Mechatronics Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: Oakland

Compensation: $75K – $175K • Offers Equity

Employment Type: FullTime

ABOUT THE JOB
Arxlight is seeking a talented multi-disciplinary Mechatronics Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and improving systems and components. We expect a high level of multi-disciplinary knowledge across mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science. You’ll take ownership of executing of entire projects and collaborate closely with functional teams to deliver high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective engineering solutions.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Execute rapid evaluation of engineering concepts in a wide range of fields - electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, software engineering, manufacturing

• Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production

• Design, implementation, and test of complex electro-mechanical systems

• High level system ownership with large levels of professional autonomy

• Lead design reviews, run analysis, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans

• Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed

• Travel to test sites as needed

• Use first principles physics as a basis for every decision

• Wear many hats

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS, MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics engineering, or Software Engineering, or related field

• Experience in an immersive technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)

• Experience in developing complex eletro-mechanical systems, such as robots, UAVs, wearables, high power, electric propulsion, etc

• Ability to read, interpret, and manipulate block diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, and layouts.

• Strong command of engineering first principles

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Multiple degrees or minors in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics engineering, or Software Engineering, or related field

• Experience in Mechanical CAD (Solidworks, NX, Fusion 360, etc)

• Experience in Electrical CAD (Altium, KiCad, etc)

• Hands-on prototyping experience (3D printing, machining, soldering, board assembly, harnessing)

• Strong organizational skills

• Familiarity with microcontrollers, power conversion and system integration

• Outstanding leadership and interpersonal skills

• Familiarity with designing for rugged environments

• Experience in characterizing circuits at both schematic and board level

• Familiarity with wireless communication protocols

• Experience with microcontroller wired communication protocols (USB, MIPI CSI2, SPI, I2C, CAN, CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485)

• Experience with motor and servo drive (BLDC/Brushed motor controller design, servo control systems)

• Practical experience with electrical engineering tools (Oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, multimeters)