Electromechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer Mid-level (L4 equivalent) 2-5 years

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The job description

Tech stack. Motor selection and integration, actuator design, gearbox design, power electronics interface, sensor integration, SolidWorks, thermal analysis of electromechanical assemblies, dynamometer testing, sealing design

About the role

You will design motor-driven systems at a company building electric actuators for agricultural equipment that operates in dust, mud, vibration, and temperature extremes for thousands of hours per season. Your assemblies convert electrical power into reliable mechanical work: motors, gearboxes, housings, seals, and position feedback working as one integrated unit. You will select and integrate motors, design the complete mechanical power path around them, and validate every actuator against torque, speed, efficiency, and life requirements on dynamometers and in field trials. You will design products that blend mechanical and electrical systems, from motor-driven mechanisms to sensor-integrated assemblies. Your designs will manage the thermal, EMI, and packaging interactions that make electromechanical integration challenging. You will prototype rapidly and test thoroughly, because the interfaces between domains are where surprises live.

What you will achieve

Deliver electromechanical actuator designs meeting torque, speed, efficiency, and ingress specifications, validated by dynamometer testing across the full operating envelope.
Select motors and gearing that optimize the torque density, efficiency, thermal, and cost trade-off for each application, documented with quantitative comparison matrices.
Design sealing, breathing, and thermal solutions that let actuators survive IP67 environments, pressure washing, and continuous duty cycles without degradation.
Achieve lifecycle targets through bearing selection, gear rating, and seal design validated by accelerated endurance testing correlated to field duty cycles.
Reduce actuator cost across the product line through platform approaches: shared motor frames, modular gearbox stages, and common sealing architectures.

What you will bring

Must-haves

2 to 5 years designing motor-driven or electromechanical systems with hardware that shipped.
Strong understanding of electric motors: BLDC, brushed DC, and steppers, including their drive requirements and control implications.
Mechanical design skills for gearboxes (spur, planetary, worm), housings, shafts, and sealing systems.
Ability to characterize actuators on the bench and dynamometer: efficiency mapping, thermal testing, and durability assessment.
Familiarity with motor drive electronics and position feedback sufficient to collaborate effectively with electrical engineers.
BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Nice-to-haves

Experience with agricultural, construction, or off-highway equipment and their environmental standards.
Knowledge of functional safety concepts for actuated systems (safe states, diagnostics).
Background in high-efficiency or high-torque-density actuator design for mobile applications.
Familiarity with CAN-based actuator control and diagnostics.