Design Engineer (System & Control)

VAT Vakuumventile AG; Haag; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VAT Vakuumventile AG in Haag, Switzerland seeks a Design Engineer (Mechatronics) to lead mechatronics system control and customization, bridging gaps between customers, field engineers, and internal stakeholders. You will help ensure product safety, quality, and innovation through rigorous design validation and cross-team collaboration.

The role demands strong knowledge of control theory, drive and sensor tech, and hands-on troubleshooting, with international field exposure and a proactive,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/mechatronics engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of control-related industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of control theory (PID, cascading PID, etc.).
• Experience in profile tuning and optimization.
• Hardware, electronic and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Proficiency with drive (stepper/servo) and sensor tech.
• Excellent communication in English; Mandarin preferred.
• Able to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Close the mechatronics gap between customer, FAE, and stakeholders.
• Provide system and control expertise for product optimization.
• Support field teams and customers on drive, control, and sensing issues.
• Collaborate with test lab for qualification and testing.
• Document findings, specs, designs, and procedures.
• Travel to customer sites as needed.
• Contribute to global competence initiatives.

Skills

Mechatronics

Control theory

Profile tuning

Troubleshooting

English

Mandarin

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Beckhoff

Python

PLC programming

EtherCAT

Job description

At VAT, we change the world with vacuum solutions. As the world’s leading supplier of high-performance vacuum valves, we have been driving innovation for more than 60 years. With over 3,200 employees worldwide, we operate from our headquarters in Haag, Switzerland, with manufacturing sites in Switzerland, Malaysia and Romania, as well as sales and service hubs around the world. We are guided by our passions: integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation – always working together as #oneVAT.

Joining us means becoming part of a passionate, international team where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career growth is supported.

We are looking for a Design Engineer (Mechatronics) to join our team to be in charge of product mechatronics system control and customization. The candidate will also be a subject expert and responsible to close the mechatronics technical gap between customer, field application engineer and internal key stakeholder in VAT Malaysia.

Reporting directly to Team Leader Engineering (Mechatronics), you will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders across the company to achieve product safety and quality excellence. You must have the ability to effectively work within diverse multi-functional teams, using deep knowledge of the category to drive improvements in quality, service, risk, cost, and technological capability of our product.

The role requires outstanding control theory , profile tuning, drive, product troubleshooting knowledge , communication, and an ability to develop innovative solutions that push boundaries. Success in this role is dependent on design validation , design improvement of current product standards, strategic cross team support execution, customer satisfaction in-and-external, organization/people development.

• Responsible as a system and control expertise to close the mechatronics technical gap of field application engineer and customer (product optimization, issue simulation, knowledge transfer to key stakeholder).
• Support internal team and customer in pressure & motion control issue, control performance related and optimization topics.
• 2 nd level support for field application engineering on mechatronic issues (especially drive, control and sensor related) from customers.
• Collaboration with test lab in product qualification, measurement, and testing.
• Assist PQE & SQE to troubleshoot, analyse, reproduce issue and 8D report preparation.
• Optimize and close the gap in diagnostic and troubleshooting knowledge in collaboration with HQ mechatronic engineers.
• Travel to customer site to further understand their pain point, support and close the technical communication gap.
• To be responsible in documentation of findings, specifications, designs, and instructions of procedures.
• To exercise expertise in supporting VAT global competence community initiatives to build and sustain core competencies.
• Support daily tasks assigned by management from time to time.
• Minimum a Bachelor Degree of Engineering in the Electrical / Mechatronics/ Automation, or similar.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in control related industry.
• Deep understanding on control theory (PID, cascading PID, feedforward, fuzzy logic and so on)
• Experience in profile tuning and optimization.
• Hardware, electronic and electrical layer troubleshooting.
• Knowledgeable in drive (stepper, servo) and sensor technology.
• Able to work in a team and possess good communication skills in English and Mandarin (preferred but optional)
• Strong analytical skills & s olution oriented .
• Organized, self-driven , in dependent, result & customer oriented.

Preferred Qualification:

• Knowledge to vacuum industry technology is a big asset.
• Knowledge to vacuum industry technology is a big asset.
• Experience in automation equipment and control tuning background would be an advantage.
• Knowledge and hands on troubleshooting experience in automation engineering, familiar with Stepper-BLDC and Servo Drives, motion controller, communication protocols (RS232, EtherCAT, DeviceNet, Logic, Profibus) and so on.
• Experience to work with or work as an field application or field service expertise.
• Knowledge in LabView, Beckhoff, Python, C# or PLC programming.
• Person needs to be agile and creative, self-motivated, and focussed to meeting customer.

Our commitment to inclusion, fairness and equal opportunities

We believe in meaningful careers, continuous learning, and equal opportunities for everyone to drive our innovation and success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace. If you have concerns, our compliance channel is available at our website. All reports are handled with strict confidentiality and in accordance with our Code of Conduct .