Senior Staff Engineer
Core
Lead electric machine mechanical and electro-mechanical architecture, system interfaces, design practices, reviews, analysis, verification, and resolution of critical product issues for John Deere's eMachine technology.
Role type
Senior Staff Engineer (Electro-mechanical Systems)
Builds
Electric machines, propulsion systems, and drivetrain components for agricultural and industrial equipment.
Domain
Agriculture / Heavy Equipment / Electro-mechanical Engineering
Required skills
Electric machine design, thermal management, GD&T, FEA, power electronics packaging, system integration, design-for-manufacturing, supplier management, cross-functional leadership, root-cause analysis, DFMEA, multiphysics analysis
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None explicitly listed (implied: FEA tools, CAD, manufacturing processes)
Responsibilities
Lead electric machine mechanical and electro-mechanical architecture, system interfaces, design practices, reviews, analysis, verification, and resolution of critical product issues; Provide technical expertise in thermal management, castings, fasteners, cooling, sealing, GD&T, tolerance stack-up, FEA, power electronics packaging, and system integration; Define and maintain the eMachine technology roadmap and development funnel; Lead design-for-manufacturing, industrialization, production-readiness, process-capability, and special-process quality activities; Establish technical expectations and guide strategic suppliers through capability assessments, requirements alignment, design and manufacturing reviews, joint development, production readiness, performance recovery, and root-cause resolution; Provide technical leadership for sourcing strategy, make-versus-buy evaluations, supply-risk mitigation, alternate-source development, and business cases for critical eMachine design and manufacturing capabilities; Mentor engineers and technical leaders; establish reusable requirements, design practices, analysis methods, verification approaches, and lessons learned; and strengthen cross-functional capability across engineering, manufacturing, quality, PV&V, supply management, and service.