Systems Engineer
About The Position
Motivo is seeking a passionate, multidisciplinary engineer to lead technical decision-making on electromechanical projects requiring a solid system architecture. Systems Engineers help execute projects from concept through fabrication and typically work with a Project Manager and Technical Lead to guide a focused engineering team during the early phases of product development. They help plan technical and programmatic work, define or review system architecture, identify key components and technologies, and lead the technical team toward successful project completion. In later phases, they may lead brainstorming sessions, review engineering work, provide technical guidance, and support integration debugging and troubleshooting. The role suits an exceptionally curious engineer with broad knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and software engineering and physics, including how these disciplines interact. The engineer may also contribute directly to a variety of engineering tasks. Candidates are not expected to have experience with every listed proficiency or tool.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
- At least 3 years of professional engineering experience; 7 or more years for consideration for a senior role.
- Direct technical experience on multiple electromechanical projects.
- Deep understanding of physics and electromechanical control systems.
- Extensive detailed design experience in mechanical, electrical, or software systems.
- Experience with simulation and controls development tools, such as Matlab/Simulink.
- Experience with SPICE platforms for electronics simulation.
- Experience with 3D CAD tools, such as Solidworks.
- Experience with PCB design tools, such as Altium.
- Experience with C/C++ firmware development; Motivo typically uses STM32 MCUs for custom embedded hardware.
- Experience with higher-level software development, most often Python and C/C++.
- Strong ability to translate client requirements into system architecture and a technical roadmap.
- Ability to generate technical drawings of systems, components, and interfaces.
- Experience troubleshooting, debugging, and performing root cause analysis on electromechanical systems.
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to present results and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to lead and support engineering teams through technical challenges and make trade-offs among competing priorities.
- Openness to new ideas and challenges from the team, and adaptability to changing client needs.
- Ability to mentor less experienced colleagues and handle concurrent fast-paced projects with minimal direction.
- Exceptional spoken English and strong written communication skills.
- Positive, solutions-oriented attitude.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in an engineering discipline.
- Seven or more years of professional engineering experience for senior role consideration.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical decision-making for electromechanical projects and develop sound system architectures.
- Work with a Project Manager and Technical Lead to guide engineering teams during early product development.
- Plan technical and programmatic aspects of development.
- Define or review complete system architectures and identify key components and technologies.
- Lead technical teams toward successful project completion.
- Lead brainstorms, review other engineers’ work, and provide guidance on technical approaches.
- Help debug and troubleshoot systems during integration.
- Translate client desires and requirements into system architectures and technical roadmaps.
- Generate technical drawings of systems, components, and interfaces.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and perform root cause analysis on electromechanical systems.
- Present results and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead and support engineering teams through technical challenges, make trade-offs among competing priorities, and mentor less experienced colleagues.
- Manage concurrent, fast-paced projects with minimal direction.
Benefits
- High-quality insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Generous vacation time.
- Monday–Thursday 4/10 work week.
- Profit-sharing bonuses tied to overall company performance.
- Transparency about company financials and potential to share in financial success.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
