Senior Systems Engineer Missile Systems (m/w/d) — Rheinmetall Air Defence AG
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 48 days ago
Role overview
Tasks - Technical project management in medium-sized projects
- Requirements
- Completed studies in the field of mechatronics (FH/ETH) or comparable
- Relevant experience with control technology, software engineering and system engineering
- Experience with system tests, among others environmental tests
- Ideally relevant experience with steering weapons/missiles
- Structured, independent and solution-oriented working methods
- Good German and English knowledge in word and writing
- Ready to travel for commissioning and customer support
- We offer
- A dynamic working environment with exciting projects
- Flexible working hours (gliding and trust time)
- Very good social benefits and an overcompulsory pension fund
- Employee benefits of a large company, employee share purchase program
- Promotion of needs-oriented training
- Staff restaurant as well as external catering and shopping opportunities nearby
- Individual internal and external personnel development measures in cooperation with our Rheinmetall-Academy
- Workplace located a few minutes walk from Zurich-Oerlikon station Contact Contact person responsible: Jascha Köster For questions about your application, please use the contact form.
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- Technical project management in medium-sized projects Requirements
- Completed studies in the field of mechatronics (FH/ETH) or comparable
- Completed degree in Mechatronics (FH/ETH) or comparable
- Relevant experience in control engineering, software engineering, and systems engineering
Main responsibilities
- Technical project management in medium-sized projects Requirements
- Completed studies in the field of mechatronics (FH/ETH) or comparable
- Relevant experience with control technology, software engineering and system engineering
- Experience with system tests, among others environmental tests
- Ideally relevant experience with steering weapons/missiles
- Structured, independent and solution-oriented working methods
- Good German and English knowledge in word and writing
- Ready to travel for commissioning and customer support We offer A dynamic working environment with exciting projects
- Flexible working hours (gliding and trust time)
- Very good social benefits and an overcompulsory pension fund
Key requirements
- Completed degree in Mechatronics (FH/ETH) or comparable
- Relevant experience in control engineering, software engineering, and systems engineering
- Experience with system tests, including environmental tests
- Ideally relevant experience with guided missiles/missiles
- Structured, independent, and solution-oriented way of working
- Good written and spoken German and English skills
- Willingness to travel for commissioning and customer support
- Technical project leadership in medium-sized projects
Application process
- Workplace located a few minutes walk from Zurich-Oerlikon station Contact Contact person responsible: Jascha Köster For questions about your application, please use the contact form.
Additional details
- Technical project management in medium-sized projects
- Ready to travel for commissioning and customer support A dynamic working environment with exciting projects
- Employee benefits of a large company, employee share purchase program Promotion of needs-oriented training
Notes and original content
- Requirements
- Ready to travel for commissioning and customer support
- A dynamic working environment with exciting projects
- Employee benefits of a large company, employee share purchase program
- Promotion of needs-oriented training
Questions about this listing
What salary does Rheinmetall Air Defence AG offer for this role?
Rheinmetall Air Defence AG lists CHF 113'500 - 172'000 gross per year for this position in Zürich. 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 Rheinmetall Air Defence AG offer?
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