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Electronics Technician

ANAVIA Bilten, ANAVIA Näfels
Full-time
Permanent employee

Your mission

  • Conducts electrical and electro-mechanical fabrication support, troubleshooting, repair, and testing of integrated systems.
  • Operate and maintain electric shop equipment and tools (hand tools, small power tools, solder irons, 3D printers).
  • Perform system tests to ensure proper function and compliance with regulations.
  • Meet scheduled timelines and, in some cases, aggressive deadlines to have hardware ready for project milestones.
  • Attend project meetings to discuss project schedule, design, hardware status, and other critical information.
  • Effectively document important processes and build techniques for successful readiness of equipment and transition of responsibilities to other individuals.
  • Build low volume electrical and electro-mechanical assemblies in the prototype phase of product lifecycle.
  • Ensure that laboratory and machine shop areas and equipment are safe, clean, in good working order, and organized for all engineering staff to efficiently work.
  • Collaborate with engineers and other technicians to resolve assembly problems and improve processes.
  • Maintain and follow health, safety, and quality standards during the assembly process.

Your profile

  • Completed technical education.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar technical function. Proven experience with PCBA and wire harness a must.
  • Excellent wire soldering, stripping, crimping, and heat shrink skills, cable shields including foil and braid.
  • Capable of reading and understanding circuit diagrams, assembly drawings, and written work instructions.
  • Experience using specialized crimping tools for attaching connector contacts and assembling circular and speciality connectors.
  • Certifications related to electronics, soldering and cable/harness assemblies strongly desired (e.g. IPC 610, J-STD-001, IPC/WHMA-A-620)
  • Experience working in ESD-sensitive environment.
  • Knowledge of handling, charging, and safety protocols for different types of batteries.
  • Expert proficiency working with miniature connectors and high-density PCBAs.
  • Skilled at assembling complex electronic enclosures.
  • Experience with PLM systems for tracking components and hardware revisions. Process-oriented and structured work methods.
  • Good language skills in English (oral and written). German desirable.
  • Location: On-site in Bilten, Switzerland.
  • Eligibility: Swiss or EU citizens only.

About us

ANAVIA, a Swiss high-tech multinational, specialises in the design, development and manufacture of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) systems of up to 750 kilograms. We offer industry-leading unmanned helicopter systems for a variety of missions and applications.

With a team of highly trained and experienced composite, mechatronics, electronics, maintenance flight test and software engineers and other functional experts, we own and manage the entire value chain – from conceptualisation to final quality manufacturing.
Headquartered in Switzerland with a fully owned business unit in the UAE, we have a reputation for groundbreaking innovation and uncompromising quality that reflects our “Made in Switzerland” heritage. This is reinforced by our robust, all-European supply chain that ensures the highest quality standards, stable, and safe procurement processes for reliable manufacturing and delivery.

All of our systems and sub-systems are free of ITAR restrictions.