What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechatronics Engineer position at Cambridge Design Partnership?
About The Role
As a Mechatronics Engineer at CDP, you will play a key role in developing innovative products that make a real-world impact. You will work across a wide range of sectors, with a strong focus on medical devices and robotics, contributing to the design and development of complex electromechanical systems from concept through to manufacture.
You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, combining mechanical, electronics, and software engineering to deliver robust, scalable solutions for our clients.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team developing products for external clients
- Contribute across the full product development lifecycle – concept generation, system architecture, detailed design, prototyping, and transfer to manufacture
- Design and develop integrated electromechanical systems, including sensors, actuators, embedded control systems, and mechanisms
- Support system integration, debugging, and testing of prototypes in laboratory environments
- Collaborate closely with electronics, software, and mechanical engineers to deliver cohesive system solutions
- Manage prototype builds internally and with external suppliers
- Communicate progress and technical concepts clearly through presentations, reports, and client interactions
- Participate in client meetings and contribute to technical discussions with stakeholders of varying seniority
- Support project planning, risk identification, and problem solving on fast-paced development programs
About You
Skills and Attributes:
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Strong technical capability across a mix of:
- Electromechanical system design
- Embedded systems and control
- Sensors and actuators
- Mechanism design and integration
- Experience with tools such as MATLAB / Simulink
- Experience working with precision sensors (pressure, flow, optical, etc.)
- Proven ability to design systems from first principles
- Experience with system integration and debugging of complex hardware systems
- Experience debugging complex systems using a structured, methodical approach
- Good understanding of industry-standard communication protocols (e.g. SPI, I2C, UART, CAN)
- Strong hands-on engineering skills, including wiring, soldering, and rapid prototyping
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, multidisciplinary project teams
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to take ownership of technical workstreams and deliver high-quality outputs
Experience and Education:
- Degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field
- 3–7 years of relevant industry experience
- Experience in medical devices, robotics, or similarly regulated/complex product environments preferred
- Experience designing and building custom electronics and electromechanical systems from scratch
- Experience with electrical schematic capture and PCB design
- Experience working across hardware and embedded systems development
- Exposure to full product development lifecycle, including prototyping and manufacturing transfer
- Interest in client-facing work, including supporting technical discussions and project delivery
About Us
We’re an employee‑owned innovation partner with a growing US team in Raleigh, NC, part of the Research Triangle. We bring ideas to life-from insight to engineering to pilot manufacture—across consumer and healthcare.