Senior Hardware Engineer - Drone Port (m/f/d)
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Job description
Senior Hardware Engineer acting as the technical point of contact for core hardware topics across the Drone Port product, guiding hardware development from concept and prototypes through verification and validation to series readiness and customer demonstrations.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Hybrid · Munich, Germany
- Languages
- English – fluent, German
What you'll do
- Act as the technical point of contact for key hardware topics across the Drone Port product.
- Develop and assess hardware concepts for future Drone Port generations, and support architecture and design decisions.
- Guide the hardware development lifecycle from concept through prototypes, technical verification and system validation.
- Contribute to PCB, wiring harness and system designs with internal teams and external development partners.
- Plan, build and commission hardware prototypes, and support integration, testing and customer demonstrations.
- Provide technical leadership to the hardware and electronics development team, and technical support to the Drone Port Testing team.
- Support Embedded Software, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering and Manufacturing with hardware expertise.
- Own hardware bills of materials, component availability and technical documentation, keeping records accurate and current.
- Coordinate technical orders and manage hardware inventory and development materials incl. in-house workshop management.
- Work with Procurement, Manufacturing and suppliers to ensure hardware is available when development milestones require it.
- Prepare hardware procurement decisions in line with defined budgets and development needs.
- Deliver hardware solutions on time and meet product quality and reliability goals.
- Continuously improve the hardware architecture for robustness, maintainability and manufacturability, and support the technical development of future Drone Port generations.
What we're looking for
- A degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a comparable discipline.
- Several years of professional experience developing technical systems and designing hardware.
- Strong CAD skills.
- Experience building and testing electronic and mechanical prototypes.
- Experience industrialising prototypes and transitioning them into series production.
- Experience working with bills of materials, component management and suppliers.
- A structured, self-directed and solution-oriented approach to work.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with CATIA V5 is an advantage.
- Knowledge of German is an advantage.
Your team
Drone Port
The Drone Port enables UAV platforms to launch, land, charge and return to mission readiness autonomously.
Benefits
- Company pension scheme
- Flexible working hours with trust-based working hours
- Mobile Work: option to work remotely one flexible day per week
- EGYM Wellpass with subsidized membership
- Bike-Leasing
- Corporate Benefits with discounts from well-known suppliers and brands
- Employee events
- Lunch-Card with daily lunch budget sponsored
- Company Shuttle from Laim in Munich to the location with return trips
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About Quantum-Systems GmbH
We are building the next generation of autonomous aerial systems.
Quantum Systems is a leading European deep-tech company for unmanned systems across air, land and maritime domains.
Mission
We develop and scale integrated hardware, software and AI-powered solutions for mission-critical operations. By combining autonomous platforms with intelligent software and AI, Quantum Systems enables customers to operate, understand and act across domains.
Key facts
- Unmanned systems / deep-tech
- Leading European deep-tech company for unmanned systems across air, land and maritime domains
- Develops and scales integrated hardware, software and AI-powered solutions for mission-critical operations
What they value
- Straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus
- Ambitious, bold and visionary
- Push limits, think outside-the-box and strive for technological excellence
- Runway for individual and professional growth
- Open-minded company that actively promotes diversity
- Inclusive work environment where all employees can reach their full potential