Robotics Diagnostics Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Drones experience

Job summary

Sunflower Labs GmbH seeks a robotics diagnostics engineer to investigate complex system issues in our autonomous drone-in-a-box platform. You will combine logs, code analysis and hands-on bench experiments to distill field reports into clear explanations and actionable fix recommendations.

The role bridges support and engineering, requiring strong communication and a proactive, ownership-driven approach to reproduce failures and validate mitigations. On-site in Zurich is required.

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 to explain evidence, uncertainty, safety and availability impact and next steps.

Responsibilities

• Own investigations into system issues from bug reports through actionable findings with support to capture symptoms, conditions and logs.
• Analyze logs and source code, form hypotheses, reproduce and isolate failures through tests on engineering systems and bench setups.
• Assess issue severity with engineering considering safety impact, availability, affected versions and conditions.
• Provide engineering with evidence, reproduction steps and recommendations for fixes, and verify changes address root causes.
• Recommend and validate workarounds and mitigations, and guide their use, limitations and operational implications.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Experiment design

Communication

Ownership

Education

A degree in computer science, robotics or related field

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; escape 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.