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      <Title>Senior Staff Mechatronics Engineer</Title>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>We are seeking a highly experienced Mechatronics Engineer with 8–10 years of hands-on experience in product design and development, ideally but not necessarily within the optical or precision instrumentation industry.</p>
<p>The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in integrating mechanical, electronic, and software systems into complex optical products. This role will involve leading the design and development of high-performance optical devices from concept through production, ensuring precision, reliability, and manufacturability.</p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p>
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<li>Lead the mechanical and electromechanical design of complex optical systems.</li>
<li>Collaborate closely with optical, electrical, and software engineers and suppliers to ensure system-level integration and performance optimization.</li>
<li>Conduct tolerance analysis, thermal and vibration studies to ensure optical alignment stability and reliability.</li>
<li>Support prototype build, testing, and design iteration cycles.</li>
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<li>Design and integrate sensors, control systems, and embedded components to enable automated alignment, focusing, and calibration of optical systems.</li>
<li>Develop and refine feedback and control algorithms for mechatronic subsystems.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Serve as a technical lead in cross-functional teams, guiding junior engineers and technicians.</li>
<li>Define system requirements, design specifications, and validation protocols for mechatronic subsystems.</li>
<li>Interface with manufacturing and supply chain teams to support design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) initiatives.</li>
</ul>
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<li>Design and oversee qualification testing of mechatronic components and optical assemblies.</li>
<li>Implement quality and reliability assessments throughout the design cycle.</li>
</ul>
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      <Jobtype>full-time</Jobtype>
      <Experiencelevel>senior</Experiencelevel>
      <Workarrangement>onsite</Workarrangement>
      <Salaryrange></Salaryrange>
      <Skills>CAD tools (SolidWorks, Creo, or similar), Optical system design principles, Embedded systems integration and control loop tuning (e.g., PID, model-based control), Mechatronics engineering, Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering</Skills>
      <Category>Engineering</Category>
      <Industry>Technology</Industry>
      <Employername>Shield AI</Employername>
      <Employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/shield.ai.png</Employerlogo>
      <Employerdescription>Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company founded in 2015 with products including the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines.</Employerdescription>
      <Employerwebsite>https://www.shield.ai</Employerwebsite>
      <Compensationcurrency></Compensationcurrency>
      <Compensationmin></Compensationmin>
      <Compensationmax></Compensationmax>
      <Applyto>https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/962c1ed9-256d-421c-b414-f066a0782381</Applyto>
      <Location>Melbourne</Location>
      <Country></Country>
      <Postedate>2026-04-17</Postedate>
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