Senior/ Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Motor
Core
Design, analyze, and integrate high-performance electric motors and propulsion hardware for autonomous delivery aircraft.
Role type
Senior/Staff Mechanical Design Engineer (Electric Motors & Propulsion)
Builds
Rotor-stator assemblies, motor housings, cooling systems, controller enclosures, and aircraft interfaces for autonomous delivery drones.
Domain
Aerospace / Electric Propulsion / Autonomous Logistics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
mechanical design of electric motors, FEA/CAE analysis (rotor dynamics, thermals, vibration), CAD (NX, CATIA, Creo), thermal management, design for manufacturing/assembly, GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, durability testing planning, DFMEA, electromagnetic design principles, permanent-magnet synchronous motor design
Preferred skills
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, experience with high-torque-density or high-efficiency permanent-magnet synchronous motors, hands-on prototyping and test fixture development
Technologies
NX, CATIA, Creo, ANSYS, Nastran, Abaqus
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end mechanical delivery of electric motors from concept to production; design rotor-stator subassemblies and cooling solutions; perform system-level FEA/CAE and engineering analyses; create production-ready CAD assemblies and drawings; lead design-for-manufacturing activities; define and execute durability and reliability test plans; lead cost-down efforts to improve manufacturability.
Seniority
Senior/Staff, hands-on IC with strategic ownership