xEV Inverter Sr. Engineer - J0050481

Astemo Ltd.; Greenfield (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Astemo Americas is seeking a mechanical engineering professional to support technology development for electronic controller systems and inverters in automotive powertrains. You will understand customer requirements and collaborate with global teams to design and develop inverter solutions that meet application needs.

The role is hybrid, with 2–3 days on-site as health conditions permit, offering opportunities to contribute across design, validation, and production launch of advanced inverters.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years practical work experience designing automotive powertrain components (drive Inverters preferred).
• Experience with 3-D CAD creation and 2-D drawing creation.
• Mechanical CAE experience (thermal, structural, etc).
• Understanding of electrified vehicle systems and integration.
• Experience interfacing with customers and/or suppliers to explain technical documents/drawings.
• Demonstrated project management experience from concept to execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or support technology development for new xEV Inverter business in Astemo Americas.
• Plan and manage activities for multiple projects to meet goals within timeframe.
• Translate customer requirements to optimum inverter design with global team.
• Coordinate inverter program communication between OEMs, US/Japan teams, and suppliers.
• Support design validation, prototype builds, and production launch activities.

Skills

Automotive powertrain design

3D CAD

2D drawings

Mechanical CAE

Project management

Education

BSME

Tools

CATIA

CAD/CAE software

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.

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.

The ideal candidate is preferred to have the following 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.