Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer — Hardware & Aerospace

Summit Recruitment AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Recruitment AG is seeking an Electronics Engineer to develop electronic systems from design to testing and integration. The role focuses on circuit design, PCB layouts in Altium, and hands-on hardware ownership.

You will bring prototypes to operation, troubleshoot hardware, and develop automated tests in Linux, while collaborating across engineering teams for system integration and field tests. Aerospace experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware development experience.
• Strong Altium skills and embedded C/C++ with microcontrollers.
• Experience with Linux, test scripting, serial interfaces and laboratory equipment.
• Ideally experience in aerospace industry.
• Hands-on product development and ownership across hardware lifecycle.
• Candidates with relevant experience from other industries are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Design circuits and PCB layouts using Altium.
• Bring prototypes into operation, troubleshoot hardware and develop automated tests in Linux.
• Collaborate across engineering teams on system integration and laboratory and field testing.

Skills

Embedded hardware

Altium

Embedded C/C++

Microcontrollers

Linux

Test scripting

Laboratory equipment

Serial interfaces

Aerospace experience

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Summit Recruitment AG is seeking an Electronics Engineer to develop electronic systems from design to testing and integration. The role focuses on circuit design, PCB layouts in Altium, and hands-on hardware ownership.

You will bring prototypes to operation, troubleshoot hardware, and develop automated tests in Linux, while collaborating across engineering teams for system integration and field tests. Aerospace experience is preferred but not mandatory.