Electrical machine and method of manufacture

An electrical rotor machine comprising:

• a housing including a wall defining a cavity and including a locating feature on the wall within the cavity, the housing including an aperture through the wall adjacent the locating feature;
• a stator comprising:
• two subcores disposed within the cavity and axially seated against opposing edges of the locating feature, wherein a radial channel is formed between the subcores, the radial channel in fluid communication with the aperture of the housing, and wherein the subcores further including a plurality of winding channels along an axial length of each subcore, the plurality of winding channels structured to receive stator windings, and
• stator windings disposed within the plurality of winding channels of the subcores, wherein the stator windings extend between the subcores and across the radial channel;
• and
• a rotor operably attached to a shaft and disposed within the stator, the shaft structured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the machine;
• wherein the locating feature is offset from the aperture such that the locating feature does not obstruct a flowpath for coolant as the coolant is turned between a radial and an axial direction.