Senior Application Engineer (APNT)

u-blox AG; Thalwil; Hybride; CHF 140 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work model

Learning environment

Sport activities and team events

International team with 60+ nationalit

Flexible working hours

Résumé du poste

u-blox AG, based in Thalwil, Switzerland, seeks a Senior Application Engineer (APNT) to support global customers. You will bridge product development, R&D, and field teams, ensuring customers gain design-in guidance and robust support for GNSS technologies.

Ideal candidates have software and hardware insight, strong communication, and willingness to travel. The role offers a hybrid work model and opportunities for growth within a globally distributed team.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English; additional European or APAC language is a plus.
• Ability to understand customer system architectures and provide expert technical support.
• Experience with GNSS/APNT knowledge is valued.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsabilités

• Provide on-site and remote technical support for GNSS applications.
• Author and contribute to technical product documentation and manuals.
• Deliver customized design-in solutions and prototypes to customers.
• Analyze non-conformities and support root-cause investigations with R&D and Quality.
• Gather customer feedback and communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Support from design-in through maintenance phases for seamless integration.
• Lead trainings and workshops for Field Application Engineers and customers.

Connaissances

Fluent English

International travel willingness

Customer-focused mindset

Issue analysis

Strong communication

Formation

Bachelor's or Master’s in computer/ electrical engineering or CS

Outils

Validation tools

Development hardware

Test equipment

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About u-blox

About u-blox u-blox is a global leader in automotive, industrial, and consumer markets, driving innovation through our cutting‑edge positioning and short‑range communication technologies. We are the pioneers behind high‑precision technologies, providing smart and reliable solutions that enable people, vehicles, and machines to determine their precise position and communicate wirelessly. With headquarters in Thalwil, Switzerland, and offices across Europe, Asia, and the USA, we are making a global impact.

Job Description

As a Senior Application Engineer, you will work in a dynamic and international team within the Application Engineering department, providing technical support to global customers and coordinating activities with Product Development, R&D, Product Management, Field Application Engineering, Sales, and Quality teams. In this role, you act as a technical product expert, ensuring customers receive the product knowledge, design‑in guidance, and support they need to succeed. You also serve as the voice of the customer by gathering and communicating technical feedback to highlight issues, identify improvements, and contribute to evolving product requirements. Success in this position requires understanding of both software (reference code, embedded software, support tools and libraries) and hardware design concepts (digital and analog). Experience with GNSS technology in APNT (Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing) market and related applications is highly valued. This role offers the opportunity to make an immediate impact by helping customers fully leverage the performance of u‑blox GNSS products, with potential for expanded responsibilities and career growth.

Your Responsibilities

• Manage customer expectations and provide high-quality on‑site and remote technical support for GNSS applications and projects
• Author and contribute to technical product documentation, includingdatasheets, integration anduser manuals, applicationnotesand technical content for internal and external audiences.
• Provide customized design‑in vehicles, prototype deliveries and tailored technical solutions to accelerate customer adoption ofnew technologies.
• Analyse non‑conformities, support root‑causeinvestigationsand contribute to corrective actions with the R&D and Quality teams.
• Collect and process customer feedback,identifyareas forimprovementand communicate insights to internal stakeholders to drive product enhancements.
• Provide support from customer design‑in through maintenance phases, ensuring seamless integration andmaximumproduct value.
• Host technicaltrainingsand workshops for Field Application Engineers and customers worldwide.

Your Skills and Experience

• Bachelor'sormaster’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, ora related field.
• Customer-focused mindset with the ability to quickly understand customer system architectures andprovide expert technical support for their application.
• Ability to replicate and analyze customer related issues using support tools and laboratory equipment.
• Data analysis, issue investigation, triage and follow‑up, full end‑to‑end resolution management with internal teams and customers, including implementation of bug fixes and work‑arounds.
• Hands on experience with validation tools, development hardware, and test equipment.
• Self‑driven and highly organized, with excellent time management, prioritization, and follow‑up skills.
• Excellent communication skills to interface with internal subsidiaries and customers around the world
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support customer engagements and events.
• Fluent in English;proficiencyin another European or APAC language is a plus.

Bonus Points

• Experience working with the APNT (Assured Positioning Navigation and Timing) market and related applications (e.g., UAVs, avionics, defense systems, surveillance)
• Experience or good understanding of security standards, cybersecurity principles, and RF‑based malicious attack vectors
• Experience in Global Positioning Systems (GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo)
• Experience or good understanding of High Precision Technologies (RTK, PPP, PPP‑RTK)
• Scripting ability (Python, Matlab, Perl)
• Experience in embedded SW debugging and embedded development platforms (emulators/debuggers)

What are your perks?

• A multicultural and international company with over 60 different nationalities
• Project-based activities working with colleagues distributed across the globe
• A start‑up and innovation mindset while in the process of scaling‑up processes and efficiencies
• Hybrid working model & flexible working hours
• A strong learning environment
• Sport activities and team events
• ... and discover even more by talking with us!

Learn more about u-blox and its mission by watching this video !

We see diversity as a strength and promote a culture of inclusion among our employees. Our varied backgrounds, ideas and experiences are critical to our success. We strive to become a strong learning organization and are committed to provide our employees with equal opportunities regardless of differences such as gender, race, ethnicity, generations, belief.

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