About the Role

In this role, you take ownership of translating electrical designs into scalable, production-ready systems. You ensure that our electrical architecture is not only technically sound, but also manufacturable, robust, and cost-efficient.

Your focus lies on wiring harness design, BOM management, and PLM integration, acting as the central link between engineering, supply chain, and production.

Our Engineering Principles

• We aim for operational excellence and strive to deliver solutions that work “first time right”.
• We set a high bar and make transparent, engineering-driven decisions on quality, cost, and trade-offs.
• We grow as a team by sharing knowledge, challenging each other, and continuously improving our ways of working.

What You'll Do

• You design and develop wiring harnesses, including:

• cable routing concepts
• connector selection
• crimping, shielding, and protection concepts

• You define modular electrical architectures and pre-assembly concepts (subassemblies) to enable scalable production.
• You create, structure, and maintain bills of materials (BOM), including:
• EBOM to MBOM / SBOM transitions
• variant and configuration management
• You own the integration of electrical data into PLM systems (e.g. Teamcenter, ARAS) and ensure data consistency across engineering, procurement, and production.
• You ensure alignment between EPLAN, CAD, and PLM data structures.
• You drive design-for-manufacturing (DfM) and cost optimization for electrical systems.
• You coordinate closely with suppliers and internal functions such as Production Planning and Quality.
• You define and improve processes and SOPs along the electrical supply chain and industrialization workflow.
• You support production, integration, and testing with a strong focus on scalability, robustness, and repeatability.

Your Profile

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable qualification
• Several years of experience in electrical integration, harness design, or industrialization
• Hands-on experience with harness design tools (e.g. EPLAN Harness ProD, Capital, Zuken or similar)
• Strong understanding of connectors, cable assemblies, crimping technologies, and production processes
• Solid experience with BOM structures and PLM systems (e.g. Teamcenter, ARAS)
• Experience with variant management and configuration control is a plus
• Practical, solution-oriented mindset with a strong focus on implementation and scalability
• Structured and detail-oriented way of working
• Fluent in English (German is a plus)

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• A shaping role in an emerging dual use company
• Opportunity to work with a highly innovative, international, and dynamic team
• Room for professional growth and development

The impact you will make

In this multifaceted and exciting role, you will act as a key interface between the Engineering and Experimental Physics teams, translating complex requirements into robust electrical solutions. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of engineers to design, implement and validate high-quality experimental setups involving advanced electromechanical systems. Your work will have a direct impact on the success of experimental campaigns, ensuring safe, reliable and well-structured electrical systems in a high-performance, high-voltage environment. By applying engineering best practices and standards, you will enable cutting-edge research while maintaining the highest levels of safety and technical excellence.

Your responsibilities

• Design, build and wire electrical control cabinets for low voltage and high voltage applications, ensuring full compliance with German and European standards such as DIN VDE 0100, DIN EN 61439, DIN EN 60204-1 and DGUV Vorschrift 3
• Take ownership of electrical design using EPLAN, including creation of schematics, terminal diagrams, cable lists and complete documentation packages
• Perform electrical risk assessments for systems and cabinets, identifying hazards and defining mitigation measures according to applicable safety standards
• Assemble, install and integrate control cabinets and electromechanical systems, ensuring high quality workmanship and safe operation
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to translate system requirements into robust electrical designs and implemented solutions
• Participate in design reviews, providing expertise on cabinet layout, protection concepts, grounding, EMC and industrial best practices
• Support commissioning, testing and troubleshooting of electrical systems both in-house and on-site during experimental campaigns
• Develop and maintain complete and structured engineering documentation, including schematics, BOMs, test procedures and compliance records
• Define and apply best practices for safe assembly, testing and operation of electrical systems, especially in high voltage environments
• Manage workshop activities related to electrical assembly, ensuring availability of tools, components and an efficient and compliant workspace

What you bring

• Completed vocational training as Electrical Technician, Mechatronics Technician, or a degree in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of strong hands-on experience in building, wiring and commissioning electrical control cabinets for low voltage and high voltage applications
• Proven expertise in electrical design using EPLAN, including creation of schematics, terminal diagrams, cable routing and full documentation packages
• Solid experience performing electrical risk assessments, identifying hazards and implementing mitigation measures for electrical systems
• In-depth knowledge of German and European standards such as DIN VDE 0100, DIN EN 61439, DIN EN 60204-1, DIN EN 50178 and DGUV Vorschrift 3
• Strong understanding of power distribution, protection concepts, grounding, EMC and safe design practices in industrial environments
• Ability to read, interpret and create electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and technical documentation
• Practical experience with industrial components such as PLCs, relays, contactors, circuit breakers, safety devices and field instrumentation
• Experience in testing, commissioning and troubleshooting electrical cabinets and integrated electromechanical systems
• Skilled in professional wiring techniques including crimping, shielding, cable routing and use of electrical tools
• Structured and detail-oriented working style with strong ownership and problem-solving mindset
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary and international teams
• Willingness to travel and support on-site activities and experimental campaigns
• Professional proficiency in English is required

