UAV Propulsion Motor Design Engineer (BLDC/PMSM) | Equity

Unusual Machines; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity for exempt positions

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Paid Holidays

Daily Catered Lunches

Job summary

Unusual Machines in Orlando, FL, seeks an Electric Machine Design & Simulation Engineer to develop high-performance UAV propulsion motors through electromagnetic design, simulation, and optimization.

You will predict motor performance before hardware exists, balancing efficiency, thrust, thermal behavior, reliability, weight, and manufacturability. The role blends advanced simulation with practical engineering judgment for production-ready propulsion systems.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years industry experience in electric machine design or electromagnetic simulation.
• Strong understanding of BLDC or PMSM motor principles.
• Experience with electromagnetic simulation tools such as Maxwell, JMAG, Motor-CAD, Flux, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize BLDC and PMSM motors for UAV propulsion.
• Perform 2D and 3D electromagnetic simulation including magnetic fields, losses, and thermal effects.
• Generate motor parameters (KV, Kt, back-EMF, inductance, resistance, efficiency maps).
• Develop motor geometry, winding configurations, magnet layouts, and material selections.
• Model propulsion system behavior across hover, cruise, climb, and peak power events.
• Support prototype builds, testing, and validation to correlate simulations with real data.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to ensure designs are scalable and cost-effective.
• Establish simulation workflows and design methodologies as the team grows.

Skills

BLDC/PMSM motors

EM simulation tools

data-driven decisions

translate results to hardware

Tools

Maxwell

JMAG

Motor-CAD

Flux

Job description

Unusual Machines in Orlando, FL, seeks an Electric Machine Design & Simulation Engineer to develop high-performance UAV propulsion motors through electromagnetic design, simulation, and optimization.

You will predict motor performance before hardware exists, balancing efficiency, thrust, thermal behavior, reliability, weight, and manufacturability. The role blends advanced simulation with practical engineering judgment for production-ready propulsion systems.