Product Design Engineer

Product Design Engineer

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Volt is hiring for a Product Design Engineer to work onsite with our customer John Deere in Morrisville, NC in a contingent position forecasted for 12+ months. As a Factory Automation Engineer, the contingent will provide the following support:

• Design - systems: works with the vehicle engineers to define and develop the engineering requirements of electric drive systems for production programs.
• After completion of the requirements, this person will design systems. This includes analysis of electric drive components such as electric machines, power conversion electronics, and batteries.
• Design - components: works with internal Deere electrification module teams (eMachines, batteries, power electronics, software) and external suppliers to define and develop the component requirements and then to support the component development following production processes.
• This position does not involve detailed component development.
• Design - vehicle Integration: works with vehicle engineers to integrate the electric drive system into the vehicle. This involves designing electric drive system interfaces and specifying the related vehicle systems to meet the vehicle requirements.
• Vehicle and system commissioning: will commission new systems and vehicles, including troubleshooting vehicle system problems, determining application specific software performance parameters, and giving technical guidance to vehicle engineers.
• Vehicle and system verification & validation: plan and execute functional performance verification of electric drive systems and vehicles, provide input to the vehicle test plan for electrification system durability verification, validate electrification customer acceptance, and document and deliver all electrification test results to vehicle teams as part of the development process.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with emphasis on power conversion, electric machines, power electronics, electric drive control, and/or similar technologies or equivalent work experience.
• Product engineering experience (at least 7 years)
• Product design experience (at least 5 years)
• Experience leading technical projects (at least 2 years)
• Technical experience relating to the development (design and/or test) of electric drive systems (at least 3 years)

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This position is subject to US Export Controls. Must be a or lawful permanent resident.