Electronics Design Engineer (UAV/Defense)

Location: On-site in Wessling, Bayern, Germany

Company

Develops and produces small unmanned aerial systems, including electric vertical take-off and landing platforms, for defense, security, and public-sector applications.

What you will do

• Design PCBs from schematic capture through layout, manufacturing data, bring-up, prototyping, rework, and production preparation.
• Develop electronics architectures covering power distribution, signal routing, communication interfaces, and system wake/sleep behavior.
• Design cable harnesses, connectors, pinouts, contact systems, and mechanical-electrical interfaces.
• Address EMC, grounding, shielding, signal integrity, and reliable communication in demanding operational conditions.
• Implement and debug basic microcontroller firmware for battery management, power-state control, wake-up logic, charging, and system supervision.
• Integrate electronics across flight computers, guidance computers, ESCs, batteries, sensors, antennas, charging infrastructure, and ground systems; support field and flight-test debugging.

Requirements

• Degree in electrical engineering, electronics, embedded systems, mechatronics, or a comparable field.
• Practical experience with PCB design, schematic capture, layout, bring-up, debugging, and laboratory equipment.
• Understanding of embedded communication protocols, power distribution, connectors, cable harnesses, and electronics integration.
• Ability to write or debug basic embedded firmware in C, C++, Rust, or Python.
• Structured approach to documentation, pinouts, revision management, BOMs, and production handover.
• Ability to collaborate across electronics, mechanics, software, production, and testing.

Nice to have

• Experience with UAVs, robotics, automotive electronics, aerospace electronics, or defense systems.
• Experience with high-current systems, battery interfaces, chargers, ESCs, or propulsion electronics.
• Familiarity with EMC testing, environmental testing, safety-critical hardware, or mass-production electronics.
• Hands-on hobby projects involving drones, RC aircraft, robots, embedded boards, or custom PCBs.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on next-generation defense and unmanned aerial systems.
• Fast-paced, agile environment with opportunities to contribute ideas and impact product development.
• Collaboration with an experienced, multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Opportunities for individual and professional growth.

Hiring process

• Include a detailed description of hands-on projects in the application, with photos, GitHub links, videos, or drawings.