Robotics Diagnostics Engineer - On-site Zurich

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

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.