What sets you apart

• German language skills are a plus
• Knowledge of PCB design and electrical circuit design according to IEC 61191-1 and DIN EN 60204-1
• Understanding of mechanical design and fabrication methods such as machining, 3D printing and laser cutting

What we offer

Our mission is motivation enough for many. But we also support our team with benefits that foster wellbeing and growth: 

• Public transport reimbursement 
• EGYM Wellpass fitness club access 
• Complimentary health insurance 
• Professional development support 
• Company pension plan
• Healthy office snacks 

For more information on how we process your application data, please review our privacy notice.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and analytical Production Planner (m/f/d) to take ownership of building, managing, and continuously improving our production planning processes. In this key role, you will ensure that our unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) platforms are manufactured efficiently, on time, and in line with available resources. 

You will work closely with Production, Purchasing, Engineering, and Sales, providing transparency on capacities, material availability, and bottlenecks. Through data-driven analyses, you will create sound decision-making bases for management and play a crucial role in scaling our production in a fast-growing, technology-driven environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Build, implement, and continuously improve production planning processes in SAP (e.g. master data, bills of materials, routings, planning parameters)
• Create, maintain, and optimize production and capacity plans, considering material availability, delivery deadlines, and resource utilization
• Closely collaborate with Sales, Project Management, and internal demand owners to develop a reliable forecast
• Analyze and evaluate production KPIs such as OEE, lead times, on-time delivery, inventory levels, and capacity utilization Prepare, visualize, and interpret production data using tools such as Power BI
• Identify bottlenecks, risks, and structural weaknesses within production and derive effective countermeasures
• Prepare decision papers, scenario analyses, and recommendations for production and capacity planning

Your Profile

• Completed degree or vocational training in Production, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a comparable field
• Several years of professional experience in production planning, work preparation, or production control, ideally in an industrial or high-tech environment (e.g. automotive, machinery, robotics)
• Strong knowledge of SAP production planning (e.g. PP / MM)
• High data and process affinity with proven experience in analyzing complex production data and KPIs
• Confident use of Power BI or similar business intelligence tools
• Solid understanding of bills of materials, assembly structures, and material requirements planning
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration, especially with Sales and Project Management
• Structured, analytical, and solution-oriented working style
• Strong sense of ownership, decision-making ability, and communication skills
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment
• German proficiency at C1 level, English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Tool Stack (experience preferred)

• SAP (PP / MM)
• Power BI
• Microsoft Excel (advanced proficiency)
• ERP and production planning systems

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• A shaping role in an emerging dual use company
• Opportunity to work with a highly innovative, international, and dynamic team
• Room for professional growth and development
• Participation in the company's success, with access to regular events, knowledge exchange and meetups

The impact you will make

Your responsibilities

• Design and development of mechanical systems for ion, electron, neutron, and X/gamma-ray diagnostics used in ultrafast laser experiments together with scientists.
• Design in-vacuum electronics cooling systems
• Experience with vacuum-compatible assemblies using Autodesk Inventor with emphasis on modularity, alignment, and maintenance
• Integrate diagnostic systems in harsh environments with strong EMP and electromagnetic interference; develop mechanical shielding, cooling and isolation strategies.
• Select UHV-compatible materials, components, and sealing methods for use in experimental vacuum chambers.
• Support assembly, alignment, and field deployment of diagnostic devices at remote experimental facilities.
• Collaborate closely with physicists, electrical engineers, and systems integrators to ensure diagnostic compatibility with laser systems and target chambers.
• Conduct structural, thermal, and mechanical simulations using COMSOL Multiphysics
• Create ISO/DIN/CE-compliant documentation, including technical drawings, BOMs, risk assessments, and safety documentation.

What you bring

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, or a closely related discipline with 5+ years of industry experience
• Demonstrated experience designing and building precision mechanical systems for high-energy laser experiments or similar research environments
• Proficiency with Autodesk Inventor for mechanical design
• Hands-on experience with vacuum-compatible systems and UHV materials
• Strong understanding of Cooling systems for in-vacuum electronics
• Familiarity with ISO, DIN, and CE standards relevant to mechanical safety, manufacturing, and system integration
• Ability to work independently in both lab and remote deployment settings with minimal supervision
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, problem-solving mindset

What sets you apart

• Experience deploying diagnostics in high-intensity laser facilities or similar environments
• Familiarity with spectrometer types such as Thomson parabola, time-of-flight systems, or scintillator-based detectors
• Proficiency in COMSOL Multiphysics and experience with Geant4, OpenFoam, or other physics codes for shielding and system interaction modeling
• Experience with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) practices
• Prior involvement in transitioning experimental hardware into low manufacturing quantities

What we offer

Our mission is motivation enough for many. But we also support our team with benefits that foster wellbeing and growth: 

• Public transport reimbursement 
• EGYM Wellpass fitness club access 
• Complimentary health insurance 
• Professional development support 
• Company pension plan
• Healthy office snacks 

For more information on how we process your application data, please review our privacy notice.

