Overview

Who we are

Toyota Research & Development is racing toward a new future of mobility with a diverse team to help us enhance and design products to help people move. Headquartered in Michigan, the research hub of America, we offer competitive salaries, amazing benefits, leadership which prioritizes growth and development, and the chance to play a substantial role in our constant pursuit of innovation and advanced technology. Join an inclusive team environment that puts “respect for people” first, with long-term career opportunities within R&D or across Toyota’s enterprise.

Who we’re looking for

Toyota’s Powertrain Design and Evaluation Department (PDE) is looking for a passionate, highly-motivated Design Engineer with an interest in Electrified PT system design.

The primary responsibilities of this role are hybrid electric transaxle component and system design and will include:

• Work with suppliers to design and develop power electronic systems for inverters, converters, and other power electronic circuits.
• Integration of electrified drive units and power electronics into vehicle design prioritizing safety, customer appeal, competitiveness, and on-time development.
• Coordinate development activities including supplier sourcing, cost analysis and cost reduction activities (with Purchasing and Suppliers) and up through validation and launch, including problem solving of technical issues.
• Partner with design engineers in Japan and local Suppliers for the design and development of local component design.
• Participate in design, evaluation, and manufacturing activities at the event location locally and internationally (as necessary).
• Report to upper management and external departments.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, the person in this role will support the PTD’s objective to build “World Class Powertrains in North America”

What you’ll be doing

• Power electronics (Inverters, Converters, Chargers) design with suppliers and vehicle integration with affiliates and Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan).
• Interfacing with key stakeholders (such as motor designers, powertrain controls, body design, purchasing and assembly plants).
• Highly motivated self-starting working style to manage and own leadership of projects. General understanding and application of standard engineering theory, principles and problem solving.
• Applying Toyota Design Process and Standards, outputting deliverables such as Design Specs, 3D models, 2D drawings, technical reports, and instruction sheets.
• Attending routine Design Reviews and reporting key metrics of your design such as durability, performance, cost, and mass versus design targets.
• Process improvements, advancing PTD’s design process capability to improve quality and on-time delivery of design deliverables.
• Understand supplier part production process flow, supply chain and assembly process to find cost reduction and quality improvement ideas.
• Benchmarking competitor designs to ensure our competitiveness.
• Training in the Toyota Way.

What you bring

• Experience in power electronics design/development.
• Familiarity with analog and digital circuit design and automotive power electronics.
• Bachelor of Science (or above) with an Engineering
• Demonstrable CAD skills (CATIA V5 or Creo).
• Proficiency with Excel and Powerpoint.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Team-oriented thinking and a “can-do” attitude.

What you may bring

• Master’s Degree in engineering.
• Experience in design of power electronics with focus on automotive industry.
• Experience with electric machine (motor) design and controls
• Experience with CREO, Windchill, and typical powertrain CAE design software (Matlab/Simulink, Spice, ANSYS suites, etc).
• Hands-on experience with prototyping and testing
• Experience in EMC design, analysis, evaluation
• Expertise in GD&T and typical powertrain manufacturing methods and production processes.
• Working knowledge of quality inspection methods, calculate 3sigma and process capability methods. Work with supplier quality and plant quality to review part quality inspection reports.
• A working knowledge of DRBFM.
• A working knowledge of Quality Management and Supply Chain Management principles
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment.

What we’ll bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
• Vehicle purchase & lease programs
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• Flextime and virtual work options (if applicable)
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, child care, schools and more
• Flexible spending accounts
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)

To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members’ efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong. As a company that has been one of DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity and a member of The Billion Dollar Roundtable supporting minority and woman-owned suppliers for over 10 years, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business. 

Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Have a question or need assistance with your application?  Check out the How to Apply section of our careers page on Toyota.com or send an email to [email protected]