Electric Motor Design Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Electric Motor Design Engineer

Salary Range: $130k - $160k

Location: Kalamazoo, MI

Area Code: 805, 820

ZIP Code: 49001

Start Date: Right Away

Keywords: #Electric Motor Design Engineer ; #Kalamazoo Jobs;

• Medical / Health Benefits with multiple plan options, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• On the job training / cross-training
• Life Insurance, disability insurance
• Voluntary life insurance for family members available
• Accident and critical illness insurance optional
• Scheduled performance reviews
• Referral program

Researches and carries out complex or innovative engineering assignments requiring the development of new or improved methods, techniques, and procedures, particularly related to electromagnetic design of AC and DC motors. Ensures timely and efficient completion of detailed engineering projects to achieve company cost and customer service objectives. Acts as Project Leader with technical responsibility for design planning, organizing, and conducting technical projects or phases of projects involving the design and development of new or improved products and/or processes.

Position requires a strong background in gear design and manufacturing to effectively integrate with product engineering to ensure an optimal design for manufacturing and assembly.

• Does not have direct reports
• The Project Engineer has the authority and responsibility for the design, verification, and development of assigned projects and products.
• Must work and communicate with engineering personnel, personnel from other client divisions and headquarters, potential vendors, academic professionals, customers, governmental agencies, and other technology providers.

• Develops project goals and objectives by reviewing project proposals, plans, and conferring with management. Ensures projects meet schedules, cost target results, and technical expectations through effective project leadership.
• May have frequent customer interface to present project status and gain confidence in overall support of customer programs.
• Determines project specifications by studying product design, customer program requirements (including performance and data requirements), completing technical studies, and preparing cost estimates.
• Determines project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements and assigning staffing and resources.
• Prepares project plans and related schedules, determining project schedules by studying customer project plans and specifications, calculating time requirements, and sequencing project elements.
• Maintains project schedule by monitoring progress, coordinating activities, and resolving problems by identifying alternative solutions. Prepares project status reports and milestones for review within and between business units.
• Controls project plan by reviewing design, specifications, plan, and schedule changes; recommends actions to achieve performance to committed milestones. Controls project costs by reviewing non-recurring costs, monitoring and approving expenditures; may administer contractor contracts.
• Prepares and reviews technical project work prepared by others, including system schematics, layouts, sketches, algorithms, transfer functions and related test plans, procedures and reports, by the application of advanced engineering principles that are varied and detailed experience. Provides leadership on new program teams.
• Applies and may lead continuous improvement initiatives in design & process engineering or across other teams.
• Recommends actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; proposes changes in methods and procedures.
• Verifies product performance by designing detailed plans to verify the performance through similarity, analysis, and conducting tests.
• Prepares or directs preparation of product or system layout and detailed drawings and schematics through coordination with designers, drafters, or other engineers, or through the use of engineering computer-aided design systems.
• Maintains engineering project database by establishing engineering history files, project files, and…