Motivo

Mechatronics Engineer

In short

This onsite role in Rancho Dominguez, California builds mechanical, electrical, and software systems for client projects spanning mobility/automotive, aerospace, robotics, and clean energy. It's posted by a project-based engineering consultancy where engineers own work from ideation through prototype delivery, working directly with clients, vendors, CEOs, and CTOs. The role demands meaningful contribution in at least two engineering disciplines, covering PCB/electronics design, firmware (C/C++), mechanism design and testing, or embedded/software development.

Location
Rancho Dominguez, California, United States; onsite engineering role.
Base salary
$80,000–$100,000 per year, dependent on experience, knowledge, and interview performance.
Company
Motivo is a project-based engineering consultancy delivering mechanical and electrical system design and prototype builds across mobility/automotive, aerospace, robotics, and clean energy.
What you will do
•Own engineering work from ideation and feature definition through system-level design and finished prototype solutions.
•Design and develop mechanical, electrical, and software systems across varied client projects.
•Build, debug, test, and bring up hardware prototypes.
•Collaborate directly with clients, vendors, CEOs, and CTOs.
•Contribute to product strategy, technical viability, and solutions shaped by project constraints.
Requirements
•Baseline proficiency and/or professional experience in electrical, mechanical, and/or software engineering.
•Ability to contribute meaningfully in at least two engineering disciplines.
•Creativity, hard work, collaboration, and willingness to learn new skills.
•Electrical engineering experience may include PCB and electronic systems design, wire harnesses, debugging, bench testing, soldering, firmware development, C/C++, controls, test scripting, and version control.
•Mechanical engineering experience may include mechanism planning, modeling, verification, prototyping, fabrication, testing, and static, dynamic, or thermal analysis.
•Software engineering experience may include maintainable code for embedded processors, PLCs, computer systems, mobile devices, local computers, or web servers; API development; database management; and modeling physical systems in mathematics and code.
Culture & Benefits
•Monday–Thursday 4/10 work week.
•High-quality insurance and generous vacation time.
•401(k) matching.
•Profit-sharing bonuses tied to overall company performance.
•Transparent company financials and opportunities to work on varied, challenging projects.

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