Senior Motion Control Engineer

Location: Lake Forest
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

Motion Control Engineer / Automation Engineer Needed for Publicly-Traded Manufacturer! This Jobot Job is hosted by: Reed Kellick Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per year A bit about us: We are a publicly-traded manufacturing leader that is on the lookout for a talented Motion System Engineer / Motion Systems Engineer! Why join us? A competitive base salary between $120k and $150k, depending on experience! Bonus! Flexible time off! 11 paid holidays! Employee Assistance Program! Medical, dental and vision coverage! Health saving account! Flexible spending account! Telemedicine! Life and AD&D insurance! Long term disability! Paid parental, military and medical leave! 401k match! Job Details Responsibilities: You will design and develop control systems for our motion products using industry standard motion control technologies. You will provide technical leadership on incoming critical projects, as well as support for existing customer applications. You will ensure that automation and control hardware for motion systems such as motors and drives, as well as accompanying software, meets required specifications and reliability and industry standards. You will collaborate with teams to resolve issues, define system needs, test methods, and specify hardware and software implementations. Synthesizing multiple inputs and leveraging in-depth knowledge and creativity to solve complex organizational and operational problems. Skills: Proficient in reading and understanding circuit schematics (digital, analog, micro-controllers), component specifications, and assembly drawings. Able to identify and select electric motors (brushless servos, steppers, linear, etc.) and feedback devices (encoders, load cells, etc.) based on customer application requirements. Able to tune electric motors using control theories, knowledge of control systems such as position loop, velocity loop, current loop, and gains such as proportional, integral, feedforward, filters, etc. Program motion systems based on customer application requirements, coordinated motion, S-Curve motion, trapezoidal velocity profiles, etc. Able to write complex code in multiple programming languages such as Python or C++. Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button. Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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