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Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Motor Design (R6028)
Seattle, Washington · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience in mechanical design of electric motors.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
About the job
Designs, integrates, tests, and qualifies electric motors and related electromechanical systems for aircraft.
What you'll do
- Design motors, components, and subsystems, and integrate them with aircraft structure, engines, power electronics, and thermal systems.
- Create 3D CAD models, 2D drawings, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation.
- Test and qualify designs on dynos, engine test stands, and aircraft, including noise and vibration testing.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
- Strong fundamentals in material selection, mechanics, dynamics, thermal, DFM, and tolerancing; proficiency with 3D CAD modeling.
- Experience with GD&T, stack-up analyses, manufacturing tolerances, and delivering motor products from design through production.
- Hands-on experience integrating with power electronics and prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and NVH testing.
Tools
3D CAD, GD&T
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