Senior Motion Control Engineer — Tecan
- Location
- Männedorf
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
Ever wondered how your skills and unique background could impact the world of tomorrow?
Join our R&D team and bring your passion and talent to work. Senior Motion Control Engineer (80-100%) Männedorf, Zürich Your contribution
- Ever wondered how your skills and unique background could impact the world of tomorrow?
- Join our R&D team and bring your passion and talent to work. Senior Motion Control Engineer (80-100%) Männedorf, Zürich Your contribution
- Lead drive concept evaluation, including different actor and sensor types, transmission, and initialization procedures
- Perform motor dimensioning, work point calculation, and simulation
Main responsibilities
- Lead drive concept evaluation, including different actor and sensor types, transmission, and initialization procedures
- Perform motor dimensioning, work point calculation, and simulation
- Review and refine robotic and automation concepts
- Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software/system architects
- Develop and improve internal control tools and processes
- Lead root cause investigations and risk assessments
- Mentor and coach engineers, apprentices, trainees, and students
- Initiate collaborations with academia and external partners
- Ensure compliance with processes, SOPs, directives, and guidelines
- Contribute to the system-wide platform strategy Your background
Application process
- In this challenging and impactful role, you will be at the forefront of designing, implementing, and testing advanced drive chain concepts and sensing applications for existing- and our next-generation robotic and automation platforms.
- You will lead the evaluation, collaborate closely with the embedded software, mechanical and electrical specialists, and ensure the performance, reliability, and robustness of our solutions.
- As a technical mentor and coach, you will support and guide other engineers, contribute to cross-project consistency, and drive continuous improvement in our processes and best practices.
- Your expertise will help shape the future of healthcare innovation.
- We’re looking forward to receiving your application online.
- Please submit your CV or resume (w/o picture and w/o cover letter, reference letters and diplomas are optional).
- Our purpose.
- At Tecan we are driven to improve people’s lives and health.
Additional details
- Join our R&D team and bring your passion and talent to work. Senior Motion Control Engineer (80-100%)
- Contribute to the system-wide platform strategy
- Passion for continuous learning and improvement W hat makes working at Tecan unique
- Stay unique and make it count. trust, highest standards and ambition
- We foster a positive and empowering environment where our rarest assets, our unique employees, can grow and bring their passion and talent to work.
Notes and original content
- Join our R&D team and bring your passion and talent to work.
- Senior Motion Control Engineer (80-100%)
- Männedorf, Zürich
- Your contribution
- Responsibilities
- Your background
- Passion for continuous learning and improvement
- W hat makes working at Tecan unique
- Stay unique and make it count.
- Our values
Questions about this listing
What salary does Tecan offer for this role?
Tecan lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Männedorf. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Tecan offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Tecan during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Tecan?
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