ICON
Mechatronics Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States · Mid · Contract
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About the role
- ICON is looking for a Mechatronics Engineer to join our Robotics team in Austin, TX.
- This role is embedded within a multidisciplinary robotics team and requires someone who understands how hardware and software must work together to produce reliable, precision motion.
- ICON is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an innovative, inclusive, diverse and discrimination-free work environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, integrate, and validate electromechanical systems for large-scale robotics applications.
- Configure, tune, and commission servo drives, motors, encoders, and associated motion hardware within an EtherCAT-based control architecture.
- Develop and maintain low-level embedded software for motion control, I/O management, and hardware interfacing in C/C++ or equivalent real-time environments.
- Translate motion requirements into drive configurations, tuning parameters, and electrical specifications.
- Support the design and layout of electrical panels, cable assemblies, and interface hardware in close coordination with the mechanical and electrical teams.
- Develop and execute hardware integration and acceptance test procedures across robotic subsystems.
- Contribute to simulation environments by providing accurate actuator and drive models that reflect physical hardware behavior.
- Participate in design and code reviews to maintain consistency and quality across hardware and software deliverables.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience in mechatronics or electromechanical systems.
- Working knowledge of EtherCAT or a comparable industrial fieldbus protocol (CANopen, Profinet, EtherNet/IP).
- Practical embedded or real-time programming experience in C or C++, applied to motion control or hardware interfacing.
- Ability to read and produce electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
- Experience supporting hardware/software integration and participating in structured validation testing.
- Experience with robotic arm kinematics at a systems level - sufficient to understand how drive behavior and mechanical design affect motion quality.
Skills
- Direct experience with the Beckhoff/EtherCAT ecosystem - TwinCAT, acontis EtherCAT master, or equivalent.
- Familiarity with real-time operating environments or embedded Linux in a controls context.
- Exposure to functional safety standards relevant to robotic systems (IEC 62061, ISO 13849, or equivalent).
- Experience contributing to hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or simulation environments.
- Familiarity with sensor integration - IMUs, force/torque sensors, encoders - and basic state estimation concepts.
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