Controls- Automation Engineer

Bring your passion, ingenuity, and creativity to make a difference, as we develop the future of rail transport together. Traila is offering a unique opportunity to join a small team of elite engineers leading the way in developing active steering solutions for trams and trains. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Z rich, Switzerland, Traila concentrates on the development and industrialisation of advanced rail technology.

In the role of Controls-/ Automation Engineer, you will be working with a highly motivated cross-functional R&D team, consisting of mechanical, simulation and software engineers, in order to ensure the development of a cutting-edge technology, and build the company s first industrially certified product.

Tasks

Your responsibilities

• Work closely and in collaboration with the Control, Simulation and Electronic Engineers, developing specifications and the subsequent Software/Hardware control solution requirements
• Communicate with the test engineers to help support efficient testing requirements
• Communicate and coordinate with control HW & SW suppliers to specify and acquire quotes for commercial solutions required for the Traila system
• Support the integration and debug processes for the project, as required and on schedule
• Understand and execute all company standard operating procedures related to a safe machine design and build process.
• Field testing of the system and data evaluation

Requirements

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering, computer science or mechanical engineering (BEng / MEng)
• Experience in industrial automation using PLC s for development of control systems
• Strong skills in MATLAB/Simulink and data analysis , other languages such as Python or C# are a plus.
• Knowledge in developing application for embedded systems using C/C++
• Ability to work across many different platform architectures and situations, including learning new programming languages and platforms when needed
• Interdisciplinary knowledge in electronics, software, mechanics

Your opportunity

Engineer a sustainable future by joining a privately-owned Swiss start-up developing a disruptive technology within the rail and tram industry. We are a dynamic and international team of highly qualified and experienced engineers and business personnel with the goal of advancing mass-transport solutions for today and for generations to come.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we are looking forward to receiving your application.
For this position we only consider direct applications - thank you for your understanding.