Build the future of autonomous security with us
Be part of a team that’s changing how the world thinks about security. Browse our open roles or reach out with your CV and a little about yourself.
Build the future of autonomous security with us
Build the future of autonomous
security with us
Be part of a team that’s changing how the world thinks about security. Browse our open roles or reach out with your CV and a little about yourself.
Working at Sunflower Labs
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Open positions
On-site positions in Zurich, Switzerland
Mechanical Engineer
Zurich, Switzerland
As Mechanical Engineer you will be developing and designing parts and mechanical assemblies for the drone and base station of Sunflower Labs Beehive 1 System (drone-in-a-box solution). This position is for an on-site employee for our Zurich office. You will be working closely with other mechanical engineers, robotics engineers, and electrical engineers to deliver models and drawings of mechanical components and assemblies, as well as test fixtures.
Responsibilities
Use CAD (Solidworks) to design mechanical components, assemblies and test fixtures
Conduct DFM and DFA review of mechanical parts and assemblies
Generate mechanical drawings with proper geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ISO
Fabricate and validate hardware prototypes and electromechanical systems by writing test plans, designing test fixtures and performing verification tests together with our production team
Design thermal solutions, using a combination of CFD, FEA and thermal simulations and empirical tests
Write and maintain production documentation such as SOPs
Qualifications
Minimum Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
5+ years of experience in mechanical design in robotics, drones or a related field
Skill to reduce complex systems into a simple design
Show creativity and out-of-the-box thinking
Experience with thermal systems analysis and design
Experience with airflow simulations
Extensive CAD experience with SolidWorks and ePDM
Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ISO 8015 and ISO 1101
Experience with rapid prototyping methods such as 3D printing, vacuum casting and CNC machining
Experience with DFM best practices for injection molding and sheet metal
Organized, inquisitive, open-minded and willing to get your hands dirty
Enjoy working in a team at a small company with a collaborative and dynamic environment
A portfolio of past and current mechanical design projects is a major plus
Good oral and written skills in English
Work permit in Switzerland required
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to: jobs@sunflower-labs.com
Please review the data privacy notice before submitting
Mechanical Engineer
Zurich, Switzerland
As Mechanical Engineer you will be developing and designing parts and mechanical assemblies for the drone and base station of Sunflower Labs Beehive 1 System (drone-in-a-box solution). This position is for an on-site employee for our Zurich office. You will be working closely with other mechanical engineers, robotics engineers, and electrical engineers to deliver models and drawings of mechanical components and assemblies, as well as test fixtures.
Responsibilities
Use CAD (Solidworks) to design mechanical components, assemblies and test fixtures
Conduct DFM and DFA review of mechanical parts and assemblies
Generate mechanical drawings with proper geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ISO
Fabricate and validate hardware prototypes and electromechanical systems by writing test plans, designing test fixtures and performing verification tests together with our production team
Design thermal solutions, using a combination of CFD, FEA and thermal simulations and empirical tests
Write and maintain production documentation such as SOPs
Qualifications
Minimum Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
5+ years of experience in mechanical design in robotics, drones or a related field
Skill to reduce complex systems into a simple design
Show creativity and out-of-the-box thinking
Experience with thermal systems analysis and design
Experience with airflow simulations
Extensive CAD experience with SolidWorks and ePDM
Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ISO 8015 and ISO 1101
Experience with rapid prototyping methods such as 3D printing, vacuum casting and CNC machining
Experience with DFM best practices for injection molding and sheet metal
Organized, inquisitive, open-minded and willing to get your hands dirty
Enjoy working in a team at a small company with a collaborative and dynamic environment
A portfolio of past and current mechanical design projects is a major plus
Good oral and written skills in English
Work permit in Switzerland required
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to: jobs@sunflower-labs.com
Please review the data privacy notice before submitting
Mechanical Engineer
Zurich, Switzerland
As Mechanical Engineer you will be developing and designing parts and mechanical assemblies for the drone and base station of Sunflower Labs Beehive 1 System (drone-in-a-box solution). This position is for an on-site employee for our Zurich office. You will be working closely with other mechanical engineers, robotics engineers, and electrical engineers to deliver models and drawings of mechanical components and assemblies, as well as test fixtures.