OUR VISION

When people use our technology to "bridge the gap" between the physical and digital worlds, they don’t just capture reality - they create a new one. In this new reality, they are smarter, more productive, more streamlined, and more creative - because they have the digital foundation to build the world they want to live in.

That’s what NavVis offers in all our products and services: the tools to not just map the world as it is, but to pave the way to a better future. To forge something new. Physical or digital, there is only one reality. And it’s the reality NavVis empowers people to build better. 

THE OPPORTUNITY

As a Quality Technician at NavVis, you will play a key role in ensuring the performance and reliability of our cutting-edge mobile mapping systems, used to create high-precision digital representations of real-world environments. You will join a cross-functional production team of over 10 technicians, contributing to the assembly and testing of complex electro-mechanical devices and ensuring that every component and finished system meets our high quality standards. 

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Perform dimensional and visual inspections of mechanical (milled, injection-molded, painted) and electronic components (e.g., PCBs, cables, single-board computers)  

• Conduct in-process and final inspections to ensure correct assembly, functionality, and quality standards 

• Record inspection results and yields in the quality management system  

• Rework non‑conforming parts in accordance with defined procedures, where applicable. 

• Escalate recurring quality issues to Quality Engineering, Development, or Supply Chain teams 

• Work closely with the Assembly Team to clarify inspection criteria and improve workmanship  

• Support commissioning activities and selected assembly steps when required 

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives with the Quality Engineer 

WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THE ROLE

• Experience in quality control, ideally in an electro-mechanical or manufacturing environment (typically gained over ~2 years) 

• Hands-on experience with mechanical measuring tools (e.g., calipers, micrometers, gauges)  

• Practical knowledge of electronics handling and basic PCB inspection  

• Confidence working with spreadsheets and quality tracking systems  

• Strong attention to detail, structured documentation skills, and a problem-solving mindset  

• Very good English communication skills; German skills are an advantage 

HOW WE WILL KNOW WE ARE A PERFECT MATCH

Your recruiting partner for this role is Lenka (she/her). You can expect to go through a screening call, and up to 3 rounds of interviews, where we would love to discover your passion and interests, introduce you to who we are and what drives us, and finally understand how we can potentially add value to each other's growth.

HOW WE WILL KEEP YOU SMILING

• It's important to take a break from work! We offer 30 days of paid time off per year
• Affordable access to a vast network of fitness and wellness facilities through EGYM Wellpass subsidy
• Deutschlandticket subsidy to support sustainable travel using public transport
• We offer flexible working hours and a hybrid work setup, enabling you to plan your work around your life, and not your life around work!
• We offer full visa and relocation support for international candidates
• An attractive bike leasing model through JobRad, in line with our commitment towards sustainable mobility
• A competitive compensation package that values the skills and experience you bring
• Up to 4000 EUR employee referral bonus 
• Financial support for local language classes to help you in your journey of integrating into the culture!

ABOUT US

The Role 

The Electronics Design Engineer will be a member of the hardware team delivering low‑noise, high‑frequency mixed‑signal control and instrumentation for our QKD systems. The role spans end‑to‑end board design in Altium (schematics, layout, DFM/DFT), precision analog signal chains, prototype bring‑up/validation, and, where needed, STM32 (F4/H7) firmware in C for control, calibration, and integration. You will work with existing automated measurement software in Python and extend it where needed, collaborate closely with optics, FPGA, and software, and support manufacturing. 

The Responsibilities 

The Electronics Design Engineer should expect to work in the following activities. 

