Senior Staff Engineer

John Deere; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits with HSAs

401K and defined contribution

Tuition assistance

Employee Assistance Programs

Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms

Adoption assistance

Discount programs and employee perks

Job summary

John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group seeks a Senior Staff Engineer in Fargo, ND with extensive electric machine experience to lead architecture, design reviews, and cross-functional collaboration. You will drive thermal management, materials, and manufacturing readiness, shaping roadmaps and supplier engagement to ensure robust, serviceable solutions.

Expect to guide critical decisions, mentor engineers, and balance performance with cost and manufacturability across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in electric machine development and support across lifecycle stages.
• Ability to lead cross-functional design reviews and communicate complex decisions.
• Experience applying DFMEA, root-cause analysis and manufacturability methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead electric machine mechanical and electro-mechanical architecture, system interfaces, design practices, reviews, analysis, verification, and resolution of critical product issues.
• Provide technical expertise in thermal management, castings, fasteners, cooling, sealing, GD&T, tolerance stack-up, FEA, power electronics packaging, and system integration.
• Define and maintain the eMachine technology roadmap and development funnel.
• Lead design-for-manufacturing, industrialization, production-readiness, process-capability, and special-process quality activities for internal and supplier operations.
• Establish technical expectations and guide strategic suppliers through capability assessments, requirements alignment, design and manufacturing reviews, joint development, production readiness, performance recovery, and root-cause resolution.
• Provide technical leadership for sourcing strategy, make-versus-buy evaluations, supply-risk mitigation, alternate-source development, and business cases for critical eMachine design and manufacturing capabilities.
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders; establish reusable requirements, design practices, analysis methods, verification approaches, and lessons learned.

Skills

Electric machine design

Thermal management

Structural analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering (desired)

Tools

FEA

Power electronics packaging

GD&T

DFMEA

Multiphysics analysis

Job description

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Job ID 125480

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

John Deere is an equal opportunity employer, including disabled & veterans.

Primary Location: United States (US)- North Dakota- Fargo
Function: Product Engineering (CA)
Title: Senior Staff Engineer-125480
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior Staff Engineer for John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group located in Fargo, ND or Cary, NC, Moline, IL, Des Moines, IA, Waterloo, IA, you will:

• Lead electric machine mechanical and electro-mechanical architecture, system interfaces, design practices, reviews, analysis, verification, and resolution of critical product issues.
• Provide technical expertise in thermal management, castings, fasteners, cooling, sealing, GD&T, tolerance stack-up, FEA, power electronics packaging, and system integration. Guide cross-functional design decisions for robust, manufacturable, and serviceable solutions.
• Define and maintain the eMachine technology roadmap and development funnel. Evaluate motor architectures, magnetic and insulation materials, winding technologies, cooling concepts, analytical tools, and emerging manufacturing methods; translate promising technologies into prioritized investigations and development plans.
• Lead design-for-manufacturing, industrialization, production-readiness, process-capability, and special-process quality activities for internal and supplier operations. Connect product design decisions with manufacturing capability, quality, cost, durability, and service performance, and guide resolution of production and warranty issues.
• Establish technical expectations and guide strategic suppliers through capability assessments, requirements alignment, design and manufacturing reviews, joint development, production readiness, performance recovery, and root-cause resolution. Provide technical input to supplier selection and long-term supplier development.
• Provide technical leadership for sourcing strategy, make-versus-buy evaluations, supply-risk mitigation, alternate-source development, and business cases for critical eMachine design and manufacturing capabilities. Identify where Deere requires internal expertise, tools, processes, or manufacturing capability to protect product delivery and long-term competitiveness.
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders; establish reusable requirements, design practices, analysis methods, verification approaches, and lessons learned; and strengthen cross-functional capability across engineering, manufacturing, quality, PV&V, supply management, and service.

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

• 10 or more years of experience developing and supporting complex electric machine, electro-mechanical, propulsion, drivetrain, or rotating-equipment products across design, development, manufacturing, validation, production, or field support.
• 10 or more years of experience applying structured product-development processes to move complex electro-mechanical products from concept and requirements through design, verification, industrialization, launch, and production support.
• Knowledge of electric machine and mechanical systems design, including thermal management, cooling, sealing, GD&T, tolerance analysis, FEA, power electronics packaging, manufacturing, and system integration.
• Experience establishing product requirements and applying design reviews, DFMEA, multiphysics analysis, root-cause analysis, technical risk assessment, and design-for-manufacturability methods to complex electro-mechanical products.
• Ability to balance performance, durability, cost, quality, manufacturing, and supplier considerations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams, resolve competing technical priorities, and communicate complex decisions, risks, and trade-offs to engineering and business leaders.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally to support suppliers, manufacturing, and technology development.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience with rotor, stator, winding, insulation-system, magnetic-material, cooling, bearing, housing, sealing, or structural design for electric machines.
• Experience with eMachine industrialization, supplier manufacturing assessments, and production readiness.
• Knowledge of alternative magnet materials, rare-earth-free technologies, advanced windings, or next-generation motor architectures.
• Experience defining, documenting, and communicating technical roadmaps; leading supplier development or technology investigations; and using competitive benchmarking to prioritize engineering investment.
• Experience supporting sourcing strategy, manufacturing business cases, business continuity, or vertical-integration studies.
• Demonstrated success mentoring engineers and building reusable technical capability.
• Experience with agricultural, construction, turf, commercial-vehicle, automotive, or industrial electrification products.

Education

Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Desired: Master's degree in Engineering or demonstrated technical expertise of equivalent depth and scope.

What You'll Get

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:

• Highly competitive base pay
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use

Must be 18 years of age or older to apply

The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.

The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants. Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control.

The John Deere Health Benefit Plans for Salaried Employees and The John Deere Benefit Plan for Wage Employees comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.