Senior Electrical Design Engineer
West Chester, OH - USA
Job Summary
SUMMARY
Portescap is seeking a Motor Design Engineer with a background in electric machine design to join our team. The group focuses primarily on the design of small DC brushless motors. The Motor Design Engineer is a key member of the R&D team within Portescap and will have broad technical and leadership responsibilities. They should have extensive experience with electric motor design and be looking to both learn and to bring new knowledge and experience to our engineering team. The primary responsibility in this role is the development of custom electromagnetic designs for miniature motor systems. Responsibilities also include sustaining engineering support for our customers and for the manufacturing team as well as innovation to enable technology breakthroughs that extend our ability to serve our customers unmet needs. Other opportunities include working globally on joint projects with our Indian and Swiss R&D teams. This role is essential to Portescaps growth strategy requiring creative effective and flexible candidates able to succeed in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Design and development of new and advanced miniature motor drive systems from concept to production in a cross functional engineering environment
- Work with customers to create technical proposals for new product applications
- Support manufacturing staff with troubleshooting and provide feedback on quality related topics
- Work closely with Customers Manufacturing Supply Chain or the Commercial Team to gather design inputs from various sources and translate input into engineering requirements
- Develop and integrate innovative technologies that extend the performance and capabilities of our product portfolio
- Support internal and external customer product engineering requests
Critical Competencies
- Highly self-motivated and comfortable working alone and with others in a fast paced dynamic environment
- A strategic thinker; creative inquisitive and analytical
- Strong interpersonal & communication skills
- Effective problem solver
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities and focus on critical assignments
- Available to travel up to 5%
Education and Experience Requirements
- The incumbent has to be a US citizen only
- B.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred
- 5 or more years of experience in design and manufacturing environment is required
- 5 or more years of experience in electric machine design is required
- Experience with DC or AC motors including control testing specifications and applications is required
- Experience with a finite element and/or parameterized motor design software is required
- Experience incorporating customer requirements into technical proposals / designs is preferred
- Ability to read and create electrical schematics and readily use component data sheets is required
- Hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical test equipment such as signal generators DVM oscilloscopes spectrum analyzers tension/torsion testers thermal chambers and vibration monitoring is required
- Experience troubleshooting electronics or electrical assemblies is required
- Experience with Magtrol motor test equipment or similar dynamometer systems is preferred
- Experience working directly with customers or external OEMs is preferred
Physical Demand and Work Environment:
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- Medical Dental Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
- Spending accounts (HSA Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Paid Leaves
- Tuition Assistance
About Regal Rexnord
Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power transmit and control motion. The Companys electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Companys automation offering comprised of controls actuators drives and precision motors controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.
The Companys end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds and include factory automation food & beverage aerospace medical data center warehouse alternative energy residential and commercial buildings general industrial construction metals and mining and agriculture.
Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions Power Efficiency Solutions and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information including a copy of our Sustainability Report visit .
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex/gender sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy age ancestry national origin genetic information marital status citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract) disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds perspectives and skills. If youd like to view a copy of the companys affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement please email you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application please e-mail
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About Company
Regal Beloit and Rexnord Corporation merged in 2001 to create Regal Rexnord. Find out more about the brands that make up our power transmission portfolio.