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Power the Future of Flight — Motor Design Engineer Opportunity with PDS Tech Commercial

Location: Wichita, KS | Payrate: $59 - $65/hour | Schedule: Monday to Friday. 8am to 5pm

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About the Role
PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leading aerospace innovator to hire a Motor Design Engineer who will play a critical role in developing advanced motor and electromagnetic technologies. In this hands-on position, you’ll own the full product lifecycle—from concept through production—delivering high-performance solutions that power aerospace, defense, and industrial systems. Your work will directly impact reliability, efficiency, and innovation in mission-critical applications.

What You’ll Do 

• Design and develop PMDC, wound-field DC, BLDC, and AC induction motors, as well as electromagnetic devices such as resolvers, synchros, LVDTs, and RVDTs

• Perform electromagnetic simulations, trade studies, and material selection to optimize performance, efficiency, and manufacturability

• Develop electrical architectures, winding configurations, and interface designs from concept through release

• Collaborate on integration with drives, control electronics, and sensor systems

• Create and maintain engineering documentation, including drawings, models, BOMs, calculations, and specifications

• Support prototyping, validation, qualification, and environmental testing

• Analyze test data, troubleshoot issues, and perform root-cause investigations

• Partner with cross-functional teams across mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and program management

• Interface directly with customers to resolve technical requirements and performance challenges

• Contribute to reliability analysis (FMEA, MTBF) and continuous product improvement initiatives

• Research and implement new materials and technologies to enhance product performance

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or related field

• Experience in the designing of electric motors, AC Motors/DC Motors/BLDC Motors

• 5–7 years of experience in motor or electromagnetic product design

• Strong knowledge of motor design principles, topologies, and performance tradeoffs

• Experience supporting full product lifecycle development, from concept through release and sustaining

• Hands-on experience with prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting

• Strong technical documentation and engineering release experience

• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate with customers

• Ability to work in a high-reliability engineering environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with tools such as Ansys Electronics Desktop, RMxprt, Simcenter Motorsolve, or Simcenter Magnet

• Familiarity with Autodesk Inventor, Mathcad, Microsoft Office, and document control systems

• Experience with motor drives, power electronics integration, and electrical interface development

• Knowledge of aerospace/defense standards such as DO-160 or MIL-STD-810

• Background in high-reliability aerospace, defense, industrial, or motion-control applications

• Experience supporting qualification testing, customer reviews, and production transition

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re a driven engineer with a passion for motor design and high-performance systems, we want to hear from you. Apply today and help power the next generation of aerospace innovation.

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