Robotics Diagnostics Engineer

Sunflower Labs GmbH; Stallikon; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunflower Labs GmbH in Zürich, Switzerland, is seeking a robotics diagnostics engineer to investigate complex system issues in our autonomous drone-in-a-box platform.

You will analyze logs and source code, reproduce failures with targeted tests on engineering systems or simulators, and provide clear evidence and actionable fix recommendations.

The role emphasizes ownership, curiosity and strong communication to bridge support and engineering on-site at our Zurich office.

Qualifications

• Experience investigating complex software failures using logs, source code and systematic root-cause analysis
• Practical approach to reproducing intermittent issues and designing experiments on engineering systems, bench setups or simulators
• Clear written and verbal communication: explain evidence, uncertainty, safety and availability impact, and next steps
• Curiosity, persistence and ownership when tackling unfamiliar problems
• Degree in computer science, robotics or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Bonus: experience with drones, robotics and embedded software
• 100% - On-site This position is for an on-site employee for our Zurich office.

Responsibilities

• Own investigations from new bug reports to actionable findings with support to capture symptoms and logs.
• Analyze logs and source code, form hypotheses, reproduce and isolate failures via tests on systems or bench setups.
• Assess issue severity with engineering considering safety, availability, versions and uncertainty; escalate critical findings.
• Provide evidence, reproduction steps and fixes; verify changes address the root cause.
• Recommend workarounds and mitigations; guide on usage, limits and operational impact.

Skills

Logs analysis

Root-cause analysis

Source code analysis

Experiment design

Education

Degree in computer science or robotics

Tools

Robotics simulators

Embedded software basics

Job description

We are looking for a robotics diagnostics engineer who enjoys getting to the bottom of complex system issues. You will investigate unexpected behaviour in our autonomous drone-in-a-box system, combining log and code analysis with hands-on experiments on engineering systems and bench setups. Bridging support and engineering, you will turn field reports into clear explanations, actionable fix recommendations and practical mitigations.

Responsibilities

• Own investigations into system issues from new bug reports through to actionable findings, working with support to capture symptoms, operating conditions and relevant logs
• Analyze logs and source code, develop hypotheses, and reproduce and isolate failures through targeted tests on engineering systems and bench setups
• Assess issue severity with engineering, considering safety impact, system availability, affected versions and conditions, and uncertainty; elevate critical findings promptly
• Give engineering clear evidence, reproduction steps and recommendations for fixes, and help verify that proposed changes address the underlying issue
• Recommend and validate workarounds and mitigations with engineering, and give support clear guidance on their use, limitations and operational implications

Qualifications

• Experience investigating complex software failures using logs, source code and systematic root-cause analysis
• A practical approach to reproducing intermittent issues and designing experiments on engineering systems, bench setups or simulators
• Clear written and verbal communication: you can explain evidence, uncertainty, safety and availability impact, and recommended next steps to engineering and support
• Curiosity, persistence and ownership when tackling unfamiliar problems
• A degree in computer science, robotics or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Bonus Points Experience with drones, robotics and embedded software is a plus
• 100% - On-site This position is for an on-site employee for our Zurich office.