Motor Design Engineer (Electrical)

About River

River is an electric vehicle company building multi-utility scooters. At River, we’re building scooters of tomorrow for the ambitious youth of today. Because we believe people only need two things to achieve success : the desire to make it to the top, and the means to get there.

With our flagship product River Indie, SUV of Scooters, is designed to help you get things done. Engineered to be a dependable ally on your road to success. We are backed by marquee international investors - these are mobility focused funds backed by Yamaha Motors, Al-Futtaim Automotive Group, Toyota VC and Maniv Mobility.

Key Responsibilities

• The candidate to should handle different tasks associated with i) Motor supplier association & ii) Inhouse motor development projects
• Strong Understanding of low frequency electromagnetic fundamentals
• Good knowledge of electric motor design principles and methodologies
• Characterize machine performance for basic sizing and performance estimations using analytical tools
• Analysis and validation of designs with FEA calculations in both 2D and 3D
• Proficiency in ANSYS Motor-CAD, ANSYS Maxwell or similar FEA tools.
• Motor optimization taking into account different Multiphysics aspects. ANSYS Opti slang proficiency is an added advantage
• Good understanding of mechanical, thermal, structural & NVH aspects of motor design
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure motor design meets specifications
• Prototyping and Manufacturing of the motors for POC verification
• Conduct testing and analysis to optimize PMSM motor (or any other motor type) performance and efficiency
• Platform motor design modification to meet new requirements
• Tear-down and Benchmarking of Motors
• Continuously evaluate new technologies and design improvements to develop the most power dense, efficient, low cost, and reliable electric motor
• Design skills of PMSM motor & magnet less motors (SyncRel, Wound field, Switched reluctance motors, Induction motor etc.)
• Motor supplier association and ensure different motor performance aspects are clearly achieved
• Good expertise in motor material selection, soft magnetic composites, potting solutions, HRE free magnets etc.

Ideal Candidate