Senior Development Engineer Electric Motors

Gates Corporation - Rochester Hills, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Rochester Hills, MI

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a Senior Development Engineer at Gates, you will play a crucial role in the design and development of electric water pumps (EWP) and electric motor products. This position involves managing product development projects, collaborating with suppliers and the development team, and ensuring that products meet customer requirements while adhering to the Gates product development process. Your expertise will contribute to reducing emissions across various applications and industries, making this role vital to the company's innovation efforts.

Responsibilities

• Participate in weekly department meetings and report on product development and open issues.
• Responsible for the electrical motor and hydraulic pump design and performance to meet customer requirements.
• Work closely with the engineering team to define products that meet customer needs.
• Establish concept validation requirements with simulation and testing to verify product performance.
• Collaborate with the Application and Development Engineer to define the bill of materials and component specifications.
• Manage supplier open issues through weekly meetings.
• Define and manage product design for the electrical water pump and electric motors and related components.
• Maintain product DFMEA with teammates.
• Define EWP design based on customer requirements.
• Guide designers in creating component and assembly drawings with GD&T.
• Create bill of materials (BOM) for EWP's.
• Manage product validation.
• Develop strong engineering relationships with strategic suppliers.

Requirements

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree from an ABET-accredited university.
• A minimum of 5 years of electric motor design and automotive industry experience in product design, development, testing, and industrialization.
• Working understanding of electric motor and pump characteristics and development, as well as automotive industry practices.
• Strong background in defining pump architecture, fluid pumps, electrical devices, and control board firmware understanding.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options starting on the first day of the month following hire.
• Eligible for 3 weeks of paid vacation + 11 holidays (9 scheduled & 2 floating) + 8 sick days.
• 401(k) with 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match.
• Tuition Reimbursement.