Mechanical Engineer

Astemo, Ltd.; Berea (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Astemo America is seeking an experienced engineer to support technology development for xEV motors. Under the supervision of the Manager, you will collaborate with a global engineering team to design and develop motors that meet customer requirements.

You will lead packaging and project management, translate customer requirements into optimal motor designs, and ensure timely technical communication between OEMs and US/Japan teams. CAD/CAE creation and production launch support are included.

Qualifications

• BOM estimation and cost analysis experience.
• Experience interfacing with customers and suppliers to explain technical documents/drawings.
• 5+ years automotive design experience, incl. traction motor and e-axle designs.
• Fluency in English and Japanese preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or support mechanical packaging development for xEV motors.
• Plan and manage multiple projects to meet goals within timelines.
• Translate customer requirements into optimum motor designs with global teams.
• Coordinate technical communication between OEMs, US/Japan design teams, and suppliers.
• Participate in design, validation, and production launch activities for xEV motors.
• Create 3-D CAD, 2-D drawings, and CAE data as needed.
• Support pricing, quoting, and cost investigation activities.
• Develop and manage budgets and monitor market trends.

Skills

3-D CAD

2-D drawings

Mechanical CAE

CAE correlation

Electrified vehicle

Inverter & motor

SolidWorks/CATIA

EM/ME CAE

DFMEA/DRBFM/DFSS

Project management

Customer interfacing

BOM estimation

English & Japanese

MSME

Automotive design experience

Education

MSME

5+ years automotive design

Traction motor & inverter experience

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

JMAG/Motor CAD

Job description

Job Summary

In this role, under the supervision of the Manager, you'll support technology development for xEV Motors at Astemo America. You'll be responsible for understanding customer requirements and then working with a global engineering team to design/develop a motor to meet customer needs.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and/or support mechanical packaging development activities for new xEV motor business in Astemo Americas.
• Plans and manage activities for multiple projects to ensure goals or objectives are accomplished within a prescribed timeframe.
• Receive, evaluate, and utilize customer engineering requirements and work with global team to provide optimum motor design for each application.
• Facilitate accurate & timely motor program technical communication between OEM customers to the US / Japan design teams, Astemo manufacturing sites, and suppliers.
• Participate with Astemo US & Japan Design Engineering organizations in the original design / existing design improvements / performance validation / production launch activities of xEV motors for various automotive powertrain products applications.
• Create and/or oversee 3-D CAD, 2-D drawings, CAE or other technical information/specifications as needed for product design.
• Provide as needed on-site support to the motor and external motor manufacturing sites for various engineering duties during sample and mass production timing.
• Support various types of product pricing, quoting, and cost investigation activities.
• Prepare various types of technical data / information documents using industry standard PC based software programs (i.e.: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, CAD, CAE, etc.)
• Support product validation testing, prototype build and test, and other engineering deliverables in the development phase of product life cycle.
• Lead and/or support post SORP VEC activities to reduce production costs and/or improve quality.
• Develop and manage budgets, including system data entry and maintenance.
• Monitor market trends and benchmark competitors to understand our market position and identify improvement opportunities.

Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Possess experience with 3-D CAD creation and 2-D drawing creation.
• Possess experience with Mechanical CAE (thermal, structural, etc.) especially, experience in correlation verification between CAE result and actual measurements.
• Understanding of electrified vehicle system and integration of inverter and motor.
• Experience interfacing with customers and/or suppliers to explain technical documents/drawings/information.
• Experience with tolerance stack-ups, GD&T, FTA, DFMEA, DRBFM, and DFSS.
• High level technical problem-solving skills.
• High level interpersonal skills to collaborate internally and externally.
• Experience managing projects from concept through execution.

The ideal candidate is preferred to have the following qualifications:

• Possess a MSME.
• 5/7 yrs. of practical automotive design experience
• Extensive knowledge of the entire E-driver system, potential to become a system level engineer.
• Basic knowledge of electrical engineering and ability to cooperate with electrical engineer to proceed development or solve problems as a proposal-oriented engineer
• Experience Inverter & Motor integrated design, e-Axle product
• Demonstrated accomplishments developing automotive motors or similar devices
• Highly Proficient with SolidWorks or CATIA 3-D CAD creation and 2-D drawing creation.
• Electromagnetic design CAE experience for electric motors (JMAG, Motor CAD, etc.)
• Mechanical design CAE experience for automotive motors (thermal, structural, etc.)
• Experience in correlation verification between CAE result and actual measurements.
• Experience with quotation activities (BOM estimation, etc) for new products.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects from concept through execution.
• Fluent in both the English and Japanese languages.

Education: Minimum BSME

Experience: Minimum 5 years practical work experience designing automotive components, in particular, minimum 3 years product experience with traction motor, and Inverter & Motor integrated e-Axle related design experience preferred.

Working conditions:

Physical Demands: Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Carrying equipment up and down stairs. Occasional overtime will be required.

Travel: Some domestic and international travel may be required up to 20%. Must have a valid driver’s license.