Senior Motion Control Engineer
📍 8708 Männedorf
Role and responsibilities
In this challenging and impactful role, you will be at the forefront of designing, implementing, and testing advanced drive chain concepts and sensing applications for existing- and our next-generation robotic and automation platforms. You will lead the evaluation, collaborate closely with the embedded software, mechanical and electrical specialists, and ensure the performance, reliability, and robustness of our solutions. As a technical mentor and coach, you will support and guide other engineers, contribute to cross-project consistency, and drive continuous improvement in our processes and best practices. Your expertise will help shape the future of healthcare innovation. Lead drive concept evaluation, including different actor and sensor types, transmission, and initialization procedures. Perform motor dimensioning, work point calculation, and simulation. Review and refine robotic and automation concepts. Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software/system architects. Develop and improve internal control tools and processes. Lead root cause investigations and risk assessments. Mentor and coach engineers, apprentices, trainees, and students. Initiate collaborations with academia and external partners. Ensure compliance with processes, SOPs, directives, and guidelines. Contribute to the system-wide platform strategy.
Team / description
Join Tecan! Join the market leader! Work in an international and dynamic environment, share our success! At Tecan we are driven to improve people’s lives and health. We do this by empowering our customers to scale healthcare innovation globally from life science to the clinic. We collaborate with our customers from early-stage innovation through project implementation and beyond. We deliver the products, services and solutions that make lab processes and medical procedures precise, reproducible and compliant. Our values - trust, highest standards and ambition - are the cornerstones of our business and provide the framework for Tecan's culture. We foster a positive and empowering environment where our rarest assets, our unique employees, can grow and bring their passion and talent to work.
Qualifications and Skills
Technical degree in computer science, robotics, control technology, electrical or software engineering
6+ years of experience in instrument development, preferably in the medical device industry
Expertise in motion control, robotics, control theory, and signal processing
Experience with scientific programming; knowledge of C++, C#, Python or
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and research skills
Demonstrated experience in leading teams and assuming technical ownership of projects, ensuring successful delivery and high-quality outcomes
Excellent communication and moderation skills in English, German would be a nice to have
Experience with agile principles and R&D; development processes
Passion for continuous learning and improvement