POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all by these present, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Steven G. Mahon,
Louis L. Ainsworth, W. Morgan Burns, Alyn Bedford,
Steven Reeves, Julie Regnier and Lauren Graff,
signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in
the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or
director of MTS Systems Corporation (the "Company"),
Forms ID, 3, 4, and 5 (including amendments thereto) in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable
to complete and execute any such Forms ID 3, 4, or 5
and timely file such forms (including amendments
thereto) and application with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall
be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-
in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any
and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any
of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power
of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is
the Company or any such attorney-in-fact's substitute
or substitutes assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The undersigned agrees that each such attorney-in-fact
herein may rely entirely on information furnished
orally or in writing by the undersigned and his agents
to such attorney-in-fact.  The undersigned also agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each
such attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects)
that arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statements or omission of necessary facts in the
information provided by the undersigned and his agents
to such attorney-in-fact for purposes of executing,
acknowledging, deliverying or filing Forms ID, 3, 4 or 5
(including amendments thereto) and agrees to reimburse
such attorney-in-fact for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating
or defending against any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action.

This Power of Attorney supersedes any power of attorney
previously executed by the undersigned regarding the
purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereon ("Prior
Powers of Attorney"), and the authority of the
attorneys-in-fact name in any Prior Powers of Attorney
is hereby revoked.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to
file Forms ID, 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
(a) revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact or
(b) superseded by a new power of attorney regarding
the purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereof
dated as of a later date.

Nothwithstanding the foregoing, if any such
attorney-in-fact hereafter ceases to be (i) an employee of
the Company, (ii) a partner of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP or
(iii) an employee of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, then this
Power of Attorney shall be automatically revoked solely
as to such individual, immediately upon such cessation,
without any further action on my part.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 4th day
of March, 2013.



/s/ William Elliot Bachrach