R&D Engineer

ALTRA SUMMARY:

Altra is a leading global designer and producer of a wide range of electromechanical power transmission and motion control components and systems. Altra has been serving customers around the world for decades. Each of Altra’s companies are committed to the guiding principles of the Altra Business System, with relentless focus on continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Building upon a tradition of manufacturing excellence, and driven by a passion for innovation, we leverage over 70 years of experience in miniature motion solutions to put precise power in the smallest places.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

New Product Development:

• Electromagnetic analysis of motors resulting in full proposals for customized motors to our internal and external customers. Knowledge of design, including the use of FEA software.
• Specification review and negotiation, communication of design intent to the customer, design conceptualization and in-depth design analysis.
• Prototyping.
• Lead Design for Reliability activities related to proactive motor design including FMEA, cross functional design reviews and development of test plans and equipment.
• Ensure design work is properly coordinated and documented per the project stages, and prototype processes
• Define and/or design, test equipment in laboratory as well as at production site for product validation.

Support to Production

• Help operations with product and equipment troubleshooting, support failure analysis including discussion with customers and help resolve vendor quality issues. Support new vendor qualification. Travel to manufacturing site in Mumbai, India, as necessary.

Sales support

• Develop and document detailed design requirements by, considering customer needs and creating a corresponding technical proposal taking into account technical constraints.
• Work closely with Product Manager and sourcing to estimate new product cost.

Continuous improvement

• Improve processes of the R&D department.
• Provide the necessary support to the existing product ranges.
• Follow and improve ISO standards.

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  Travel

As required not to exceed 10%. International travel 1-3 times per year.

Internal Relationships:

• Collaborate with motor design teams across sites.
• Participate to industrialization of the new product (provide inputs and support to manufacturing engineers)
• Support sales team to answer customer request for product customization and new product development.
• Support operation for quality analysis.
• Collaborate with sourcing team for validation of new suppliers.

External Relationships:

• Will be in contact with supplier related to motor parts.
• Engagement with customer to understand need and propose technical solutions.

Key Measurements:

• Project execution.
• On time delivery of prototypes.
• Design win revenue.
• Quality of prototypes delivered.

Job Requirements: