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Actalent Senior Motor Design Engineer in Carson, California

Job Title: Senior Motor Design EngineerAbout the Company:

  • Our Performance Center in Carson, CA is the Engineered Products Group site for our Human Machine Interface (HMI), Motion Control Device, and Radio Frequency product lines. Our Motion Control Devices are rugged, high reliability electric motors (brushless DC, stepper, and/or AC induction motors), resolvers, and electromagnetic components for use on high performance and high reliability applications serving the aerospace, military, and oil and gas industries.

  • The Senior Motor Design Engineer creates conceptual designs, performs electromechanical analyses, develops detailed designs, leads cross functional teams, supports product prototype and pilot build fabrication and testing, participates in reviews with customers, and provides customer support. The successful candidate must have design and test experience with motors (brushless DC, stepper, and/or AC induction motors), actuators, mechanisms, and electromagnetic design/analysis software. The Senior Motor Design Engineer is a product engineering role supporting the portfolio of motion control products while also driving the development of new products. A blend of hardware excitement with simulation background is ideal for this role, with design optimization and hardware debugging both key to success.

Job Summary:

  • Drives the design and development of brushless DC, stepper, AC induction motors, actuators, mechanisms, and other electromagnetic devices from concept through fabrication.

  • Supports our portfolio of high performance motors and resolvers through initiating nonconformance investigation, including root cause and corrective action closure, driving continuous improvement and quality.

  • Works directly with customers to capture requirements, translating these requirements into formal documents as needed and negotiating difficult specifications items based on risk assessment.

  • Serves as the Lead Engineer on new product development (NPD) programs, evaluating technical risk and driving action on risk burn-down plans.

  • Helps define and drive research and development programs, using advanced experience and understanding of motors and resolvers to recommend product improvements and new innovations.

  • Uses simulation background to investigate product anomalies and to optimize design of new products.

  • Works with cross functional teams and suppliers to ensure designs and components meet technical requirements.

Must Have Skills:

  • Motor design experience using either an ANSYS Maxwell, an ANSYS software, MotorCAD, or similar design software

  • AC/DC motor design

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

  • Full lifecycle from customer specifications/requirements to production

  • New product development (NPD)

  • Applicants must be U.S. persons as defined by the ITAR (22 CFR §120.15)

Additional Nice-to-Have Skills:

  • Experience designing resolvers

  • Experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus

  • Experience in Aerospace and/or Defense industries preferred

  • SolidWorks expertise strongly preferred

  • Experience with product design and development within a stage-gate process

  • Clear communication skills including the ability to write technical reports and proposals, and to make technical presentations to customers

  • Project management and leadership skills to multi-task and manage multiple priorities in a timely and efficient manner

  • Experience designing electric motors, actuators, mechanisms, or other electromagnetic devices

  • Experience in designing and developing electrical resolvers or RVDT/LVDT from concept through fabrication is a plus

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

  • Hiring diverse talent

  • Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

  • Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

  • Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.

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