Drone Avionics Engineer – PCB Design & Sensors

Startupvalleys; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working hours

Stock Options

Generous holiday allowance

Company pension plan

Car parking

Enhanced maternity & paternity leave

Mental health and wellbeing support

Zusammenfassung

Auterion AG in Zurich, Switzerland seeks an Electronics Engineer to join the interdisciplinary hardware team. You will design avionics PCBs, sensors, and electronic modules for next-generation drone platforms, supporting from concept through production.

You’ll work with flight controllers, sensors, and vision systems, coordinating with hardware and software engineers to meet EMI/EMC, thermal, and mechanical requirements.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
• 2+ years of PCB design and electronic product development, including prototyping, layout, and testing.
• Good understanding of mixed-signal PCB design, signal integrity, and power integrity principles.
• Hands-on PCB testing and troubleshooting, including basic EMC considerations.
• Experience with Altium Designer is highly desirable.
• Experience with high-power applications, ESCs, and lithium batteries is an advantage.
• Hands-on, solution-oriented mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a cross-functional hardware/software team.
• CH/EU citizenship required.

Aufgaben

• Design, prototype, and validate avionics PCBs, sensors, and electronic modules for drone platforms from concepts to manufacturing.
• Support PCB and product verification, including test planning, execution, and documentation; contribute to EMI/EMC, thermal cycling, and mechanical shock tests.
• Create and maintain technical documentation: schematics, BOMs, assembly instructions, repair docs.
• Collaborate with test, manufacturing, and production teams to transition designs to production.
• Define electronics requirements, system interfaces, and design solutions with hardware/software teams.
• Support troubleshooting and design improvements based on test results and field feedback.
• Contribute to development and improvement of hardware team processes and best practices.

Kenntnisse

PCB design

Mixed-signal design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Altium Designer

High-power applications

ECM considerations

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Jobbeschreibung

Auterion AG in Zurich, Switzerland seeks an Electronics Engineer to join the interdisciplinary hardware team. You will design avionics PCBs, sensors, and electronic modules for next-generation drone platforms, supporting from concept through production.

You’ll work with flight controllers, sensors, and vision systems, coordinating with hardware and software engineers to meet EMI/EMC, thermal, and mechanical requirements.