Descripción
Join Way of Water, a funded field-robotics project at ETH Zurich (Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, Research D'Andrea). This is a project employee (staff) role: you come in to deliver engineering work for the life of the project. We build autonomous surface robots whose electronics have to live with batteries, water, EMI and long days outdoors, then still be serviceable. This role is for someone with an electronics and embedded bent who wants ownership, not a closed schematic brief. You will shape the electrical and device layer: boards, power, interfaces, bring-up and the habits that make a fleet electrically trustworthy. The brief will widen as payloads, sensors and production volumes change. Specialization helps you start strong. Curiosity across the stack is how you grow into more. Compensation is competitive for a funded project role and depends on experience. 100%, IDSC - Research D'Andrea, Fixed-term project staff (~18 months) Own the electrical and embedded layer: from requirements and schematics to boards that boot, talk to sensors and actuators, and survive real use. Bring systems up, write the firmware or diagnostics needed to understand them, and leave tests others can run again. Work at the seams with mechanical and software colleagues: mounting, connectors, grounding, timing, power budgets, and what fails after water or vibration. Partner with fabricators, assemblers and technicians so designs leave the bench as maintainable units, not one-off miracles. Investigate hard faults with instruments and logs. Turn messy field symptoms into clear electrical or firmware fixes. About 0–5 years of hands-on experience after your degree. Internships, thesis projects, Focus projects and paid project work count. This is an early-career project-staff role. A background in electrical engineering, electronics, embedded systems or equivalent practical experience. Evidence you have delivered boards or electronic systems yourself — design, bring-up, debug and han