Responsibilities
Use CAD (Solidworks) to design mechanical components, assemblies and test fixtures
Conduct DFM and DFA review of mechanical parts and assemblies
Generate mechanical drawings with proper geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ISO
Fabricate and validate hardware prototypes and electromechanical systems by writing test plans, designing test fixtures and performing verification tests together with our production team
Design thermal solutions, using a combination of CFD, FEA and thermal simulations and empirical tests
Write and maintain production documentation such as SOPs
Qualifications
Minimum Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
5+ years of experience in mechanical design in robotics, drones or a related field
Skill to reduce complex systems into a simple design
Show creativity and out-of-the-box thinking
Experience with thermal systems analysis and design
Experience with airflow simulations
Extensive CAD experience with SolidWorks and ePDM
Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ISO 8015 and ISO 1101
Experience with rapid prototyping methods such as 3D printing, vacuum casting and CNC machining
Experience with DFM best practices for injection molding and sheet metal
Organized, inquisitive, open-minded and willing to get your hands dirty
Enjoy working in a team at a small company with a collaborative and dynamic environment
A portfolio of past and current mechanical design projects is a major plus
Good oral and written skills in English
Work permit in Switzerland required
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to: jobs@sunflower-labs.com
Please review the data privacy notice before submitting
Robotics Engineer
Zurich, Switzerland
We are looking for an experienced, hands-on robotics engineer with excellent software engineering skills who is motivated to work with drones. You will be responsible for designing and delivering our system’s autonomy layer, which orchestrates mission execution, performs fault detection and diagnosis, and manages mitigation and recovery. This role involves deep systems engineering in C++, operating under stringent real-time constraints. This position is for an on-site employee for our Zurich office.
Responsibilities
Design and develop autonomy features for a UAV
Implement UAV health and safety checks on embedded platforms
Design and implement mission/flight manager state machines
Own and implement end-to-end fault management including detection, isolation, mitigation, and recovery (FIMR)
Develop fleet telemetry that enables actionable problem identification and resolution
Design and execute rigorous flight safety tests
Qualifications
Strong programming skills in C++ and Python required
Proven ability to develop for the PX4 flight stack
Track record of developing and testing safety-critical real-time software
Demonstrated expertise in systems thinking
Minimum B.S. in computer science or related engineering field
Good oral and written skills in English
Work permit in Switzerland required
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to: jobs@sunflower-labs.com
Please review the data privacy notice before submitting
Robotics Engineer
Zurich, Switzerland
We are looking for an experienced, hands-on robotics engineer with excellent software engineering skills who is motivated to work with drones. You will be responsible for designing and delivering our system’s autonomy layer, which orchestrates mission execution, performs fault detection and diagnosis, and manages mitigation and recovery. This role involves deep systems engineering in C++, operating under stringent real-time constraints. This position is for an on-site employee for our Zurich office.
Responsibilities
Design and develop autonomy features for a UAV
Implement UAV health and safety checks on embedded platforms
Design and implement mission/flight manager state machines
Own and implement end-to-end fault management including detection, isolation, mitigation, and recovery (FIMR)
Develop fleet telemetry that enables actionable problem identification and resolution
Design and execute rigorous flight safety tests
Qualifications
Strong programming skills in C++ and Python required
Proven ability to develop for the PX4 flight stack
Track record of developing and testing safety-critical real-time software
Demonstrated expertise in systems thinking
Minimum B.S. in computer science or related engineering field
Good oral and written skills in English
Work permit in Switzerland required
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to: jobs@sunflower-labs.com
Please review the data privacy notice before submitting
Robotics Engineer
Zurich, Switzerland
We are looking for an experienced, hands-on robotics engineer with excellent software engineering skills who is motivated to work with drones. You will be responsible for designing and delivering our system’s autonomy layer, which orchestrates mission execution, performs fault detection and diagnosis, and manages mitigation and recovery. This role involves deep systems engineering in C++, operating under stringent real-time constraints. This position is for an on-site employee for our Zurich office.
