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Primary Location: United States (US) - North Carolina - Cary
Function: Product Engineering
Title: Part-Time Student-Electrification Engineering-Cary NC - 102257
Onsite/Remote: Onsite Position
Note: Relocation assistance is not provided.
The Part-Time Student Program is primarily designed to augment the Company's regular full-time staff and is for students who work in parallel to their school schedule YEAR-ROUND.
Your Responsibilities
As a Part-Time Student for John Deere Electric Powertrain located in Cary, NC, you will s upport product analysis, design, and/or testing activities for electric drive components and systems used on Deere vehicles. Specific activities vary by position but will include one or more of the following responsibilities:

• Electrification system and vehicle development
• Design, analysis, vehicle integration, and testing of electric drive systems to meet vehicle performance goals
  • This includes requirements, system concepting, vehicle integration and interfaces, lab testing of system performance, and vehicle testing of performance
• Li-Ion battery development
  • Design, analysis, and testing of cells, modules, BMS hardware, BMS software, pack level thermal and structural design, and cell aging modeling
• Electric machine development
  • Design, analysis, and testing of 250W - 200kW+ SPM and IPM electric motors, electromagnetic design, thermal design, high speed structural design, position sensing, and mechanical design

This position is NOT available to students on immigration visas.
What Skills You Need

• Ideally you will be pursuing a degree in an Engineering discipline; others may apply
• Must be registered as a full-time student at a U.S. accredited college/university
• Must be of Junior standing or higher
• Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above
• Available to work during the academic year 16-20 hours/weekly between the business hours of 8 AM to 6 PM Eastern
• Available to work during the summer semester 35-40 hours/weekly between the business hours of 8 AM to 5 PM Eastern
• Must be able to commute to the work location in Cary, North Carolina, on a weekly basis year-round (NOTE: Relocation assistance is not provided.)

What Makes You Stand Out

• Pursuing a graduate degree in an Engineering discipline
• Involvement with a club/organization that works on electric vehicles, robotics, or autonomous vehicles
• Strong candidates will have course work or research with a concentration in electric machines, power electronics, batteries, hybrid vehicles, or dynamics and control
• Working knowledge and hands-on experience testing electrical components using standard lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power supplies
• Familiarity with a symbolic programming language such as Simulink or LabView
• Experience using modeling tools such as Matlab/Simulink or circuit analysis software
• Experience with electric machines, or inverters/converters/chargers, or Li-Ion batteries, or electric vehicle systems, or electric drive control systems

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Benefit Pension)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use

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The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.
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