Motor Development Lead

Job title:

Motor Development Lead

Company

ZeroAvia

Job description

At ZeroAvia, we’re clean sky thinkers. For the world to achieve truly clean, guilt-free flight, we need a scalable solution; hydrogen-electric powertrains. As a leader in zero-emission aviation and a UK Jet Zero Council member, we’re designing and commercialising hydrogen-powered solutions that will positively impact the future of aviation, global connectivity, and the world.The Motor Development Lead will work closely with the Electrical Propulsion System design team located in Everett, WA and will be the UK on-site responsible for the Electromagnetic Design team in Kemble, supporting testing, problem report management of the electric motor under test in the laboratory test as well as ground and flight-testing support and operations.He/she will report to the CTO but work side by side with the Head of Motor design department but act as a self-sufficient entrepreneurial engineer, becoming the main interface between UK EPS team and USA EPS team.Requirements

• Acting as Electromechanical Deign Lead engineer on site and contributing to design changes and improvements.
• Act as the Site interface between the Electrical Propulsion Team and the Aircraft System Team for the operations, integration, testing in laboratory, ground and flight test operations of the electric motor.
• Lead UK motor testing and problem report activities from Design perspective, facilitating understanding of root cause analysis and problem resolution,
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering leads and certification engineers to innovate, assess trade-offs, and converge on reliable, performance and certifiable electric motor.
• Assist characterization, parameter estimation, tuning and calibration of motor system on dyno.
• Develop testing plans to validate motor electromagnetic and thermal designs including performance and durability.

Experience and qualifications

• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Experience using

, for electric machine design and analysis is preferred, but expertise with other simulation tools for electromagnetic, thermal, mechanical, or system analysis is also accepted. * Experience on Electromagnetics, Thermal, structural statics/dynamics, material science applied to motors application.

• Experience of electric propulsion high power (High Torque – High Speed) motor design.
• Knowledge of

, in particular, regarding test preparation and reporting, problem resolution and configuration/design changes * PhD in EM design or equivalent.

• Proven track record with motor designs currently industrialized.

Diversity and inclusionZeroAvia is an equal opportunity employer and as a young company in the aviation industry, we value diversity and need people of different backgrounds that bring a plethora of skills, perspectives, and mindsets to the table that can spur originality, imagination, and creativity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.Benefits📈 Stock Options🏡 Relocation support🏖️ Holiday: 25 Days + Public Holidays🍴 Kemble Location: Free Lunch🔋 EV Club and Kemble Free EV Charging🛩️ Flying Club: 5 free hours of flying lessons + Discount on Pilots License (PPL)👩🏽‍⚕️ Private Healthcare: Plus Dental, Optical, Mental health support💸 Salary sacrifice schemes: EV Club, Curry’s Tech, Cycle to Work and Ikea Furniture💰 Weekly Spot Bonuses👩🏼‍⚖️ Income protection and Legal support

Expected salary

Location

Kemble, Gloucestershire

Job date

Sat, 12 Oct 2024 22:00:13 GMT

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