Hybrid Senior Mechatronics Engineer – Servo and Motion Systems

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About the role

  • Senior Mechatronics Engineer designing and analyzing mechanical systems for metrology products at FARO. Collaborating across teams to develop new instruments in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Key individual contributor able to work autonomously to support the design of new metrology instrument products
  • Support projects from concept to productions in close coordination with related departments and vendors
  • Serve as subject matter expert in the design and tuning of servo control systems
  • Research and select motors, bearings, and sensors for precision axis design
  • Research and design power transmission mechanisms
  • Perform dynamic system analysis
  • Conduct feasibility studies of designs and concepts using engineering principles and FEA software
  • Perform hands-on assembly, testing and troubleshooting of prototypes to ensure design requirements are met
  • Develop assembly, calibration and compensation techniques
  • Build BOMs for manufacturing and assembly
  • Guide and assist operations with creation of assembly instructions
  • Understand cross functional technology and interfaces within the product line
  • Analyze and refine high level requirements
  • Mentor other engineers and review their designs and analysis
  • Leads the mechanical engineering of subsystems and acts as subsystem project lead when required
  • Inform stakeholders and cross functional team of new projects in a concise and professional way to convince and get commitment
  • Provide suggestions for product improvements at part and module level

Requirements

  • A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • Preference towards MS or PhD in Mechanical, Electrical or Robotics Engineering with advanced course work in servo controls
  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in machine design and servo control design and tuning
  • Expert level understanding of servo control system design and tuning for complex linear and rotary systems
  • Precision machine design and evaluation for metrology, machine tool and robotics or similar applications
  • Design using Solidworks CAD software or similar to create models and drawings
  • Finite element analysis (FEA) using Solidworks Simulation or ANSYS
  • Drawing generation in accordance with ASME Y14.5M Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Kinematic component design
  • Motor and Bearing design
  • System error budgets and tolerance stack ups
  • Dynamic system modeling using MATLAB or similar software
  • Experience with programming languages such as Python or C#

Benefits

  • A competitive paid time off bank and paid holidays
  • Medical, dental, life and AD&D insurance plans
  • Pre-tax flex spending accounts for medical and dependent care
  • 401K with employer match
  • Tuition reimbursement and training opportunities
  • Wellness fairs
  • Frequent lunch and learns to help educate employees about issues affecting their lives
  • Other employee events

Job title

Senior Mechatronics Engineer – Servo and Motion Systems

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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