Junior Mechanical Engineer

**Junior Mechanical Engineer
C-Motive Technologies
Middleton, WIAPPLY HERE!About C-Motive**
C-Motive is a startup in Middleton WI commercializing electric motors with sustainability and efficiency as top priorities. This technology was born out of UW-Madison and will be the first of its kind on the market.

Half of all electricity globally is consumed by electric motors.
C-Motive’s patented electrostatic motor technology delivers 95%+ efficiency, uses no rare-earth metals, less than 1% the copper, and has the potential to deliver over a gigaton of carbon savings in the next decade. The global motor marketplace is $100B annually and C-Motive is poised to become a significant player in the coming few years. No one else in the world is developing electrostatic machines and our goal is to become the reference motor technology for a new generation of products.

Junior Mechanical Engineer

The Junior Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for improving and supporting existing products, driving cost-out initiatives, and providing engineering support to other functions within the company and external customers. This role reports to the Mechanical Engineering Manager.

What You Will Do

• Strong participation with others in the engineering team to establish short- and long-term goals in line with company’s objectives.
• Direct the creation of engineering documentation of products while establishing and/or improving design standards with focus on DFM.
• Drive the development process in connection to company’s product roadmap.
• Support R&D activities by providing mechanical engineering support to R&D projects.
• Sustain continuous improvement to reduce product cost and improve product quality.
• Ensure critical product design information is secure while readily available to users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university (required). A master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to convey complex ideas across teams.
• Experience with FEA in modeling heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and structural analysis.
• Experience in bearing analysis, reliability, MTBF and life calculations of other rotating components like seals, gaskets, etc.,
• Past hands-on experience in designing and developing products utilizing aluminum, steel, and/or plastic for large volume production components.
• Prior experience and proficiency with SolidWorks. Experience with Altium or other electrical CAD systems is a plus.

C-Motive is committed to equitable compensation, and we offer a generous benefits package to make sure you have the support you need. We offer a take-what-you-need paid time off program and every employee, regardless of gender identity or expression, is eligible for paid parental bonding leave. We have implemented a 401k program, and all employees are granted stock options with typical vesting periods.