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Electromagnetic Design Engineer

Regal Rexnord
Radford, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/11/2025 CLOSED ON 4/13/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electromagnetic Design Engineer position at Regal Rexnord?

Position Overview:

In the Electromagnetic (EM) Design Engineer role, you will serve as the technical lead for Kollmorgen motor products and product lines, driving electromagnetic design and supporting new product development, prototype builds, and testing. You will collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, and Operations teams to ensure designs meet performance, cost, and manufacturability requirements. Success in this role means consistently meeting or exceeding Voice of Customer expectations while advancing product quality and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

Along with those identified below, other duties may be assigned.

  • Lead electromagnetic design for electric motors, including brushless servomotors and related product lines.
  • Perform electromagnetic and thermal analysis using FEA tools such as Ansys Motor-CAD and Simcenter Magnet Suite.
  • Translate incomplete customer requirements into clear technical specifications.
  • Prepare product cost estimates, proposals, and documentation for new jobs.
  • Own design accuracy and documentation, including creation and coordination of Engineering Change Orders (ECO).
  • Support manufacturing sites with design engineering expertise and drive improvements in quality and design for manufacturability.
  • Participate in Value Engineering initiatives to generate and execute cost-saving ideas.
  • Conduct hands-on motor testing in the Motor Lab and prototype development in the Prototype Lab; prepare test summaries and reports.
  • Collaborate with Sales and customers to ensure designs meet performance and cost expectations.
  • Provide technical leadership for product lines and new development projects.
  • Occasionally travel (less than 10%) for customer or project support (nationally and/or internationally).

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering from an accredited institution.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
  • Proficiency in written and oral communication for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability and willingness to perform hands-on lab work and work directly with customers.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
  • Experience with electromagnetic FEA and magnetic modeling tools.
  • 1 year of experience with rotating machinery, preferably electric motors.
  • Familiarity with feedback devices such as Hall sensors, encoders, and resolvers.

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
  • Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
  • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • Paid Leaves
  • Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.

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