Job Duties:

Participate with Hitachi US & Japan Design Engineering organizations in the original design / existing design improvements / performance validation / production launch, activities of HEV traction motors for various automotive powertrain products applications.
Create and / or oversee creation of component and assembly 3-D CAD models, along with related 2-D manufacturing drawings.
Facilitate accurate & timely motor program technical communication between Hitachi related facilities and suppliers as necessary.
Support defect reduction activities and root cause analysis on the plant floor in coordination with the cross functional team.
Support special projects within the motor design department such as teardown analysis, prototype shop, or other activities.
Prepare various types of technical data / information documents through the use of industry standard PC based software programs ( ex: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, Solid works.

The ideal candidate is required to:

Be enrolled as a Incoming Junior or Senior in an accredited BSME program.
Possess some skills & experience with one or more widely used automotive industry 3-D CAD programs to have generated full function, multi-part assy 3-D models.
Demonstrate fluent English communication, strong initiative / motivation and problem solving skills in a turbulent environment.
Demonstrate ability to use various PC based programs to create / modify / present various types of data & information.

The ideal candidate is preferred to:

Be enrolled in an accredited MSME program.
Have experience interfacing with suppliers and customers to explain technical documents / drawings / information.
Have experience at original creation and / or review for revision of a Motor product DFMEA
Have experience in motor calculations including JMAG or similar software.
Have experience in using ANSYS for FEA calculations or similar software.
Fluent in both the English and Japanese languages.

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