Mechatronics Engineer | Engineering

Full-time position. Onsite 5 days a week – Chiswick, London. We’re hiring a Senior Mechatronics Engineer to help deliver the motion control, sensing, and real-time system behaviour needed for the HoloDrive system. At HoloMem, we’re building the next generation of mass data storage hardware; Our pioneering and patented holographic technology encodes data as light within advanced polymers, enabling a resilient and future fit alternative to today’s short lived and energy intensive data storage infrastructure. Over the past 24 months HoloMem has graduated from both the Intel Ignite and Deeptech Labs accelerators, been awarded two Innovate UK Smart Grants, closed a seed+ funding round, and most recently deployed a working HoloDrive prototype to a live data centre to prove the robustness of our system. Off the back of our breakthrough partnership with BDT, the world’s largest tape library manufacturer, we now begin the transition from prototype to product, maturing our validated system into a mass-produced technology platform that enables state of the art data storage performance at scale. You will work across motor control architecture, actuator selection, encoder and sensor integration, control loop tuning, test rigs, motor drivers, embedded software, and real-time system behaviour. You will not own FPGA implementation, but you should be able to reason clearly about whether an issue is coming from the control system, electronics, sensors, or mechanics. This role is suited to a senior mechatronics engineer who has delivered motor control in real hardware systems, and who is comfortable working across mechanical motion, electronics, embedded software, sensors, actuators, and system test.

Support actuator selection across stepper, servo, piezo, linear motor, or related motion technologies Work with motor drivers, embedded C/C++, real-time control systems, and hardware interfaces during bring-up and integration Debug motion issues across mechanical, electrical, embedded software, FPGA-interface, sensing, and control system boundaries Document control behaviour, test results, risks, trade-offs, and engineering decisions clearly You are a hands-on mechatronics engineer who is comfortable where software, electronics, mechanics, and control theory meet. You can move from control logic to oscilloscope traces, from sensor signals to mechanical behaviour, and from test results back to system-level design decisions. Degree-level education in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, electrical/electronic engineering, control engineering, robotics, or a closely related discipline ~Hands-on experience building, testing, measuring, and improving hardware systems ~ Practical judgement in balancing time, cost, specification, quality, scalability, and delivery risk Ability to diagnose whether motor control issues originate in FPGA implementation, embedded software, electronics, sensing, control loop behaviour, or mechanical system behaviour Experience with precision media handling, tape handling, web handling, cartridge systems, or other mechanically sensitive motion systems Experience working closely with mechanical engineers on tolerance, friction, alignment, wear, or repeatability issues Competitive salary ~25 days annual leave ~ Employer pension contributions ~ Cycle-to-work scheme ~ We value diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all.