometer to test electric motors
• Assist with samples, customer approvals, manufacturing issues and UL approvals
• Estimates and tracks time required to perform customer and internal support

Additional Job Details

• Planned B.S. degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• Ability to work 20 to 30 hours weekly
• Experience with electronics and the ability to use an oscilloscope are a plus
• Strong technical knowledge and hands on skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Results oriented, self-motivated – high achiever
• Strong analytical ability and strategic/critical thinker
• Excellent organization skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize projects efficiently
• Experience with Microsoft Excel

Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff

Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

Work Shift Schedule

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.

Nidec has worked its way up to become the world's No.1 manufacturer of small precision motors. In the process, Nidec has gradually expanded its product lineup to include a variety of small to large motors, application products for machinery, and electronic and optical components. At present, its products are used in a wide range of fields and devices including information and telecommunications equipment, office equipment, home appliances, automobiles, industrial equipment, and environmental energy. “For Everything that Spins and Moves”, the Group is creating next-generation drive technologies to meet the needs of the society.