Drone Electrical Engineer - Embedded Systems & Avionics

CDDS; Zürich; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CDDS is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and develop electronic hardware for C-UAV platforms, owning the overall electrical system architecture. You will join a team responsible for all electrical subsystems—power distribution, battery interfaces, protection and safety circuits, as well as data links and RF modules—for real-world deployments.

You will design PCBs for flight controllers and sensors, develop software for embedded systems, integrate sensors (IMUs, GPS, cameras, LiDAR),

Qualifications

• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB design.
• Rapid prototyping and iterative testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic hardware for C-UAV platforms and electrical system architecture.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB design

Altium

KiCad

Eagle

Embedded systems

Python

C++

English communication

Education

MSc in Electrical Engineering

ETH Zürich or University of Applied Sciences

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Eagle

PX4

ArduPilot

SPI/I2C/UART/CAN

Job description

CDDS is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and develop electronic hardware for C-UAV platforms, owning the overall electrical system architecture. You will join a team responsible for all electrical subsystems—power distribution, battery interfaces, protection and safety circuits, as well as data links and RF modules—for real-world deployments.

You will design PCBs for flight controllers and sensors, develop software for embedded systems, integrate sensors (IMUs, GPS, cameras, LiDAR),