Business Development Engineer - Surgical and Medical Robotics

Location: Zurich, Switzerland; frequent travel is required for customer visits, demonstrations, workshops, trade shows, and industry events.

Company

hirify.global AG is a Zürich-based ETH spin-off developing high-precision 6-axis force-torque, torque, and tactile sensors as a sensing platform for physical AI.

What you will do

• Grow the qualified customer pipeline for sensor products in humanoids and surgical robotics.
• Identify, engage, and win OEM customers, then hand over qualified opportunities with technical and commercial context.
• Reach prospects through cold calls, LinkedIn, email, customer visits, demonstrations, workshops, webinars, trade shows, and industry events.
• Educate customers on sensor and software capabilities and translate applications into suitable product and integration solutions.
• Support sales channels and partners in developing opportunities in the target segments.
• Track activities and opportunities in HubSpot and share market insights with product and R&D.

Requirements

• Engineering degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, electrical engineering, robotics, physics, or a similar field.
• At least 3 years of experience in business development, technical sales, or application engineering for technical B2B products.
• Comfort with direct outreach, including cold calls, and presentations to engineers and decision-makers.
• Hands-on ability to set up, demonstrate, and explain products independently.
• Resourceful and self-driven approach, with the ability to generate results without a large budget.
• Fluent English required.
• Willingness to travel frequently required.

Nice to have

• German language skills.
• Network or experience in humanoids, photonics, medical devices, or surgical robotics.
• Knowledge of sensors, force control, or robotics integration.
• Experience selling to OEMs with long design-in cycles.
• Experience with HubSpot or a similar CRM.

Culture & Benefits

• Ownership of two high-growth segments with direct impact on company growth.
• Close collaboration with the CEO and a small team working on physical AI and robotics.
• Regular customer contact, travel, and work with cutting-edge technology.
• Competitive salary, performance-based bonus, and employee participation.