Drone Hardware Sustaining & Industrialization Engineer

Fotokite AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Fotokite AG in Zurich is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to sustain and improve electro-mechanical products across production, assembly and suppliers. You will analyze field and production data, identify root causes, implement design or process changes, and qualify replacements to reduce defects and costs.

You will collaborate with R&D to industrialize new features, maintain BOMs in PLM, create drawings with SolidWorks, and train assemblers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in mechanical, manufacturing or industrial engineering.
• 3+ years in sustaining, manufacturing, quality or product engineering.
• Structured problem solving with RCA methods (e.g., FMEA).
• Experience with manufacturing processes: CNC, sheet metal, injection molding, assembly.
• SolidWorks experience, GD&T, and BOM management in PLM.
• Experience coordinating with suppliers and driving changes.
• Fluent English required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze failures from production, returns and field to root cause.
• Improve reliability using data to prioritize actions.
• Improve production processes to reduce defects and cost.
• Manage component obsolescence and replacements.
• Qualify second sources for critical parts.
• Own engineering changes and update drawings and BOMs in PLM.
• Maintain production docs, fixtures, tests.
• Support production with hands-on troubleshooting.

Skills

Fluent English

Root cause analysis

Supplier collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in mechanical/industrial engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

GD&T

PLM tools

CNC machining

Job description

Fotokite AG in Zurich is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to sustain and improve electro-mechanical products across production, assembly and suppliers. You will analyze field and production data, identify root causes, implement design or process changes, and qualify replacements to reduce defects and costs.

You will collaborate with R&D to industrialize new features, maintain BOMs in PLM, create drawings with SolidWorks, and train assemblers.