Sensor Testing Automation Engineer
Haag, St. Gallen, CH
BE GREAT TOGETHER WITH US.
Innovation, Efficiency and Ambition: this is what VAT has stood for over 50 years.
With this passion, VAT has grown to become the leading international developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-performance high-end vacuum valves and vacuum sealing technology, employing over 2000 people worldwide. The headquarters are located in Haag (Switzerland), the production centers in Switzerland, Malaysia, Romania and Taiwan.
YOUR CHALLENGES:
In order to reduce the time-to-market of our advanced sensors products, we are looking to bolster our competences in the domain of automated sensor testing.
- Develop and implement procedures for sensor characterization and calibration
- Design, select components and build automated test benches for sensor testing, incl. technical project management
- Evaluate and rate test bench performances, optimizing process time and cost
- Eagerness to assimilate and extend existing team know-how for sensor testing
- Joining a multi-location R&D organization (Haag, Zürich, Mendrisio) expected including travel
YOUR COMPETENCES:
- BSc or more advanced degree in mechatronics, physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or related discipline
- 5+ years of industry experience in design and implementation of (semi or fully) automated testing setups
- Experience with electrical & mechanical design, conception of rudimentary control PCBs
- Experience with PLC programming, e.g. Beckhoff, Siemens or similar automation software
- Experience with data analysis in Python or Matlab
- Work experience in vacuum technology / semiconductors beneficial
- Negotiating skills in German and/or English (fluent in spoken and written)
Interested? We look forward to your online application.
You can expect a dynamic and successful company where innovation, courage, fairness, openness and transparency are encouraged and your ideas are welcome. We offer flexible options for hybrid working models. Your development according to your strengths and aspirations in your career is of great importance to us.