Responsibilities
Design and develop autonomy features for a UAV
Implement UAV health and safety checks on embedded platforms
Design and implement mission/flight manager state machines
Own and implement end-to-end fault management including detection, isolation, mitigation, and recovery (FIMR)
Develop fleet telemetry that enables actionable problem identification and resolution
Design and execute rigorous flight safety tests
Qualifications
Strong programming skills in C++ and Python required
Proven ability to develop for the PX4 flight stack
Track record of developing and testing safety-critical real-time software
Demonstrated expertise in systems thinking
Minimum B.S. in computer science or related engineering field
Good oral and written skills in English
Work permit in Switzerland required
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to: jobs@sunflower-labs.com
Please review the data privacy notice before submitting
Test Engineer
Zurich, Switzerland
We are looking for a test engineer to develop test procedures, run test campaigns, implement continuous integration testing and develop hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) test harnesses for our autonomous drone-in-a-box system. You will write software to implement automated tests and evaluation, as well as spend time in the field manually operating the system to put it through its paces. This position is for an on-site employee for our Zurich office.
Responsibilities
Own the development and implementation of automated end-to-end testing procedures
Drive the implementation and maintenance of SITL and HITL continuous integration tests
Design and execute flight test campaigns to verify system performance
Take ownership of rigorously stress-testing the system to identify weaknesses
Be responsible for creating comprehensive test reports
Recommend enhancements to improve system reliability and usability
Qualifications
Experience in requirements analysis, test design, writing test cases
Experience with automated testing tools (GTest, PyTest, Robot Framework)
Programming experience (Python, C++)
Experience in test execution, e.g. manual testing, tracking of defects and reporting of results
Experience in the drone industry a plus
Bachelor or master degree in a relevant field
Good oral and written skills in English
Work permit in Switzerland required
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to: jobs@sunflower-labs.com
Please review the data privacy notice before submitting
Test Engineer
Zurich, Switzerland
We are looking for a test engineer to develop test procedures, run test campaigns, implement continuous integration testing and develop hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) test harnesses for our autonomous drone-in-a-box system. You will write software to implement automated tests and evaluation, as well as spend time in the field manually operating the system to put it through its paces. This position is for an on-site employee for our Zurich office.
Responsibilities
Own the development and implementation of automated end-to-end testing procedures
Drive the implementation and maintenance of SITL and HITL continuous integration tests
Design and execute flight test campaigns to verify system performance
Take ownership of rigorously stress-testing the system to identify weaknesses
Be responsible for creating comprehensive test reports
Recommend enhancements to improve system reliability and usability
Qualifications
Experience in requirements analysis, test design, writing test cases
Experience with automated testing tools (GTest, PyTest, Robot Framework)
Programming experience (Python, C++)
Experience in test execution, e.g. manual testing, tracking of defects and reporting of results
Experience in the drone industry a plus
Bachelor or master degree in a relevant field
Good oral and written skills in English
Work permit in Switzerland required
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to: jobs@sunflower-labs.com
Please review the data privacy notice before submitting
Test Engineer
Zurich, Switzerland
We are looking for a test engineer to develop test procedures, run test campaigns, implement continuous integration testing and develop hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) test harnesses for our autonomous drone-in-a-box system. You will write software to implement automated tests and evaluation, as well as spend time in the field manually operating the system to put it through its paces. This position is for an on-site employee for our Zurich office.
Responsibilities
Own the development and implementation of automated end-to-end testing procedures
Drive the implementation and maintenance of SITL and HITL continuous integration tests
Design and execute flight test campaigns to verify system performance
Take ownership of rigorously stress-testing the system to identify weaknesses
Be responsible for creating comprehensive test reports
Recommend enhancements to improve system reliability and usability
Qualifications
Experience in requirements analysis, test design, writing test cases
Experience with automated testing tools (GTest, PyTest, Robot Framework)
Programming experience (Python, C++)
Experience in test execution, e.g. manual testing, tracking of defects and reporting of results
Experience in the drone industry a plus
Bachelor or master degree in a relevant field
Good oral and written skills in English
Work permit in Switzerland required
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to: jobs@sunflower-labs.com
Please review the data privacy notice before submitting
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