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Mechatronics Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of professional experience in mechatronics or electromechanical systems.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field.
About the job
Designs, integrates, and validates electromechanical systems and motion-control hardware and software for ICON’s large-scale robotic systems.
What you'll do
- Configure, tune, and commission servo drives, motors, encoders, and motion hardware in an EtherCAT-based control architecture.
- Develop and maintain embedded software for motion control, I/O management, and hardware interfacing; support electrical hardware design and subsystem testing.
- Participate in design and code reviews, contribute actuator models to simulations, and provide on-call field support on a rotating schedule.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Hands-on experience commissioning servo drives, encoders, and motion hardware in multi-axis robotics or industrial automation.
- Working knowledge of EtherCAT or a comparable industrial fieldbus protocol; practical C or C++ embedded or real-time programming experience.
- Ability to read and produce electrical schematics and wiring diagrams; experience with hardware/software integration and structured validation testing.
Nice to have
- Direct experience with the Beckhoff/EtherCAT ecosystem, such as TwinCAT or acontis EtherCAT master.
- Experience with robotic arm kinematics, real-time or embedded Linux environments, functional safety, HIL or simulation, or sensor integration.
Tools
EtherCAT, CANopen, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, C, C++, TwinCAT, acontis EtherCAT master
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