RUAG AG
Zürich
Hardware Product Engineer
- 20 October 2026
- 100%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join RUAG in enhancing electronic devices for tactical communication. Embrace a collaborative and innovative work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Develop and implement test strategies and concepts for electronic devices.
- Create and maintain automated test environments and software.
- Analyze prototypes and develop effective solutions for issues.
Skills
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience needed.
- Strong hardware development skills in digital communication and design.
- Experience in test automation, measurement technology, and test software.
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About the job
What you can achieve
- Development and implementation of test strategies, test concepts and test plans for electronic devices, including tactical communication
- Creation and maintenance of automated test environments and test software
- Industrialisation of self-developed prototypes
- Fault analysis in prototypes and development of corresponding solution approaches
- Managing obsolescence in series products: checking component availability, finding replacement solutions and monitoring implementation
- Collaboration with production for continuous improvement of product quality of existing and new systems
What you bring with you
- Completed FH/ETH degree in electrical engineering or an equivalent qualification
- Sound knowledge in hardware development. Ideally in the field of digital communication, design-for-test and design-for-manufacturing
- Several years of experience with test automation, measurement technology and test software (e.g. LabVIEW, Python, C/C++)
- Systematic fault analysis and troubleshooting at component and system level
- Quick understanding of the architecture and functionality of devices and systems as well as working with data
- Knowledge in the areas of circuit technology, signal processing and test systems
- Hands-on mentality, pragmatic and results-oriented, with very good German and good English skills in spoken and written form
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, combined with an independent, structured and proactive working style
Salary and benefits
About 3000 employees of RUAG and RUAG Real Estate make a significant contribution to the security of Switzerland every day. They ensure that the Swiss Army as well as other operational and security organisations can always fully perform their tasks.
- Completed FH/ETH degree in electrical engineering or an equivalent qualification
- Sound knowledge in hardware development. Ideally in the field of digital communication, design-for-test and design-for-manufacturing
- Several years of experience with test automation, measurement technology and test software (e.g. LabVIEW, Python, C/C++)
- Systematic fault analysis and troubleshooting at component and system level
- Quick understanding of the architecture and functionality of devices and systems as well as working with data
- Knowledge in the areas of circuit technology, signal processing and test systems
- Hands-on mentality, pragmatic and results-oriented, with very good German and good English skills in spoken and written form
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, combined with an independent, structured and proactive working style
- Development and implementation of test strategies, test concepts and test plans for electronic devices, including tactical communication
- Creation and maintenance of automated test environments and test software
- Industrialisation of self-developed prototypes
- Fault analysis in prototypes and development of corresponding solution approaches
- Managing obsolescence in series products: checking component availability, finding replacement solutions and monitoring implementation
- Collaboration with production for continuous improvement of product quality of existing and new systems
