Role description
We are looking for an Electronics Engineer to help our team in improving the current device and developing the next generation.
You will work on both Lab prototypes and commercial products at the interface between electronics, automation and control. You will directly contribute to improve cutting‑edge technologies deployed outdoors, which must perform reliably under severe conditions. You will collaborate closely with a small multidisciplinary team, iterate rapidly, and contribute to making a technically ambitious product scalable.
Main responsibilities
1. PCB Design
Design, schematic capture and layout (KiCad experience preferred)
Design verification (bring‑up)
Define test strategy for production
Responsible for managing PCB/PCBA suppliers
2. Firmware Development
Develop low‑level firmware for microcontrollers and embedded platforms.
Implement drivers, communication stacks, and real‑time control interfaces.
Validate firmware reliability under industrial operating conditions.
3. Signal Acquisition & Conditioning, Sensor Control
Ensure robust low‑noise measurements in electrically noisy environments, with attention to grounding, shielding, cable routing, EMC and signal integrity.
Design and validate signal acquisition chains, including sensor excitation, amplification, filtering, isolation, ADC selection and sampling strategy.
4. Automation & Communication Systems
Integrate and manage communication protocols across the turbine system, including CAN, SPI, I²C, and EtherCAT.
Define communication requirements, bus architectures, addressing, timing constraints, error handling and diagnostic strategies.
Ensure reliable data exchange between sensors, actuators, controllers, power electronics, telemetry and remote monitoring systems.
5. Material and Physical safety
Define grounding and earthing strategies, including safe earth connections, shielding continuity and mitigation of ground loops.
Implement surge and lightning protection measures, including protection devices, bonding, cable routing and enclosure integration.
6. Motor Control
Implement and validate motor control strategies (position, speed, torque control).
Ensure compatibility with mechanical loads, power electronics, and safety constraints.
Nice to have
1. Safety, Standards & Documentation
Implement electrical safety systems.
Ensure compliance with International Electrotechnical Commission standards (e.g., IEC 61400).
Ensure compliance with CE requirements
2. Grid Integration
Manage grid connection, anti‑islanding, synchronization, relays, and protection.
Size HV/MV cables and design electrical cabinets.
3. Generator Control
Dimension and select the generator technology based on power rating, speed range, efficiency, and grid requirements.
Define electrical interface and integration with rectifier/inverter stages.
Implement and validate generator‑side control strategies (MPPT, torque control, speed regulation, power optimization).
Your profile
About 5 years of experience in electronics, electrical engineering, embedded systems or industrial automation.
Strong hands‑on experience designing and debugging complex electronics systems involving sensing, acquisition, communication chains and power elements.
Experience working on systems exposed to real‑world constraints (e.g. noise, EMC, environmental conditions, reliability, safety).
Comfortable managing technical procurement activities, including identifying and selecting suppliers, defining technical specifications, reviewing datasheets and validation documents, coordinating technical exchanges, and supporting supplier qualification.
Clear and pro‑active communication within the team; provide structured reporting on progress and issues, express technical needs early.
Well‑organized with strong planning skills; able to define clear steps, anticipate resources.
Able to produce clear and structured technical documentation.
Comfortable working autonomously in a small engineering team.
Details
Temporary assignment
Starting date: Immediate
Location: Renens, VD, Switzerland
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