Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Flowtec Group is partnering with a specialist manufacturer of intelligent torque tools to develop next-generation smart, connected torque solutions. The Senior Mechanical or Electronic Design Engineer will own new torque tools from concept through pilot and mass production, focusing on either mechanical architecture or electronic and control systems while collaborating with testing, supply chain, and international teams.
Responsibilities
- Owning internal mechanical architecture - gear trains, clutches/ratchets, spindles/anvils, sealed housings - from concept to release
- Running GD&T, tolerance stack analysis and FEA (stress/deflection, fatigue)
- Building the DVP&R: drop/impact, vibration, thermal, ingress/IP testing
- Integrating sensors, PCBs, wiring and HMI cleanly into the mechanical structure
- Leading DFM/DFA with die-casters, molders, stampers and machine shops through to pilot builds
- Designing and verifying to IEC 62841/60745, ISO 6789 and ISO 5393
- Owning cost and durability budgets, and maintaining PLM/IP documentation
- Owning the electronic and control architecture - main control hardware, BLDC motor drive, torque acquisition circuitry, power management, HMI
- Developing and optimising BLDC vector control algorithms and torque closed-loop control
- Running torque sensor/strain gauge signal processing, precision calibration and temperature drift compensation
- Building embedded firmware (MCU-based) covering data acquisition, control logic, wireless comms and fault diagnosis
- Running DVP&R electrical verification: EMC/ESD, vibration, thermal, IP protection
- Leading electronic DFM/DFA with PCB/SMT/component suppliers through to mass production ramp-up
- Ensuring compliance with IEC 62841/60745 and ISO 5393, and owning BOM cost
Skills
- We're open to candidates from either a mechanical/structural design background or an electronic R&D background
- 8+ years designing mechanisms/structures for handheld tools or compact electro-mechanical products through to mass production
- Hands-on ownership of gear trains/clutches/ratchets and sealed housings
- Strong GD&T, tolerance analysis, FEA and DFM/DFA experience with suppliers
- Familiarity with IEC 62841/60745, ISO 6789 and/or ISO 5393
- Proficiency in Creo or SolidWorks, plus PLM exposure (Windchill/Enovia/Teamcenter)
- 8+ years of electronic R&D in handheld power tools or precision control products, with completed mass-production projects
- Deep hands-on experience with BLDC motor drive/vector control and torque closed-loop control
- Strong hardware circuit design skills - MCU peripherals, power drive, signal acquisition, EMC/ESD
- Familiarity with torque sensor/strain gauge calibration and IEC 62841/60745, ISO 5393
- Proficient in embedded C, ARM/MCU platforms, and Altium Designer or Cadence
- Candidates with recent, hands-on experience in the torque tool market
- IP54+
- Direct experience with torque wrenches, nutrunners or precision tightening tools
- ISO/IEC 17025 lab exposure, PPAP/first-off experience
- Patent filings or published technical inventions
- Comfortable working async with overseas Asia/EU teams
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