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Engineer II / Senior Mechatronics Engineer, Hardware & Controls Engineering
Lila SciencesCambridge, MA USAPosted 15 April 2026
Job Description
Your Impact at LILA
Lila Sciences is seeking a Mechatronics Engineer II to join our Advanced Engineering Team to design, develop, and optimize electromechanical systems. This role bridges hardware, software, electrical, and controls to deliver intuitive, high-performance automated solutions.
What You'll Be Building
Write control software to coordinate sensors, actuators, and motion systems into cohesive automated solutions
Develop HMI/GUI interfaces for operator interaction and system monitoring
Prototype and build test jigs and fixtures to de-risk designs and optimize system performance
Program and tune servo drives, actuators, and sensor feedback loops
Create control algorithms and logic for automated equipment
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams
What You’ll Need to Succeed
Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
3-5 years of relevant experience
Experience with HMI development platforms
Proficiency with version control systems, especially Git Github .
Proficiency with C/C++ and Python, or similar languages
Experience with microcontrollers (STM-32, Arduino, Raspberry Pi)
Experience with rapid prototyping techniques
Experience specifying and integrating sensors, motors, drives
Understanding of analog signal types (4-20mA, 0-10V) and discrete I/O
Thrives in a hands-on prototype heavy environment
Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills
Bonus Points For
Understanding of machine states, control theory and PID tuning
Experience or familiarity with PLC based systems
Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (EtherNet/IP, RS-232, OPC/UA, MQTT)
Experience or familiarity with CAD software (Solidworks, Creo, Siemens NX)
Experience working directly with end-users to develop requirements
Compensation
We offer competitive compensation including bonus potential and generous early equity. The final offer will reflect your unique background, expertise, and impact.
Expected Base Salary Range
$93,600
$158,400 USD
About LILA
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.
Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.
We’re All In
Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
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