Senior GNSS System Architect for Positioning Solutions

u-blox; Thalwil; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

u-blox in Thalwil, Switzerland seeks a System Architect to drive advanced positioning solutions, deriving system architectures from stakeholder requirements and ensuring coherence across hardware, software and platform layers.

The role emphasizes MBSE and SysML, collaboration across disciplines, and evaluating technical trade-offs to align with business goals while guiding verification, integration and system-level decisions.

Qualifications

• Master's degree, PhD, or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Geodesy or related field.
• Strong and broad GNSS knowledge, including applications.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering and architecture methodologies.
• Experience in requirements engineering and technical specification development.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-driven, structured, and capable of working independently in complex technical environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence technical decisions across organizational boundaries.
• Willingness for occasional travel.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken. German is considered an advantage.
• Experience with MBSE and SysML is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Derive system requirements from stakeholder and product requirements.
• Lead and contribute to the creation, evaluation, and maintenance of technical solution concepts and system architectures.
• Define system-level requirements, interfaces, and performance budgets.
• Conduct trade-off analyses and technical feasibility assessments.
• Align architectural decisions with stakeholders and development teams.
• Guide component architects and ensure architectural consistency across subsystems.
• Support implementation, integration, verification, and validation activities.
• Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies.

Skills

GNSS knowledge

Systems engineering

Requirements engineering

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Fluent English

Willingness to travel

German language advantage

MBSE / SysML

Education

Master's degree / PhD or equivalent (Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Geodesy or related)

Tools

MBSE

SysML

Job description

u-blox in Thalwil, Switzerland seeks a System Architect to drive advanced positioning solutions, deriving system architectures from stakeholder requirements and ensuring coherence across hardware, software and platform layers.

The role emphasizes MBSE and SysML, collaboration across disciplines, and evaluating technical trade-offs to align with business goals while guiding verification, integration and system-level decisions.