RUAG AG
Thun
Optometrist / Optics & Optronics Staff Member
- 09 September 2026
- 100%
- Thun
Job summary
Join the Optics team at RUAG, specializing in maintenance and adjustments. Contribute to enhancing Swiss Army capabilities in a secure environment.
Tasks
- Perform maintenance and adjustments on Swiss Army optics and instruments.
- Assist with material checks and projects for new equipment.
- Produce vision aids for protective masks and specialized glasses.
Skills
- Technical training in optics, optronics, or related fields required.
- Experience in maintaining optical or technical devices essential.
- Proficient in German and English; strong attention to detail needed.
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About the job
What you can achieve
- Deployment in the Optics specialist group for various maintenance and adjustment tasks
- Maintenance and adjustment work on binoculars of the Swiss Army
- Maintenance and adjustment work on optical and optronic instruments of the Swiss Army
- Assistance with incoming and outgoing inspections of army equipment
- Assistance with various projects such as material provision of new equipment
- Conducting condition checks on army equipment on site at LBA operations
- Production of visual aids for protective masks
- Operation of the US system including bonding of lenses
- Production of visual aids for protective and specialised glasses
What you bring with you
- Completed technical training, ideally in the field of optics, optronics, precision mechanics, mechatronics or comparable
- Professional experience in the maintenance, adjustment or servicing of optical or technical devices
- Experience in handling optical and/or optronic instruments is an advantage
- Strong technical understanding and enjoyment of precise work
- Skill in handling precision mechanical components and tools
- Good German and English skills, both spoken and written
- Willingness to work with army equipment and comply with corresponding quality and safety requirements
Salary and benefits
About 3000 employees of RUAG and RUAG Real Estate make a significant contribution to Switzerland's security every day. They ensure that the Swiss Army as well as other operational and security organisations can fully perform their tasks at all times.
- Completed technical training, ideally in the field of optics, optronics, precision mechanics, mechatronics or comparable
- Professional experience in the maintenance, adjustment or servicing of optical or technical devices
- Experience in handling optical and/or optronic instruments is an advantage
- Strong technical understanding and enjoyment of precise work
- Skill in handling precision mechanical components and tools
- Good German and English skills, both spoken and written
- Willingness to work with army equipment and comply with corresponding quality and safety requirements
- Deployment in the Optics specialist group for various maintenance and adjustment tasks
- Maintenance and adjustment work on binoculars of the Swiss Army
- Maintenance and adjustment work on optical and optronic instruments of the Swiss Army
- Assistance with incoming and outgoing inspections of army equipment
- Assistance with various projects such as material provision of new equipment
- Conducting condition checks on army equipment on site at LBA operations
- Production of visual aids for protective masks
- Operation of the US system including bonding of lenses
- Production of visual aids for protective and specialised glasses
