Allient Inc. is in growth mode and currently seeking a Staff Modeling & Simulation Engineer to join our team at our corporate innovation center and headquarters located in Buffalo, New York!
You’ll lead modeling, simulation, and quantitative analysis for electromechanical systems, including motors, drives, gears, actuators, and motion mechanisms. You’ll use MATLAB and Simscape for dynamic, thermal, and power-flow analysis, and your results will shape the requirements, performance, reliability, and safety of products we build for demanding applications. Apply now!
Responsibilities:
- Analyze electrical, mechanical, and actuation systems.
- Use simulation models to define and validate requirements.
- Write test plans, run subsystem tests, and correlate test data with your models.
- Support system and vehicle integration.
- Review designs and make sure they follow engineering best practices.
- Work with internal teams and customers to define requirements and present technical findings.
- Develop new engineering solutions that improve product performance.
- Support proposals with technical definitions, trade studies, and compliance work.
- Improve our standard engineering processes and documentation.
- Mentor engineers at every level.
- Take on other duties as needed.
- Travel: limited, typically around 15%.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering plus 9+ years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree plus 11+ years.
- A track record of leading cross-disciplinary engineering efforts.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Thermal, shock, and vibration analysis experience using FEA and CFD tools, ideally Ansys.
- Hands-on MATLAB and Simscape experience for dynamic, thermal, and power-flow analysis.
- Knowledge of electric and hybrid propulsion systems.
- Experience with actuation technologies: motors, gearing, ball screws, and DC motor drives.
- Experience with military programs, government contracting, ITAR-restricted products, and working alongside primes or Tier 1 suppliers.
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Allient Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering plus 9 or more years of experience
- Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering plus 11 or more years of experience
- Track record of leading cross-disciplinary engineering efforts
- Thermal, shock, and vibration analysis experience using FEA and CFD tools, ideally Ansys
- Hands-on MATLAB and Simscape experience for dynamic, thermal, and power-flow analysis
- Knowledge of electric and hybrid propulsion systems
- Experience with motors, gearing, ball screws, and DC motor drives
- Experience with military programs, government contracting, ITAR-restricted products, and primes or Tier 1 suppliers
What We Do
Allient is a global leader and manufacturer of precision and specialized motion, controls, and power products, powering advanced technologies for OEMs and end-users across various industries.
