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# Motor / Electromechanical Applications Engineer, Vandrel at Interplay

- **Company:** Interplay
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/interplay/95c3b707-b101-4a69-91f8-1d180e0e0a00/application

**Skills:** Motor design, Electrical machines, Power electronics, Traction drive engineering, Winding design, Insulation systems, Magnet wire, Enamel, Impregnation, Slot liner, Phase paper, Thermal modeling, Dielectric modeling, HIPOT, Partial discharge testing, Thermal aging, Fluid compatibility, Vibration testing, Defense motor programs, Aerospace motor programs

> The Motor / Electromechanical Applications Engineer bridges material properties to system performance for high-performance magnet wire. Responsibilities include running customer engineering, building performance models, defining product SKUs, and owning qualification and testing processes for defense, aerospace, and...

## Job description

## ABOUT THE COMPANY

Vandrel is rebuilding America's high-performance magnet wire supply chain. We design and manufacture PEEK-insulated copper conductor in modular micro-factories, producing the wire that goes into the motors, transformers, and power systems that matter most: defense and aerospace platforms, EV traction, and grid and stationary storage.

Today, insulated magnet wire is produced by a short list of European and Asian suppliers. That is a problem for every US program that needs higher voltage, higher temperature, or higher power density. Our team is small, senior, and hands-on, and we are closing that gap.

## WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

- Bridge Material to System: Translate Vandrel wire’s material properties (dielectric strength, temperature rating, thinner insulation, higher slot fill) into motor-level performance deltas customers care about: continuous torque, peak power, thermal headroom, bus voltage, eLiciency, partial discharge life.
- Run Customer Engineering: Work directly with design teams at defense drone and autonomy primes, aerospace motor programs, EV OEMs, industrial drives, and gridscale power electronics to get Vandrel wire designed into their systems.
- Build Performance Models: Quantify the gain Vandrel wire delivers in a given motor topology through thermal, electromagnetic, and dielectric modeling.
- Drive Winding Design Conversations: Own the technical dialogue on slot fill, insulation system compatibility, and hairpin versus distributed winding tradeoLs with customer engineering teams.
- Define Vandrel’s First SKUs: Shape the initial product line based on real customer use cases: conductor size, insulation thickness, build class, and temperature class. Feed requirements into the process and materials roadmap.
- Own Qualification and Test: Support customer qualification (HIPOT, partial discharge, thermal aging, fluid compatibility, thermal shock, vibration). Partner with process engineering to reproduce failures and harden the product.
- Own the Technical Story: Build and present the narrative for why Vandrel wire wins at the chemistry, motor, and system levels. Represent Vandrel at customer reviews, technical conferences, and design-in sessions.

## REQUIRED SKILLS

- 5+ years in motor design, electrical machines, power electronics, or traction drive engineering.
- Fluency in winding design and insulation systems (magnet wire, enamel, impregnation, slot liner, phase paper).
- Strong grasp of thermal and dielectric constraints in high-power motors.
- Comfort across the interface between material, motor, and system: you move easily between polymer chemistry and bus voltage.
- Customer-facing chops: you can run a technical review with a customer’s chief motor engineer and walk out with a next step.
- Experience with defense or aerospace motor programs, 800V+ systems, or highspeed motors (above 20,000 rpm) is a plus.
- Bias toward shipping.

## COMPENSATION AND EQUITY

Compensation is benchmarked to senior motor and electrification talent at venture backed hard tech companies. Base salary is competitive and equity is material; both scale with experience and scope of ownership.

For candidates with deep motor and systems credibility and the appetite to own Vandrel’s commercial-technical surface from day one, we are open to structuring this as a cofounder-level package: co-founder equity, commensurate title, and the authority that comes with it.

## About Interplay

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Interplay is a startup ecosystem that provides venture capital, an accelerator, a studio, and platform services to support founders and innovation at every stage.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture Capital & Operating Platform)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Mark Peter Davis (Managing Partner)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Venture Capital, Startup Acceleration, Company Building (Studio), Operating Services, Multi-Family Office
- **Target customers**: Early-stage founders, startups (Pre-Seed to Series B), and high-net-worth individuals (family office clients)
- **Mission statement**: “Entrepreneurs are the primary driver of social change. Our goal is to accelerate their journey.”

## Products & Services
- **Venture Capital**: Invests $500K–$2M in early-stage North American tech companies, with a focus on application-layer AI and marketplace businesses. Co-invests in Seed to Series B rounds (sweet spot: Series A).
- **Accelerator**: Provides a $50K cash investment for a 6% equity stake, plus a six-month remote program with hands-on support as interim co-founders. Sector-agnostic but prefers pure software and tech-enabled services.
- **Studio**: Partners with CEOs to build companies from scratch, typically starting from internal ideas. Invests $100K–$10M+ to break the cold-start problem.
- **Platform**: Offers core operating services (accounting, marketing, legal, professional development, outsourcing) and vendor discounts to portfolio companies.
- **Ascend (Multi-Family Office)**: Provides full-service portfolio and investment management, plus advisory services for estate planning, philanthropy, taxes, and more.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $9.0M (as of latest data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed; the firm acts as a conviction co-investor and maintains a network of hundreds of executives.
- **Growth Signals**: 28 employees (+25% YoY), 8,319 LinkedIn followers (+16.7% yearly), active job postings (+200% yearly), and a growing presence in Mexico, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full‑stack ecosystem** – Combines capital, company building, and operational support under one roof, allowing founders to access multiple resources seamlessly.
- **Hands‑on, interim co‑founder model** – In the accelerator, Interplay embeds itself as an interim co-founder, aligning incentives through equity (6% common stock).
- **Network density** – A large pool of executives, engineers, and interns that portfolio companies can tap into for talent and introductions.
- **Conviction co‑investing** – Performs its own underwriting but never leads, allowing it to remain flexible and aligned with market pricing.

## Strategic Focus
- **Investment thesis**: Application-layer AI and marketplace businesses in North America (primarily US, also Canada and Latin America).
- **Studio approach**: Identifies gaps in society’s “social fabric” and builds commercially viable solutions, often recruiting a co-founder/CEO after internal ideation and diligence.
- **Global reach with US focus**: Accelerator is remote and open worldwide, but companies must target US customers; studio companies are built in the US.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Rated 4.6/5 on LinkedIn (Work-Life: 4.5, Compensation: 3.9, Culture: 5.0, Career: 4.7).
- **Work model**: Accelerator program is fully remote; studio and venture teams likely operate in a hybrid environment based in New York.
- **Open roles** (as of search date): Cofounder + CEO (Manufacturing), Associate (AI), VP of Engineering – indicating opportunities for both operators and investors.
- **Perks**: “Unreasonable support” through platform services, access to a vast executive network, and a collaborative environment where employees work directly with founders.

## Sources
1. [interplay.vc – Homepage](https://www.interplay.vc/)
2. [interplay.vc – About](https://www.interplay.vc/about)
3. [interplay.vc – Jobs](https://www.interplay.vc/jobs)
4. [interplay.vc – Ventures](https://www.interplay.vc/ventures)
5. [LinkedIn – Interplay](https://www.linkedin.com/company/interplayecosystem)

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