Senior Hardware Engineer - Drone Port (m/f/d)

Academic Key; Gilching; A distancia; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Mobile Work

EGYM Wellpass

Bike-Leasing

Corporate Benefits

Employee events

Lunch-Card

Company Shuttle

Descripción de la vacante

Quantum-Systems GmbH in Gilching, Bayern, Germany seeks a Senior Hardware Engineer for its Drone Port product to drive hardware development from concept through validation. You will guide design decisions, participate in prototype builds, and coordinate with internal teams and suppliers to ensure manufacturable, reliable hardware for current and future Drone Port generations.

You will lead hardware development activities, manage BOMs and inventories, and provide technical guidance to the

Formación

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics.
• Several years of experience developing technical systems and hardware.
• Strong CAD skills; CATIA V5 knowledge is a plus.
• Experience building and testing electronic and mechanical prototypes.
• Experience industrialising prototypes and transitioning to series production.
• Experience with bills of materials, component management and suppliers.
• Structured, self-directed, and solution-oriented work approach.
• Excellent written and spoken English; German is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as the technical contact for core hardware topics across the Drone Port product.
• Develop and assess hardware concepts for future Drone Port generations.
• Guide hardware development from concept to prototypes, verification, and validation.
• Contribute to PCB, wiring harness and system designs with internal and external teams.
• Plan, build and commission hardware prototypes and support integration, testing and demonstrations.
• Provide technical leadership to hardware/electronics teams and support to testing teams.
• Maintain BOM, track component availability and documentation; manage hardware inventory.

Conocimientos

CAD skills

Prototyping

English proficiency

German language knowledge

Supplier management

BOM management

Educación

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Mechatronics

Herramientas

CATIA V5

Descripción del empleo

Senior Hardware Engineer - Drone Port (m/f/d)

Mid fulltime permanent

Quantum-Systems GmbH · Gilching, Bayern, Germany

Abroad

At Quantum Systems, we are building the next generation of autonomous aerial systems. The Drone Port enables our UAV platforms to launch, land, charge and return to mission readiness autonomously. As a Senior Hardware Engineer, you will be the technical point of contact for core hardware topics across the Drone Port product. You will guide hardware development from concept and prototypes through verification and validation, supporting the product lifecycle through series readiness and customer demonstrations. You will work closely with Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Software, Systems Engineering, Testing, Manufacturing, Procurement and external development partners and suppliers. Your work will help deliver reliable, available and manufacturable hardware for current and future Drone Port generations.

What is your Day to Day Mission: Act as the technical point of contact for key hardware topics across the Drone Port product. Develop and assess hardware concepts for future Drone Port generations, and support architecture and design decisions. Guide the hardware development lifecycle from concept through prototypes, technical verification and system validation. Contribute to PCB, wiring harness and system designs with internal teams and external development partners. Plan, build and commission hardware prototypes, and support integration, testing and customer demonstrations. Provide technical leadership to the hardware and electronics development team, and technical support to the Drone Port Testing team. Support Embedded Software, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering and Manufacturing with hardware expertise. Own hardware bills of materials, component availability and technical documentation, keeping records accurate and current. Coordinate technical orders and manage hardware inventory and development materials incl. in-house workshop management. Work with Procurement, Manufacturing and suppliers to ensure hardware is available when development milestones require it. Prepare hardware procurement decisions in line with defined budgets and development needs. Deliver hardware solutions on time and meet product quality and reliability goals. Continuously improve the hardware architecture for robustness, maintainability and manufacturability, and support the technical development of future Drone Port generations.

What you bring to the team:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a comparable discipline.


• Several years of professional experience developing technical systems and designing hardware.


• Strong CAD skills; familiarity with CATIA V5 is an advantage.


• Experience building and testing electronic and mechanical prototypes.


• Experience industrialising prototypes and transitioning them into series production.


• Experience working with bills of materials, component management and suppliers.


• A structured, self-directed and solution-oriented approach to work.


• Excellent written and spoken English.


• Knowledge of German is an advantage.

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you dont meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

Why Quantum-Systems: We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus. We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary. We push limits, think outside-the-box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data. We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

Our benefits:

• Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.


• Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work-life balance.


• Mobile Work: If things get a little busy in the office, you have the option to work remotely one flexible day per week to create the right balance.


• Stay active: With EGYM Wellpass, you get access to thousands of fitness and sports facilities — and of course, we subsidize the membership.


• Bike-Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.


• Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.


• Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.


• Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.


• Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Laim in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

About us: Quantum Systems is a leading European deep-tech company for unmanned systems across air, land and maritime domains. We develop and scale integrated hardware, software and AI-powered solutions for mission-critical operations.