Senior Mechanical Engineer

Marotta Controls•Chaska, MN

15d•$110,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Elevate your career at Marotta Controls, a New Jersey Top Workplace four years running! Dedicated to innovation, quality and excellence, we deliver cutting edge control systems for the Aerospace & Defense industry. At Marotta, we value bold thinking and teamwork, and we empower our employees to push boundaries while delivering top-tier solutions to our customers. Our team fosters a fun, collaborative culture where creativity and technical excellence thrive! Your next big opportunity starts here. Be part of a company where your work supports a mission that makes a difference—apply today! Sr. Mechanical Engineer – Development Engineer Design Mechanical Engineer is responsible to complete and contribute in the design, development, testing, qualification, and production support of motors in a cost effective and timely fashion to meet the customer’s needs and schedules. The engineer shall work within a multi-disciplined organization and enlist the help of other disciplines, when necessary, such as other engineers, manufacturing, purchasing, and quality assurance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience solving technical problems using a methodical scientific approach.
Experience in 3D modeling of mechanical components and assemblies preferably CREO
Experience with Brushless DC motor design and operation
Experience with Finite Element Analysis for Structural, Thermal and Dynamic Analysis
Possess organizational and task management skills to work concurrent issues in parallel.
Leadership skills to interface with various other teams and disciplines at the company.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as additive manufacturing, casting, milling, turning, grinding, drilling, etc.
Must be a US Citizen
Desire to do ‘what it takes’ to accomplish our goals and WIN
Speak up! Actively participate in team meetings to provide constructive recommendations and initiate actions to support company initiatives/goals
Be proactive, think ahead, and keep the big picture in mind

Responsibilities

Design electric motors in collaboration with Electromechanical Design Engineers to meet customer requirements.
Design of rotors, housings, endcaps, and other mechanical assemblies.
Sizing and selection of Bearings to meet loads and life necessary to meet system performance
Create and modify drawings with appropriate GD&T, documentation of change and efficacy. Verify Bill of Material. Ensure accuracy of drawings.
Design cost effective easily manufacturable hardware taking into account: tolerance stack-ups, ease of assembly, meet customer installation requirements, materials of construction, methods of manufacture, mechanical environment (Thermal and Vibe) and Application Loading, preliminary analytical results (Hand calcs and FEA), mistake proofing
Disposition non-conforming hardware and correct production/vendor issues.
Perform failure investigations of designs.
Create/Review and Approve processes for assembly, test, and related activities to the development and qualification testing of a design.
Interface with internal and external customers to determine product changes needed for applications as a representative of the company.
Write technical documents for internal and external customers.
Participate in design reviews (internal and external)
Support new business pursuits that address program technical requirements and associated schedule and costs.