Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Position Overview

In this role, under the supervision of the Design Engineering Manager, you’ll support technology development for xEV Inverters at Astemo America. You will work with a global engineering team to understand customer system requirements and design/develop an inverter/power control unit to meet those needs. This position is hybrid (3 days on-site).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and/or support mechanical packaging development activities for the new xEV Inverter business in Astemo Americas.
• Plan and manage activities for multiple projects to ensure objectives are accomplished within prescribed timeframes.
• Receive, evaluate, and utilize customer engineering requirements while working with the global team to provide optimum inverter design.
• Facilitate accurate and timely inverter program technical communication between OEM customers, the US/Japan design teams, manufacturing sites, and suppliers.
• Participate with Astemo US & Japan Design Engineering organizations in original design, design improvements, performance validation, and production launch activities for xEV inverters.
• Create and/or oversee 3-D CAD, 2-D drawings, CAE, or other technical specifications as needed for product design.
• Provide on-site support to internal and external inverter manufacturing sites during sample and mass production phases.
• Support various product pricing, quoting, and cost investigation activities.
• Prepare technical data and documentation using standard PC-based software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, CAD, CAE, etc.).
• Assist with product validation testing, prototype build and test, and other engineering deliverables during development.
• Lead and/or support post SORP VEC activities to reduce production costs and improve quality.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with 3-D CAD creation and 2-D drawing development.
• Proficiency with Mechanical CAE (thermal, structural, etc.), including correlating CAE results with actual measurements.
• Understanding of electrified vehicle systems and the integration of inverter and motor.
• Experience interfacing with customers and suppliers to explain technical documents and drawings.
• Familiarity with tolerance stack-ups, GD&T, DFMEA, DRBFM, and DFSS.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills and high level interpersonal skills for collaboration.
• Proven experience managing projects from concept through execution.
• Minimum BSME
• Minimum 5 years of practical work experience designing automotive components, including at least 3 years with traction Inverter or Inverter & Motor integrated e-Axle design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Possession of a MSME degree.
• At least 7 years of practical automotive design experience.
• Extensive knowledge of the entire E-driver system, with the potential to evolve into a system-level engineer.
• Basic knowledge of electrical engineering with the ability to collaborate with electrical engineers.
• Experience in Inverter & Motor integrated design and e-Axle products.
• Demonstrated accomplishments in developing automotive inverters or similar devices.
• High proficiency with Solidworks or CATIA for 3-D CAD creation and 2-D drawings.
• Mechanical design CAE expertise for automotive inverters (thermal, structural, etc.).
• Experience in correlating CAE results with actual measurements.
• Familiarity with quotation activities, including BOM estimation for new products.
• Proven ability to manage projects from conception to execution.
• Fluency in both English and Japanese.