Lab Engineer

We are looking for a highly hands-on Lab Technician based in Zurich to support prototype builds, hardware testing, lab operations, and cross-site engineering work. This role involves prototype fabrication, electrical testing, soldering, cable harnessing, debugging, and light scripting. You will own hands-on support for prototype systems in Zurich and travel regularly to California HQ and occasionally to Finland.

Responsibilities

• Support prototype builds, testing, debugging, and lab operations in Zurich.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair prototype hardware
• Perform mechanical assembly, soldering, wiring, cable harnessing, board inspection, basic rework, and electrical debug.
• Write or modify simple scripts, config files or firmware parameters to support bring-up, testing, and troubleshooting of prototype vehicles.
• Regularly travel to California HQ to support early builds, learn new hardware, and transfer build/test knowledge back to Zurich.
• Periodically travel to Finland to support camera test and lab-related work with the local engineering team.

Requirements

• Broad hands-on experience with drones, robotics, camera systems, test rigs, or similar electromechanical hardware.
• Comfort working across mechanical, electrical, software and testing domains.
• Practical electrical skills including surface mount soldering, wiring, harness assembly and basic debugging.
• Comfort with software including scripting, modifying test code, reading logs, changing configuration files and tuning vehicle control parameters.
• Strong troubleshooting instincts and the ability to make progress on ambiguous prototype issues across multiple domains.
• Based in or willing to be based in Switzerland, with openness to frequent travel, potentially up to 40-50%, primarily to California and occasionally to Finland.

Nice to have

• Experience with 3D CAD, 3D printing and shop tools is a plus.