Senior Embedded Development Engineer

The role

You will own the complete electrical design of UAV compute, sensor and avionic systems. This includes architecture, component selection, schematics, firmware, and flight testing.

What you will do

• Translate top level goals into requirements, schematics and detailed designs
• Develop and deploy foundation layers of code including firmware, drivers and operating systems
• Build, rework, and test hardware in simulation and in flight
• Analyze designs via simulation and real-world testing including EMI/EMC, thermal, power and performance
• Support hardware-in-the-loop and environmental validation workflows
• Keep clear records of requirements, tradeoffs, test results, tuning procedures, and design rationale

Required qualifications

• M.Sc in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in mixed hardware development and software integration
• Proficient in PCB layout tools and eCAD like Altium designer
• Confident with lab equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers
• Experienced in PCB-bringup, debugging, and ensuring they survive real-world use
• Write and debug embedded firmware in C and/or C++
• Familiar with hardware-in-the-loop and environmental testing
• Fluent English

Nice to have

• German is a plus
• Deep understanding of design and verification of EMC / robustness against EMI
• Thermal design and analysis for compact electronics
• RF integration and noise suppression
• MIL-STD, DO-254, CRA and RED qualification experience
• Automation of test rigs for HIL testing

Benefits

• Real stock options to participate directly in SE3’s growth
• Access to best-in-class AI tools and agents
• High-quality and modern toolset
• Flat hierarchy
• 31 Paid Days Off (30 vacation days plus birthday off)
• Free membership to gyms, yoga, and wellness through EGYM Wellpass
• 2 company retreats per year
• Professional mentor

Before you apply

• Intro Call (30 min)
• Technical Interview (45 min)
• Onsite Trial/Case (2 hrs)
• Team Dinner/Lunch

About the company

SE3 Labs is building Spatial AI by combining 3D computer vision with large language models (LLMs). They are building high-performance, real-world robotic systems starting with UAVs.