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Allient Inc. is currently in growth mode and seeking a Electromechanical Systems Engineer to join our team in Rochester, New York!

The Electromechanical Systems Engineer researches, designs, troubleshoots, and develops electromechanical systems in collaboration with hardware, software, manufacturing, and product development teams. This role combines deep technical problem solving, hands-on system integration, and practical engineering execution across electrical, mechanical, and controls domains, leading the diagnosis, bring-up, testing, and optimization of complex motion control, power electronics, and electromechanical systems. The role requires a high degree of independence and ownership in complex projects, including system-level debugging, prototype development, feasibility testing, root-cause investigation, support, troubleshooting, maintenance, and improvement of engineering infrastructure, test stands, and production equipment associated with assigned product lines and development programs, and driving issues from initial symptom through validated corrective action. Apply now!

Responsibilities:

Develop, Integrate, and Optimize Electromechanical Systems

• Design, integrate, troubleshoot, and optimize electromechanical systems spanning electrical, mechanical, controls, and motion domains.
• Perform hardware bring-up, system integration, wiring, harnessing, and subsystem assembly activities required to create functional engineering and product systems.
• Own system builds, modifications, and integration activities to support development, testing, and operational readiness.
• Work collaboratively across hardware, software, manufacturing, and product teams to achieve integrated system performance objectives.

Diagnose, Test, and Resolve Complex System-Level Issues

• Troubleshoot complex electromechanical systems across electrical, mechanical, controls, firmware interaction, and system integration boundaries using structured, hands-on debugging methods.
• Develop and execute testing, signal analysis, hardware bring-up, and real-time system investigations using oscilloscopes, power electronics instrumentation, and practical engineering diagnostic techniques.
• Design, build, and adapt test setups, prototypes, fixtures, harnesses, and integration configurations to replicate issues, validate solutions, and evaluate new concepts or technical approaches.
• Drive technical issues from initial symptom through root cause, corrective action, and validated resolution, including engineering, manufacturing, field, and customer-reported issues, while producing accurate, actionable technical data and documentation.

Support Engineering Infrastructure, Test Systems, and Production Equipment

• Support troubleshooting, maintenance, modification, and continuous improvement of engineering infrastructure, test stands, laboratory systems, and production equipment associated with assigned products and development programs.
• Develop, modify, or upgrade fixtures, harnesses, interfaces, and supporting hardware required to sustain and improve engineering and production capabilities.
• Support transition from legacy equipment toward improved systems, tooling, and next-generation engineering infrastructure where applicable.
• Promote safe operation and practical maintenance practices for energized electrical systems, motion equipment, and laboratory environments.

Support Product Development, Validation, and Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, quality, and product teams to support new product development and system integration activities.
• Provide direct, actionable engineering feedback based on observed system behavior, testing outcomes, and field or operational experience.
• Identify design weaknesses, integration gaps, manufacturability concerns, and reliability risks, and support implementation of corrective improvements.
• Develop and maintain clear technical documentation, including test procedures, troubleshooting records, work instructions, lessons learned, and continuous improvement of methods, tools, and practices.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Associate’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a related technical field with exceptional hands-on electromechanical experience will be considered.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience

Technical Skills Required:

• Strong hands-on experience with electromechanical systems spanning electrical, mechanical, controls, and motion domains.
• Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot complex system-level issues.
• Strong proficiency with engineering laboratory equipment and diagnostic instrumentation, including oscilloscopes and real-time signal analysis.
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, system integration, wiring, harnessing, and electromechanical assembly activities.
• Ability to confidently read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Experience working with motors, servo drives, motion control systems, power electronics, or similar.
• Practical mechanical aptitude, including assembly, modification, fit-up, and basic fabrication.
• Ability to operate effectively with limited guidance, incomplete information.
• Must be a U.S. person due to ITAR regulations.

Optional, Desirable Technical Skills:

• Experience supporting new product development (NPD) from prototype through validation and production readiness.
• Motion control experience, including servo systems, motors, drives, BLDC, FOC, feedback devices, or related control architectures.
• Experience with power electronics, switching power systems, motor drives, or high-power electromechanical systems.
• Knowledge of, or demonstrated ability to rapidly learn and apply, industrial communication technologies including EtherCAT, CANopen, or related industrial protocols.
• Experience interacting with, troubleshooting, or debugging embedded systems, firmware-controlled hardware, or real-time control systems.
• Experience with PCB bring-up, hardware validation, and electronics troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with schematic capture, PCB layout (Altium), and Solid modeling CAD (Solidworks).
• Experience supporting manufacturing builds, production troubleshooting, engineering test systems, or operational equipment
• Experience designing or fabricating fixtures, harnesses, integration setups, or quick-turn engineering solutions.

Additional Required Competencies:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to quality, efficiency, and innovation.
• Experience in cross-functional team collaboration

*To learn more about Allient, visit our website at www.Allient.com

*Allient Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type 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. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.