Team Lead System Electronics (m/f/d)

Quantum-Systems GmbH; Gilching; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Mobile work: one remote day per week

EGYM Wellpass

Bike-Leasing

Corporate Benefits: Adidas, Apple, etc

Employee events

Lunch-Card

Company Shuttle

Job summary

Quantum-Systems GmbH is seeking a Team Lead Electronics to manage a multidisciplinary electronics group for UAV platforms, spanning concept to series production. You will guide architecture, design, validation, and integration across software, mechanical, and production teams while driving reliability and performance.

You will foster technical excellence, grow the team, and define standards for a scalable electronics development lifecycle, with English communication and German as a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or comparable technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in electronics development including PCB design, circuit development and hardware validation.
• Experience leading engineering projects or multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electronics engineers and technicians.
• Drive architecture, design, validation, and continuous improvement of electronic systems, PCBs, wiring concepts, and power electronics for UAV platforms.
• Own electronics development activities from prototype to industrialization and production.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects for seamless system integration.
• Support technical decision-making, design reviews, and troubleshooting of complex electronics.
• Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing stakeholders to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Define engineering standards and development processes to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps and evaluate new components and architectures.

Skills

Leadership experience

Electronics design

PCB design

Analog & digital electronics

Project management

Communication in English

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related

Tools

Altium Designer

Altium365

Jira

EPlan

Job description

As a Team Lead Electronics, you will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for the electronic systems that power Quantum Systems' cutting-edge UAV platforms. You will combine technical expertise with people leadership, guiding the development of robust electronic architectures from concept through series production while ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.

Working closely with Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Software, System Integration, Flight Test, Supply Chain, and Production teams, you will drive innovation across our product portfolio and contribute directly to the success of mission-critical aerial intelligence solutions.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electronics engineers and technicians, fostering technical excellence and continuous growth.

• Drive the architecture, design, validation, and continuous improvement of electronic systems, PCBs, wiring concepts, and power electronics for UAV platforms.

• Own electronics development activities throughout the full product lifecycle, from prototype development to industrialization and series production.

• Coordinate cross-functional projects with software, mechanical, prototyping, manufacturing, and testing teams to ensure seamless system integration.

• Support technical decision-making, design reviews, root-cause analyses, and troubleshooting of complex electronic issues.

• Collaborate with suppliers, EMS partners, and manufacturing stakeholders to ensure quality, manufacturability, and timely delivery.

• Define engineering standards, best practices, and development processes to improve product reliability and team efficiency.

• Contribute to technology roadmaps and evaluate new components, architectures, and technologies for future products.

What you bring to the team:

• You have a degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, or a comparable technical discipline.

• You have 10 years of experience in electronics development, including PCB design, circuit development, and hardware validation.

• You have experience in using Altium Designer, Altium365, Jira, EPlan

• You have proven experience leading engineering projects, technical teams, or multidisciplinary development activities.

• You possess strong knowledge of analog and digital electronics, power electronics, embedded hardware, and system-level design.

• Ideally, you have experience with aerospace, UAV, automotive, robotics, or other safety-critical products.

• You are comfortable working across the full development lifecycle, including prototyping, testing, industrialization, and production support.

• You are a structured and pragmatic problem-solver who enjoys taking ownership and driving technical decisions.

• Communicating in English comes naturally to you; German language skills are considered a plus.

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 combinedefforts: straightforward tech expertisepaired with a customer-centric focus.

• We are industry pioneerswho are ambitious, bold,and visionary.

• We push limits, thinkoutside-the-box and strivefor technological excellence toshape the future of aerial data.

• We promise to be your runwayfor individual and professionalgrowth.

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. By combining autonomous platforms with intelligent software and AI, Quantum Systems enables customers to operate, understand and act across domains.

Our commitment:

We are an open-minded company that not only values diversity, but actively promotes it. Regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or disability, we firmly believe that the diversity of our employees is an essential part of our success.

At our company, every voice is heard and every perspective is valued. We believe that our differences enrich us and help us to find creative solutions and generate innovative ideas. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment where all employees can reach their full potential.