Technical Product Designer

As Lead R&D Engineer, you will serve as the technical architect of a hardware venture, driving the development of a scalable ecosystem of home-health products. You will design a modular PCB and firmware backbone adaptable across diverse applications, with an initial focus on a circadian-entrainment lamp. Through rapid hardware iterations and hands-on prototyping, you will advance concepts toward production readiness and lead their transition into scalable manufacturing in close collaboration with international partners.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD degree from ETH Zurich (D-ITET, D-HEST, or D-MAVT). 
  
• Strong background in electrical engineering, sensory systems, biomedical optics, or related fields.
  
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ambition to bridge science, prototypes, and industrial design.
  
• Hands-on experience with PCB development, embedded firmware, and systems integration is highly valued.
  
• Fluent in English; German is a plus.
  

Benefits

• Start: Upon agreement
  
• Duration: 2-3 Months, with long-term collaboration potential
  
• Workload: 40-60%
  
• Location: remote, with hardware-sprints in Zürich / Zug
  
• Salary: 40 CHF/h