Senior PCB-CCA Designer in Space Products (m/w/d)

Thales Group; Zürich; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee share participation program

Catering allowance CHF 120/month

Free drinks

Job summary

Thales Alenia Space in Zürich seeks a Senior PCB-CCA Designer to lead engineering projects and coordinate cross-functional teams. The role focuses on designing and sizing electronic products in line with system architecture and business rules, while analyzing requirements and developing detailed technical specifications for boards and sub-assemblies.

You will define architectures, allocate functions, and select optimal solutions, conducting detailed design work and participating in reviews.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering with strong analog/digital design background.
• Knowledge of electronics standards, regulations, and best practices.
• Familiarity with design, testing, validation, qualification, and deployment processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate technical engineering projects with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Design and size electronic products aligned with system architecture and rules.
• Analyze requirements and develop specs for sub-assemblies and boards.
• Define system architecture, allocate functions, and select optimal solutions.
• Execute detailed product design and participate in reviews.
• Identify defects, support integration and validation across development phases.
• Manage co-engineering and subcontracting, including supplier coordination.
• Provide technical support during bids and development, assist cost tracking and scheduling.

Skills

Electronics design

Analog design

Digital design

Systems thinking

Project coordination

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering (Electronics)

Tools

Electronics design tools

Job description

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate. Thales in Switzerland is part of a world-leading technology group in the area of Defense & Security, Training & Simulation, Space and Digital Identity & Security. In a world full of uncertainties, we ensure that our customers, partners and employees can break new ground with confidence and in security. For a future we can all trust. We say HI* – Welcome to the Thales team! *Human Intelligence Say HI* – to your career as Senior PCB-CCA Designer in Space Products (m/w/d) (Ref. No. R0325776) Location: Zürich #LI-HYBRID

Your Mission

• Lead and coordinate technical engineering projects in close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
• Design and size electronic products, ensuring alignment with system architecture and business rules
• Analyze requirements and develop technical specifications for electronic sub-assemblies and boards
• Define system architecture, allocate functions, and select optimal technical solutions
• Execute detailed product design and participate in design and industrialization reviews
• Identify, analyze, and resolve defects across all development phases; support integration and validation activities
• Manage co-engineering efforts and subcontracting activities, including supplier coordination and performance monitoring
• Provide technical support during bid and development phases, and assist project management with cost tracking, scheduling, and reporting

What We Are Looking For

• Master’s degree in Engineering (preferably Electronics), with a strong background in analog and digital design
• Strong knowledge of electronics standards, regulations, and industry best practices
• Familiarity with tools, methods, and processes across design, testing, validation, qualification, and deployment
• High level of analytical thinking, rigor, and structured problem-solving approach
• Proactive, results-oriented mindset with strong decision-making capability
• Team-oriented attitude combined with a high degree of autonomy and accountability
• Strong organizational skills, including workload prioritization, budget awareness, and deadline management
• Customer-focused mindset with commitment to compliant, high-quality solutions

What You Can Expect at Thales Alenia Space

• Flexible, mobile, and part-time work models supporting work-life balance
• International career growth and continuous learning opportunities through the Thales Learning Hub
• Employee share participation program (“Sharing Thales”) and attractive additional benefits
• Employee discounts, catering allowance (CHF 120/month), and free hot & cold drinks
• Free parking or subsidized public transport season tickets
• Company-paid accident and daily sickness benefit insurance

Collaborative, people-first culture with open communication across all levels Say HI* – Your Way to Us For our 83,000 employees in 68 countries, we open up forward-looking perspectives, enable individual career paths, and provide creative freedom. We achieve this through courage, diversity, and a strong commitment to making the challenges of our time safer and more inclusive. With our sustainable and values-driven leadership culture, we actively promote diversity. When the signs point to change, our international teams are ready to meet today’s complexity with tomorrow’s industry-leading technologies.

Are you in?

Camilla Christovam Talent Acquisition Partner #LI-CC1

At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife.