eMotor Design Engineer

Canoo; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Compensation

Flexible Paid Time Off

Casual workplace with energy

Job summary

Canoo is seeking an eMotor Design Engineer to lead the design, analysis, and validation of drive unit electric motors for automotive powertrains. You will work with CAE and system engineers to integrate motor, geartrain, cooling, and power electronics for mass production.

The role requires hands-on development and testing of IPM and induction motors, strong EM analysis skills, and collaboration with suppliers to meet stringent durability and efficiency targets. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar.
• 3 years of automotive powertrain development and validation experience, including rotating electric machine, NVH, and power electronic disciplines.
• Experience with development and validation of electric drive unit components from prototype to production.
• Design and test experience with electric motors (IPM and induction) and electromagnetic design software (JMAG/COMSOL/MotorCAD).
• Strong understanding of mechanical and thermal physics.
• Strong understanding of electric motors and motor test methodology.
• Experience with Test–Simulation correlation in component/sub-system/models.
• Strong communication skills and ability to present results to multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Create conceptual designs, perform analyses, develop detailed designs, and lead cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with drive unit suppliers and set requirements and quality standards.
• Drive design and development of eMotors for powertrains from concept to fabrication.
• Support high‑performance motors and resolvers through design improvements.
• Define test conditions and pass/fail criteria for subsystems and completed systems.
• Correlate test results to life predictions and refine models with CAE engineers.
• Post‑process results and recommend design changes to improve durability and efficiency.
• Support vehicle testing to correlate bench/dyno testing.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Automotive powertrain development

Electric motors (IPM/Induction)

EM design software (JMAG, COMSOL, Motо

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

JMAG

COMSOL

MotorCAD

Job description

Job Purpose

The eMotor Design Engineer will be responsible for component development and validation of cutting‑edge electric vehicle drive units. The eMotor Design Engineer will focus on drive unit design, analysis, issue resolution, and validation. Make design decisions on drive unit electric motor architectures with a strong focus on stator and rotor electromagnetic design to qualify the design for mass production. Collaborate with a talented team of design, CAE, and system engineers to create a highly integrated drive unit assembly with an electric traction motor, geartrain, cooling, and power electronics. The position oversees design and release of components and must have familiarity with current eDrive systems to maintain a competitive target setting.

Responsibilities (80s of the Position)

• Create conceptual designs, perform electromechanical analyses, develop detailed designs, lead cross‑functional teams, support product prototype and pilot build fabrication and testing.
• Select and collaborate directly with drive unit component suppliers, setting requirements and quality standards.
• Drive the design and development of eMotors for use in electric vehicle powertrains from concept through fabrication.
• Support high‑performance motors and resolvers through purposeful design, driving continuous improvement and quality output.
• Define and drive research using advanced experience and understanding of motors and resolvers to recommend product improvements and innovative motor architectures.
• Use simulation background to investigate product anomalies and optimize design of new products.
• Support the definition of test conditions, pass/fail criteria for sub‑systems, and completed system.
• Correlate life testing to life predictions, refining analysis/models collaborating with CAE engineers.
• Post‑process test results, identify root‑cause of potential issues and make design recommendations to meet the highest level of durability, efficiency and performance for Canoo vehicles.
• Support vehicle testing to correlate to bench/dyno testing.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering or similar.
• 3 years of automotive powertrain development and validation experience, including rotating electric machine, NVH, and power electronic disciplines.
• First‑hand experience on development and validation of electric drive unit components and assemblies from prototype into production scenarios.
• Must have design and test experience with electric motors (IPM and induction traction motors), mechanisms, and electromagnetic design/analysis software (JMAG/COMSOL/MotorCAD/etc).
• Strong understanding of mechanical and thermal physics.
• Strong understanding of electric motors and motor test methodology.
• Experience of Test‑Simulation correlation in the component/sub‑system/models.
• Strong communication skills and experience with presenting results and recommendations to multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Experience

• Master’s Degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering.
• 5 years of automotive powertrain development and validation experience, including rotating electric machine, NVH, and power electronic disciplines.
• Experience in electric vehicle powertrains, including various traction motor and transmission architectures.
• Experience using JMAG, COMSOL, Ansys Maxwell, MotorCAD, or similar.
• Experience with Matlab/Simulink, LabVIEW/Veristand, CAS, INCA, Canalyzer, Canape, dSPACE/Control Desk, power analysis equipment.
• Team building and mentoring experience.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 25 % domestic travel.

Physical Requirements for Non‑Physical Positions

While performing the duties of this job, employees may be required to sit for prolonged periods of time, occasionally bending or stooping, lifting up to 25 pounds, and prolonged periods of computer use.

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

What’s Cool About Working Here…

• Meaningful, challenging work that will redefine automotive landscape and make EVs available to everyone.
• Equity Compensation.
• Flexible Paid Time Off.
• Casual workplace with an unbelievable feeling of energy.

Canoo is an equal‑opportunity affirmative‑action employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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