Mechanical Engineer, xEV Motors & Packaging

ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC.; Berea (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC. in Berea, Ohio seeks an experienced mechanical design engineer to support xEV motor development under the supervision of the Engineering Manager. You will translate customer requirements into robust motor designs with a global team.

The role emphasizes 3-D CAD, CAE, inverter/motor integration, and cross-functional collaboration with suppliers and OEMs. Proficiency in SolidWorks or CATIA, and English plus Japanese communication are highly valued; travel up to 20% may be

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of practical automotive design experience.
• 3 years product experience with traction motor and inverter/e-axle design preferred.
• Fluent in English and Japanese.
• Experience with 3-D CAD creation and 2-D drawings.
• Able to collaborate with international teams and suppliers.
• Knowledge of tolerance stack-ups, GD&T, DFMEA, DRBFM, and DFSS.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or support mechanical packaging development activities for new xEV motor business.
• Plan 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.

Skills

3-D CAD creation

CAe (thermal/structural)

Inverter & motor design

E-driver system knowledge

GD&T

DFMEA/DRBFM/DFSS

Project management

Customer interfacing

English & Japanese fluency

Interpersonal collaboration

Electrical engineering basics

Education

MSME (M.S. in Mechanical Engineering)

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

JMAG

Motor CAD

Job description

ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC. in Berea, Ohio seeks an experienced mechanical design engineer to support xEV motor development under the supervision of the Engineering Manager. You will translate customer requirements into robust motor designs with a global team.

The role emphasizes 3-D CAD, CAE, inverter/motor integration, and cross-functional collaboration with suppliers and OEMs. Proficiency in SolidWorks or CATIA, and English plus Japanese communication are highly valued; travel up to 20% may be