Senior Design Engineer - Electric Motors

Senior Design Engineer - Electric Motors

Woodstock, NY | Full-time, onsite | Aerospace & Defense

$130,000 - $155,000 (DOE) | Relocation Assistance

Are you a motor design engineer who wants your work to fly, sail and deploy in some of the most demanding environments on earth?

Our client is a long-established, market-leading manufacturer of high-performance electric motors, fans, blowers and cooling systems for the aerospace and defense industries. They are looking for a Senior Design Engineer to design, develop, test and certify the AC and brushless DC motors at the heart of their thermal management and cooling products.

This is a hands-on senior individual contributor role for an engineer with deep motor design knowledge. You will own designs from concept through test and certification, and you will be the person who can translate complex technical detail into clear direction for the build and test teams.

The Role

• Design, develop and test AC induction and brushless DC (BLDC) electric motors for high-performance fans, blowers and cooling systems
• Support new designs, continuous improvements and engineering changes across the product family
• Develop and technically review drawings, BOMs, test plans and reports, and approve them
• Provide technical support to Marketing/Sales, Production and Program Management
• Support warranty and product failure reviews, documenting corrective actions
• Evaluate and test materials, parts and overall product performance
• Translate technical information into clear terms for the build and test teams

About You

• BS and/or MS in Electrical, Mechanical or a related engineering discipline
• 8+ years' relevant experience within an AS9100 quality system manufacturer
• Motor design experience and test support for high-performance cooling fans, blowers or similar equipment
• Expert command of GD&T (geometric dimensioning and tolerancing)
• Expertise in stator and rotor assemblies, motor assembly and subcomponents
• Strong foundation in electromagnetics, including single- and three-phase AC induction motors and pulse-width-modulated brushless DC (BLDC) motors
• Materials knowledge across electrical steel, magnets, housings, copper and aluminium
• An excellent communicator, able to work independently and as part of a team, and to summarise and present work to management and cross-functional teams
• Military and commercial aerospace experience
• Magnetic FEA solver and SPEED motor design software
• Ansys Motor-CAD analysis software

What is on Offer

• $130,000-$155,000 base, dependent on experience
• Relocation assistance for the right candidate
• The chance to design products that operate in genuinely demanding aerospace and defense applications
• A stable, market-leading business with deep heritage in its field

US Citizenship required. Because this role supports US government contracts, applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Regrettably, Green Card holders and other work-authorised applicants cannot be considered for this position and sponsorship is not available.