Mechatronics Engineer

Arxlight • Oakland, CA

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About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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)

Responsibilities

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level