POWER OF ATTORNEY





 The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Jana Hecker,

Melodie Rose, Amanda Lorentz and Sarah Tucher, or any of them acting

alone, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent

with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and

in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to

sign any or all Forms 4 and 5 relating to beneficial ownership of securities

of MTS Systems Corporation (the "Issuer"), to file the same, with all

exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the

Securities and Exchange Commission and to deliver a copy of the same to the

Issuer, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and

authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and

necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and

purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and

confirming all said attorneys-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or

substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in

such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until such time as the

undersigned is no longer subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to securities of the Issuer.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 2nd day of August, 2018.



    /s/ Todd Klemmensen