“It’s a great experience that my know-how supports the entire development process of a product. I find my work very exciting and varied.”
Irina, Electronics Engineer
I work as an electronics engineer in hardware development and started in this position in 2020. I already got to know Safran Vectronix as a company and employer during my vocational training: I was able to complete my fourth year of apprenticeship as an electronics technician here. I look back on the training with pleasure: Various companies throughout Switzerland have joined forces in “libs Industrielle Berufslehren Schweiz”. As an apprentice, you complete each year of training in a different company. And also on the site of Safran Vectronix, various companies participate in this program. After my apprenticeship and a trip around the world, I started studying electrical engineering at HSR Rapperswil (Switzerland). I also completed my bachelor’s degree there. Since then, I have joined the Research & Development department at Team Safran Vectronix and I am happy to get a taste of the practical world again. I think it is a pretty good sign that I have returned to Safran Vectronix after my studies! I like the interaction within the team. We all work in a very family-like environment. In particular, for my area of work, a fully equipped workplace is included. This is especially important for me because I work with electronic components and measuring instruments every day. My tasks include, for example, evaluating components, comparing battery types for our devices, developing circuit diagrams or testing components so that they can be integrated without problems. It’s a great experience that my know-how supports the entire development process of a product. I find my work very exciting and varied.
Develop the optimal plan
The interaction of the various electronic components in our devices is complex. The requirements for robustness, durability and – in many respects – trouble-free electronics are extremely high. Our products must function reliably in any kind of application. To ensure that this is the case, our hardware engineers are always looking for new approaches. They compare the components available on the market with each other, evaluate them and ultimately select the solution that is most suitable for meeting the defined customer requirement. Only in this way can we provide our customers with the best solution on the market at an optimal price. Finally, all components must be integrated into our devices in a small space but still with a lot of performance, in line with the SWaPC approach: with Size, Weight and Performance, Costs as criteria.
As a hardware engineer, you will work on these or similar projects
- Compare, evaluate, test and select electronic componen
- Design circuit diagrams
- Program microprocessors at the hardware level and FPGAs
- Graphical representation of evaluations and presentation to the team
- Handle complaints, perform tests, comparing and document results
- Perform failure analysis, signal measurements, debugging, suggest design improvements
- Work closely with the electronics lab and with the technical project management team
- Document all project steps as a contribution to the overall concept