• Hardware design, prototyping, and validation 
  • Owning hardware architecture and component selection for precision, lownoise, and highfrequency performance 
  • Designing lownoise analog and mixedsignal schematics and PCB layout in Altium 
  • Managing prototype builds and vendors; executing bringup; precision and highfrequency measurements (DC accuracy, noise spectral density, longterm drift, frequency response); lab debug and reworks 
  • Working with existing automated measurement software (Python) and extending it where needed 
• Firmware development on STM32 and interfacing in Python (secondary scope)
  • Designing and modifying STM32 F4/H7 firmware in C (HAL)
  • Interfacing with Python drivers/scripts for control and data acquisition 

• Test automation and CI
  • Building and extending automated board/firmware test setups (Python; instrument control via VISA/SCPI through the existing automated measurement software) to capture logs/metrics
  • Establishing repeatable build/test pipelines for firmware and board validation; archiving artifacts, measurements, and calibration data 

• Manufacturing support and releases
  • Producing manufacturing packages; supporting vendors through fabrication and assembly; designing/maintaining simple test fixtures
  • Owning hardware/firmware versioning and release notes; maintaining traceable revisions 

• Cross‑team collaboration and documentation
  • Collaborating with optics/FPGA/software on interfaces, calibration, timing/latency budgets, and integration
  • Authoring design docs, analyses and budgets, calibration/bringup procedures, and change logs
  • Maintaining detailed experimental documentation in Confluence 

The Requirements 

The Electronics Design Engineer is expected to have the following qualifications and experience. 

• 5+ years analog/mixedsignal electronics design for R&D/instrumentation; strong Altium for schematics and PCB layout; DFM/DFT 

• Deep analog fundamentals: lownoise signal chains (e.g., highfrequency TIAs/preamps, ADC drivers, antialiasing/reconstruction filters), precision references/measurements, grounding/guarding/shielding, lowleakage layout 

• Ability to set/close noise and error budgets; tolerance/Monte Carlo and worstcase analysis; SPICEclass simulation (LTspice/PSPICE, etc.) 

• Lab expertise: precision/HF measurements (DC accuracy, noise spectral density, longterm drift, frequency response, temperature dependency); oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers; VNA as applicable 

• Awareness of EMC/EMI and safety constraints; designforcompliance and precompliance testing 

• Python for lab/test automation and instrument control; Git‑centric workflow 

• Proficiency in written and spoken English 

• Ability to be on‑site in Munich or Potsdam offices to work with hardware, when required 

• Applicants must have the right to work in Germany at the time of application. We do not provide visa sponsorship. 
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain either (a) a U.S. Secret (or higher) security clearance or (b) an EU SECRET (or national equivalent) personnel security clearance. Employment is contingent on meeting applicable government security requirements; eligibility is determined by the competent authorities.

Good to have: 

• STM32 F4/H7 exposure; C with HAL 

• Familiarity with STM32 bootloaders/updates (DFU/OTA) 

• Experience with calibration flows and production test fixtures

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Orchestration: Direct and optimize the supply chain from Ukrainian and Polish suppliers to our primary assembly locations in Germany.
• Strategic Procurement: Manage the relationship with key partners, ensuring contract compliance, quality standards, and optimized lead times.
• Risk Mitigation & Resilience: Develop and execute contingency plans for the Ukrainian supply route to ensure business continuity regardless of external disruptions. Troubleshoot material shortages and logistical delays swiftly to minimize operational downtime. 
• Logistics & Customs: Navigate the regulatory landscape of EU and non-EU trade, managing customs documentation and cross-border logistics efficiently.
• Inventory Management: Full responsibility for the supply chain process: from order placement to delivery to production
• Stock Management: Leverage predictive analytics to balance stock, mitigating downtime and warehouse overload. 
• Manage Bill of Materials: Managing the bill of materials (BOM) and ensuring production components are supplied in full in accordance with the production plan

KPIs

• On-time deliveries in clear to build states
• Zero production downtime due to supply chain issues
• Control and optimisation of procurement and logistics costs

Your Profile

• Experience: 5+ years in Supply Chain Management or Strategic Purchasing, ideally within the defense, aerospace, or heavy machinery sectors.
• Regional Expertise: Proven experience managing suppliers in Eastern Europe (Poland/Ukraine). Understanding the local logistical nuances is a significant plus.
• Problem Solver: You don’t just report delays; you find routes around them. You thrive in high-pressure, "living" supply chains.
• Communication: Fluent in English and German. Proficiency in Ukrainian is a strong plus.
• Mobility: Willingness to travel between the JV sites in Germany and partner locations in Poland as required.

What we offer @ FERNRIDE

At FERNRIDE, we believe in empowering you to thrive both personally and professionally. Our benefits are thoughtfully designed to support your growth, well-being, and aspirations while fostering a strong sense of work-life harmony. Here’s how we support you:

• Flexible working hours & remote work
• All-day breakfast and unlimited drinks, fruits, and snacks
• Lunch subsidy
• Select one of three options: (1) EUR 40 Spendit card /month (2) Wellpass (3) Mobility card
• Corporate Benefits platform
• Company pension scheme
• Team, department, and company events
• 30 days of vacation
• Up to six weeks of remote work in countries covered under the EHIC (European Health Insurance Card)