Field Robotics Electronics Engineer – Embedded Systems

ETH Zurich; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed-term project staff (~18 months)

Job summary

ETH Zurich's Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control is seeking an early-career electronics and embedded engineer for Way of Water, a funded field-robotics project. You will own the electrical and embedded layers from requirements and schematics to boards that boot, talk to sensors and actuators, and survive real use.

The role emphasizes hands-on bring-up, debugging on the bench and in the field, collaboration with mechanical and software colleagues, and deliverables that are maintainable in

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience delivering boards or electronic systems from design to handover.
• Experience with power, grounding and sensor interfaces.
• Ability to write embedded or test software (C/C++).

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical and embedded layer from schematics to boards that boot and communicate with sensors/actuators.
• Bring up systems and write firmware/diagnostics to enable understanding and testing.
• Collaborate with mechanical and software teams to ensure robust, field-ready designs.
• Partner with fabricators and technicians to ensure designs are producible and maintainable.
• Investigate hard faults with instruments and logs to deliver fixes.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Embedded systems

Board bring-up

C/C++

Scripting

Diagnostics

Field testing

Battery systems

EMI/EMC

Outdoor work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

PCB design software (Altium)

Firmware bring-up tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Lab equipment

Job description

ETH Zurich's Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control is seeking an early-career electronics and embedded engineer for Way of Water, a funded field-robotics project. You will own the electrical and embedded layers from requirements and schematics to boards that boot, talk to sensors and actuators, and survive real use.

The role emphasizes hands-on bring-up, debugging on the bench and in the field, collaboration with mechanical and software colleagues, and deliverables that are maintainable in