xEV Inverter Sr. Engineer

ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC.; Greenfield (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC. in Greenfield, MA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support technology development for automotive inverter controllers. Under the supervision of the Engineering Manager, you will translate customer requirements into inverter designs with a global team, focusing on meeting powertrain needs.

The role is hybrid with 2-3 days on-site depending on public health conditions. Responsibilities include leading inverter development activities, coordinating multiple projects,

Qualifications

• BSME or MSME degree with relevant automotive design exposure.
• 5+ years' experience in automotive powertrain/inverter design.
• Experience with 3D CAD (CATIA preferred) and 2D drawings.
• Ability to communicate with customers and suppliers effectively.
• Strong project management and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Fluent English; Japanese language skills advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or support technology development for new xEV inverter programs.
• Plan and manage multiple projects to meet milestones and deadlines.
• Translate customer requirements into optimum inverter designs with global teams.
• Coordinate technical communication between OEMs, US/Japan teams, and suppliers.
• Support validation, prototype builds, and production launches.
• Assist with pricing, quoting, and cost investigation activities.

Skills

Powertrain design

CAD (3D/2D)

Mechanical CAE

Customer interaction

Project management

English and Japanese

Education

BSME

MSME

Tools

CATIA

BOM estimation tools

Job description

Company Name: ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC. Job Family: Engineering Job Description: Job Summary In this role, under the supervision of the Engineering Manager, you'll support technology development for Mechanical electronic controllers at Astemo Americas. You'll be responsible for understanding customer system requirements and then working with a global engineering team to design/develop an inverter/power control unit to meet customer needs. This role work plan is hybrid structure (2-3 days on-site depending on public health situation)

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and/or support technology development activities for new xEV Inverter 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 inverter design for each application.
• Facilitate accurate & timely inverter 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 inverters for various automotive powertrain products applications.
• Create and/or oversee other technical specifications as needed for product design.
• Provide as needed on-site support to the internal and external inverter 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.)
• Research and develop state-of-the-art engineering design solutions and manufacturing technologies used in automotive inverters.
• Support product validation testing, prototype build and test, and other engineering deliverables in the development phase of product life cycle.

Qualifications

Education

• Possess at minimum a BSME

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Minimum 5 years practical work experience designing automotive powertrain components (drive Inverters preferred).
• Possess experience with 3-D CAD creation and 2-D drawing creation.
• Possess experience with Mechanical CAE (thermal, structural, etc) Understanding of electrified vehicle system and integration.
• Experience interfacing with customers and/or suppliers to explain technical documents/drawings/information.
• High level technical problem-solving skills.
• High level interpersonal skills to collaborate internally and externally.
• Experience managing projects from concept through execution.

Ideal Candidate Qualifications

• Possess a MSME.
• 7 yrs. of practical experience and demonstrated accomplishments developing automotive inverters.
• Highly Proficient with CATIA 3-D CAD creation and 2-D drawing creation.
• Mechanical design CAE experience for automotive inverters (thermal, structural, etc)
• Experience with quotation activities (BOM estimation, etc) for new products.
• Experience with tolerance stack-ups, GD&T, DFMEA, DRBFM, and DFSS.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects from concept through execution.
• Fluent in both the English and Japanese languages.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) – Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, disability, protected veteran status and national origin.

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