Senior Mechanical R&D Engineer

HaslerRail; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sécheron Hasler Group in Geneva is seeking a Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer to turn advanced concepts into robust, manufacturable designs for railway and related industries.

You will lead multi-physics development, manage tolerance and geometric GD&T, apply FEA tools, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver cost-efficient solutions.

English required with French or German a plus; Master/PhD in mechanical engineering or related field encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Master or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience applying robust design in industrial products.
• Knowledge of machining and materials (plastics/thermoset).
• Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis is preferred.
• Electrical power electronics knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design for manufacturing, cost-efficient and robust solutions.
• Convert advanced concepts into practical design.
• Be a reference and coach for robust design across departments.
• Hands-on with mounting and testing of prototypes.
• Support existing products within a multi-department team.

Skills

Tolerance management

Robust design

Design-to-Cost

Finite Element Analysis

Multi-physics development

Electrical/mechanical/magnetic systems

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

English proficiency

French or German language

Education

Master/PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Microtechnics or Mechatronics

Tools

SolidWorks

Comsol

Ansys

Job description

Sécheron Hasler Group continues the Swiss tradition of over 140 years in the field of railway technology. We are a leading global supplier of electrical and electronic safety components and solutions and traction power systems for the railway industry and also provide solutions for renewable energy, DC grid, and other industrial systems. The name Sécheron Hasler Group is a worldwide synonym for Swiss Quality and represents a leading reference for state-of-the-art products supplied to the market.

With more than 1 300 employees worldwide, we are wherever our customers are around the globe, supplying products approved in our customers’ countries or markets and deliver supply chain and customer services locally.

For our office in Geneva, we are currently looking for a Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer.

• Design for manufacturing, cost-efficient and robust solutions.
• Convert advanced concepts into practical design.
• Challenges concepts and drawings produced by others.
• Be a reference and coach for robust design.
• Support actual products within a multi-department team.
• Able to master actual product requiring complex multi-physical understandings.
• Hands-on with experimental mounting and testing.

Requirements

• Master/PhD of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Microtechnics or Mechatronics/similar.
• Tolerance management, Robust Design, Design-to-Cost, Finite Element Analysis (Solidworks, Comsol, Ansys).
• Development of complex systems involving different technologies (in particular electrical, mechanical, magnetic).
• Implementation of robust design into industrial products.
• Key player in inventing advanced concepts and solving critical issues.
• Broad knowledge of machining capabilities and material (plastics/thermoset).
• English (must), French and/or German (wish).
• Geometrical Product Specifications (ISO Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing), Tolerance Management (with application in SolidWorks).
• Functional Analysis, FMEA.
• Electrical engineering fundamentals/Power electronics.

We have flat hierarchies and direct communication between departments and levels of management is encouraged. This enables us to make decisions quickly.

We give our employees total responsibility for their job tasks. All employees are encouraged to take initiatives and contribute to the company’s operational excellence and have ample opportunities to achieve their personal and career growth objectives.