Senior Motor Design Engineer

AMETEK, Inc.; Town of Woodstock (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK Rotron is seeking a Senior Motor Design Engineer to advance the design, development, and testing of electric motors ranging from 7W to over 3KW. You will translate technical concepts for build and test teams and report to the Director of Engineering while taking daily priorities from the program manager on new product development projects.

The role demands strong GD&T expertise, extensive motor design experience, and the ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering; Master’s preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant motor design experience in a manufacturing environment.
• AS9100 quality system experience preferred.
• Ability to leverage AI tools to improve productivity and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Support new designs, improvements, and engineering changes.
• Work with minimal supervision; be a self-starter.
• Learn and apply new skills as needed.
• Maintain technical accuracy across designs and reports.
• Provide technical support to Marketing/Sales, Production, and PM.
• Support warranty reviews and document corrective actions.
• Develop, review, and approve drawings, BOMs, test plans, and reports.

Skills

Motor design

GD&T

Communication skills

Self-starter

AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Ansys Motor CAD

Magnetic FEA

Job description

As the Senior Motor Design Engineer with AMETEK Rotron, you will provide critical support for the design and development of engineering projects. In this role you will support the design, development, and testing of various types of electric motors, including both brushless DC and AC induction motors and ranging from 7W to over 3KW in electrical power. You will use your ability to translate technical information into basic terms and effectively communicate them to the build and test teams. You will also report to the Director of Engineering but receive your daily project priorities from the program manager in charge of your assigned new product development projects.

Responsibilities:

• Support new designs, continued improvements, and engineering changes
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, Self-Starter.
• Ability to learn and apply new skills
• Technical accuracy is very important
• Technical support for Marketing/Sales, Production and Program Management
• Support warranty and product failure reviews, including documenting corrective actions
• Develop, technical reviews, and approve engineering drawings, BOMs, test plans, and technical reports

Qualifications:

• Knowledgeable of Motor assembly and subcomponents with experience with:
• Including laminations, cores, housing, copper wire, insulation paper, shafts, bearings, magnets, end rings, balance rings, and position sensors
• Single and three phase AC induction motors
• Pulse width modulated brushless DC (BLDC) motors
• Motor material knowledge in (electrical steel, magnets, housing, copper, aluminum, varnish, epoxy, etc.)
• Expert regarding GD&T
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work both independently and with others
• Motor design experience and test support for high performance cooling fans, blowers, or like equipment.
• Able to summarize and present work to management and cross-functional teams
• Evaluation and testing of materials, parts, and overall product performance
• Software, magnetic FEA solver (Preferred)
• Ansys Motor CAD analysis software (Preferred)

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Mechanical or related degree field. Master’s degree preferred
• A minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with AS9100 quality system (Preferred)
• Military and commercial aerospace experience (A Plus)
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Due to the nature of Rotron's programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 135,000

Salary Maximum: 155,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer:Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK isacomponent of the S&P 500.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 [phone].