Mechatronics Engineer for Biotech Instrumentation

Objective Biotechnology; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Objective Biotechnology in Minneapolis, MN seeks a hands-on Mechatronics Engineer to design, prototype, and manufacture electromechanical instruments for research labs. You will work across R&D, manufacturing, and field installations, applying motion control, sensors, embedded firmware, and optics.

The role offers rapid product integration from prototype to field, with NIH SBIR/STTR funding backing innovative projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in mechatronics, mechanical, electrical, robotics, or biomedical engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience designing and building mechatronic systems: motors and motion control, sensors, microcontrollers or embedded platforms, and cameras or optics.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD (SolidWorks or similar) and with basic electronics work - reading schematics, PCB bring-up and debugging, soldering, and using standard bench instruments.
• Programming experience in Python and/or C/C++ for instrument control, data acquisition, or embedded firmware.
• Experience assembling, testing, or troubleshooting precision instruments; familiarity with GD&T, tolerance analysis, or machining and 3D-printing processes is a plus.
• Laboratory experience with microscopy, micromanipulation, microinjection, electrophysiology, or model organism work is a plus but not required.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to researchers at all levels and to write clear documentation.
• Willing and able to travel to customer sites and to work independently on the road.
• Eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, build, and test electromechanical subsystems for assigned projects: motion control and actuation, sensors, cameras and optics, embedded electronics, and the firmware/software that ties them together.
• Own engineering tasks and milestones under our grants, work with our collaborators, and contribute to technical reports, design documentation, and test data.
• Run design verification experiments, analyze results, and iterate rapidly on mechanical, electrical, and control designs.
• Assemble, calibrate, and quality-test instruments and consumables to meet production and shipping schedules.
• Design and maintain fixtures, test jigs, and assembly and QC procedures; drive design-for-manufacturability improvements and second-source critical parts.
• Maintain build documentation, BOMs, inventory records, and perform acceptance testing and final checkout of systems before they ship.
• Install, commission, and validate instrumentation at customer sites, and train end users on protocols and best practices.
• Serve as a technical contact for customers - troubleshoot hardware, software, and application issues, reproduce reported problems in-house, and implement fixes or workarounds.
• Develop and document application protocols, SOPs, and application notes, and support pre-sales demonstrations, feasibility discussions, and conference presence.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Mechatronics design

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Mechatronics/Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

PCB bring-up

Soldering

Bench instruments

Job description

Objective Biotechnology in Minneapolis, MN seeks a hands-on Mechatronics Engineer to design, prototype, and manufacture electromechanical instruments for research labs. You will work across R&D, manufacturing, and field installations, applying motion control, sensors, embedded firmware, and optics.

The role offers rapid product integration from prototype to field, with NIH SBIR/STTR funding backing innovative projects.