R&D Engineer

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:

Micro Motion (Portescap) is part of Regal Rexnord, a leading global manufacturer of airflow, motion control, power transmission, and power generation solutions used in commercial, industrial, and residential settings. All 29k+ associates at Regal Rexnord share a purpose: Create a better tomorrow by energy-efficiently converting power into motion. Regal Rexnord is comprised of four operating segments: Motion Control Solutions, Climate Solutions, Commercial Systems, and Industrial Systems. Regal Rexnord is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, and has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities worldwide. For more information, visit RegalRexnord.com. Micro Motion (Portescap) offers miniature motor technologies to solve the motion needs of a spectrum of end markets, from medical devices to various industrial applications that save, improve, and enhance lives.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Key Responsibilities:

1. 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.

1. New coil design development and testing.

Prototyping:

1. Lead Design for Reliability activities related to proactive motor design including FMEA, cross-functional design reviews, and development of test plans and equipment.
2. Ensure design work is properly coordinated and documented per the project stages, and prototype processes. Define and/or design, test equipment in the laboratory as well as at the production site for product validation.

Support to Production:

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

Sales support:

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

Continuous improvement:

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

Travel:

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

Key Measurements:

1. Project execution
2. On-time delivery of prototypes
3. Design win revenue
4. Quality of prototypes delivered

Essential Competencies Required:

1. Using 3D design software (Solidworks preferred)
2. Knowledge in magnetism and magnetism simulation software (FEMM and COMSOL preferred)
3. Knowledge in motor driving (driver, encoder)
4. Knowledge in design electromechanical systems-motors, generators
5. AMDEC / FMEA analysis
6. Organized and rigorous
7. Able to follow a project plan with time and budget constraints
8. Analytical skills, problem-solving
9. Good oral and written communication
10. Programming skills (Python, LUA, C, Arduino)
11. Knowledge in electronic design (Altium, Eagle)

Requirements for the Position:

1. Education – Engineering degree in mechanical, electrical, electromagnetic, or electronic engineering.
2. Experience – 2 to 6 years of experience in the field of product development and project management would be an advantage. Profile with lower experience can also be considered.
3. Language skills - Fluent in French and English (spoken and written).

Key Relationships:

Internal:

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

External:

1. Will be in contact with suppliers related to motor parts.
2. Engagement with customers to understand needs and propose technical solutions.

About Regal Rexnord:

Regal Rexnord is a $6.5B publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit, and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air-moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales, and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.