About River

River is a design company building personal transportation for livelihood.

We focus on creating multi-utility products for those independently carving their own path. We’re building from the ground up, bringing together design, engineering and technology to solve real, everyday problems. Our signature two-wheeler, Indie – The SUV of Scooters, is built to be a dependable companion for getting things done.

Today, we’re 1,500+ people strong, headquartered in Bengaluru, and have raised our Series C.

River is backed by leading global automotive OEMs, international tech investors, and top institutional asset managers, including Yamaha Motor, Al-Futtaim Automotive Group, Toyota Ventures, Mitsui & Co., Marubeni Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Maniv Mobility, Elev8 Venture Partners, Claypond Capital, Trucks Venture Capital, 360 ONE Asset, HDFC AMC, Singularity AMC, Anicut Capital, and JIF Capital.

Key Responsibilities

- Act as the main technical contact between internal teams and external motor suppliers for scooter platforms
- Review and approve supplier motor designs against vehicle targets like speed, torque, efficiency, thermal limits and noise levels
- Check supplier calculations, simulations and test reports to make sure they meet company quality and performance standards
- Work with purchasing and quality teams to visit suppliers and check their factory production capabilities
- Run risk reviews and test plans with suppliers early in the project to catch and fix issues before production starts
- Work on cost reduction and design improvement projects from initial concept through to mass production




- Help the internal team with motor sizing and thermal checks for future company motor projects
- Test and study competitor motors to help plan future motor designs for two-wheelers
- Coordinate with mechanical, thermal, electronics and vehicle teams to fit the motor smoothly into the scooter

Ideal Candidate

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Electrical Machines or Drives
- 3 to 5 years of experience in motor supplier technical management, motor design, application engineering within the EV, automotive or two-wheeler industry
- Exceptional fundamental knowledge of electromagnetics, magnetic circuits and electrical machine theory
- Deep understanding of motor types relevant to the EV industry, particularly Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM), Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (IPMSM), Synchronous Reluctance Motor (SynRM), Ferrite assisted SynRM and Axial Flux motors
- Proven expertise in selecting motor materials, including electrical steel grades, rare-earth and ferrite magnets, copper wire insulation classes, and potting compounds
- Solid familiarity with modern motor manufacturing methods, such as lamination stamping, various winding techniques (distributed, concentrated, hairpin), magnetization processes and rotor balancing
- Proficiency in Analysis System (ANSYS) Motor-CAD, ANSYS Maxwell or similar FEA tools; familiarity with analytical and Finite Element Analysis (FEA 2D & 3D) simulations
- Excellent negotiation and technical communication skills to effectively manage and challenge external vendors

📌 Design Engineer - Motor (Electrical) (Bengaluru)
🏢 River
📍 Bengaluru