About
Erickson Motors are the manufacturers of MCC engines and also provide commercial engineering and machining services.
Engine Research Associates, Inc. (ERA) owns Erickson Motors and mainly focuses on MCC engine related military and government research and development programs including SBIR Phase I and Phase II programs. Both companies are located in the same facility at the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC).
We received the 2016 Torch Award for Entrepreneurs of Integrity by the Northern Indiana Better Business Bureau and won the 2013 Innovator of the Year Award from the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly as shown to the right.
Members of our team include the following:
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The Late Fred Erickson
Founder, MCC Engine Inventor
Fred was the inventor of the Migrating Combustion Chamber (MCC) engine.
He pursued his passion and part-time hobby of developing a better internal combustion engine while working full-time at Magnavox (now Raytheon). He also developed and tested DoD Sonobuoys for over 30 years at Magnavox.
Rick Erickson
President, Principal Engineer
He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE), co-owner and a MCC Engine co-inventor.
Rick provides engineering management, MCC engine design and development, systems design, materials/structural analysis, materials selection, fabrication and testing.
- Phone:260-338-1010 Ext. 101
Jeff Erickson
Vice President, General Manager
He is a PMI certified Project Management Profession (PMP), co-owner and a MCC Engine co-inventor.
Jeff provides program management, business operations management, MCC engine systems integration, fabrication support, testing and data acquisition support.
Rhonda Godfrey
Vice President, Controller
She is a co-owner with 20 years experience in business management and as a controller.
Rhonda provides business and program accounting, payroll, DCAA and DCMA support, vendor and sub-contractor management.
- Phone:260-338-1010 Ext. 103
Brandon Lewis
Data Acquisition Engineer
He has 4 years of experience in customer service, 2 years experience in UI/UX design, embedded systems engineering, and data analysis.
Brandon provides in-house software development, software testing, data acquisition and analysis, technical documentation writing, web development, cybersecurity support and IT support.
