Posted on:August 20, 2025

System Integration Engineer Electronics (a) at SwissDrones

SwissDrones is hiring a System Integration Engineer Electronics (a) in Buchs, Switzerland. On-site.

About SwissDrones

SwissDrones develops, manufactures, and operates long-range unmanned helicopter systems for commercial and public safety applications, including surveillance, linear inspection, and search and rescue missions beyond visual line of sight. The systems are designed to replace manned helicopters for safe and cost-effective aerial intelligence gathering.

System Integration Engineer Electronics (a) job description

Role and Responsibility

  • Improvement and development of the drone avionics, including electrical wiring, sensors, avionics box, battery and power management
  • Creating technical drawings, wiring diagrams, specifications, configurations, settings
  • Testing of components and sub-systems, focus electrical components and systems
  • Support testing of the complete drone system
  • Root cause problem solving
  • Technical documentation
  • Electrical assembly of components and systems for testing
  • Managing avionics component and avionics system suppliers
  • Taking over system design responsibility
  • Improving SwissDrones processes and procedures

Your profile

  • Solid technical education, e.g. apprenticeship as aircraft electronic technician (Lehre als Elektroniker/in , Lehre als Luftfahrzeugelektroniker) or equivalent
  • Higher education optional, e.g. in electrical engineering, avionics engineering, systems engineering (Höhere Fachschule als Techniker in Elektrotechnik /Avionik oder Fachhochschule in Elektronik/Avionik oder Fachhochschule in Systemtechnik) or equivalent
  • 3+ years relevant working experience in the avionics and electronics field
  • Experience in one of the major CAD programs for electronics
  • Experience in electrical design, manufacturing, assembly and testing
  • Experience of working in a high quality and safety requirements environment, e.g., aviation, automotive, pharmaceuticals, medical devices or similar
  • Experience in software integration, configuration, programming or software development skills are a plus
  • High degree of flexibility and working in a dynamic and growing company
  • Willingness to solve problems
  • Willingness to improve company procedures and processes
  • Team player
  • Fluent in English - written and spoken
  • Experience with M365 (Sharepoint, Outlook, Teams)
  • A strong can-do/will-do attitude

Nice-to-haves

  • Having worked under EASA Part 66 B2 License
  • Experience with Jira, Confluence
  • German: B2 - Upper Intermediate language

What's in for you

  • An emerging game-changer in uncrewed aviation
  • To be part of a high-tech company that is at the forefront of advancing drone technology and innovation
  • A team of over 50 people from (currently) 12 nations and cultures with great team events
  • A dynamic, motivated, hands-on and international working environment
  • Transparent communication at eye level and open feedback culture with short communication lines
  • Flexible working models with 20% mobile office option
  • Unlimited space for entrepreneurial thinking and participation
  • Office space and production facilities with good connections to public transport
  • Well-known and international customers, suppliers and partners
  • Steep learning curves and trusting mentorship
  • 360° insight and 100% involvement in the processes and development steps of our drones
  • 25 paid vacation days per year

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