Systems Engineer – Electronics & Sensors (m/f/x)

Zumtobel Group

Job Description

The Zumtobel Group is an international lighting group and a leading supplier of innovative lighting solutions, lighting components and associated services. With its core brands, Zumtobel, Thorn and Tridonic, the Group offers its customers around the world a comprehensive portfolio of products and services.


Are you fascinated by innovative technologies and want to brighten up the world with smart lighting solutions? As a Systems Engineer, you will shape the future of modern lighting systems. You work in an interdisciplinary team that is passionate about customized lighting solutions and high-quality components - and contribute your expertise to exciting projects.

Your tasks as a Systems Engineer:

  • Based on the requirements, you will create the technical specification and system architecture for the integration of electronics-based components (sensors, communication units, controllers). You will be the expert for innovative system solutions - globally, interdisciplinary and across the entire product life cycle.
  • As a sub-project manager, you will be responsible for the selection, verification and development in collaboration with internal and external development partners. This includes the release and documentation of the components.
  • You integrate your system solution into our lighting and control systems and ensure their compatibility (including system interfaces and product restrictions), in order to guarantee the highest quality and performance requirements in real lighting systems.
  • You will create and maintain the technical documentation, keep product information up to date and continuously improve your solutions throughout the product life cycle.
  • You will work closely with internal and external development partners and provide third level support, including handling complaints.

You have a profound technical curiosity, analytical mindset and question existing solutions. Your solution-oriented thinking enables you to transform complex technical requirements into smart and efficient system solutions. Your cooperative communication, openness and team spirit contribute to the success of your system solution.

  • You have successfully completed a Master's degree in electrical engineering, electronics, computer science, information and computer engineering, software engineering or a comparable field from a technical university or university of applied sciences.
  • You have already gained several years of professional experience in the areas of product development of electronic systems (hardware/software), requirements engineering and project management, ideally in the lighting industry or in the development of complex systems.
  • You have in-depth knowledge of requirements engineering tools and processes (UML/SysML), embedded systems, communication technologies and wireless standards such as Bluetooth, RFID, ZigBee and WLAN.
  • Moreover, you have experience in the development of distributed embedded communication systems (ideally IP or wireless systems) as well as in the development of series products.
  • Finally, you have a very good command of written and spoken English; knowledge of German is an advantage.

  • Successful, international group with family DNA.
  • Varied field of activity with personal responsibility.
  • Numerous opportunities for further development in an innovative and empowering company.
  • Great team that will support you in any situation.
  • Individual options to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
  • Extensive benefits for our employees.

Enlightening your career
We curiously discover new fields of work together, our mentoring program is meant to support you to fully develop your skills and potentials.

Work-Life-Balance
Your best individual work-life balance will vary over time, often on a daily basis, this is why we offer flexible working-models and sabbatical options for our employees.

International perspective
Be part of a network of creativity and high-tech and contribute to an ecosystem that enables you to realize your potential within multinational, intercultural teams.

Open-minded and respectful culture
Working for the ZG means to be a part of an open-minded and passionate culture based on the spirit of the company's founder Dr. Walter Zumtobel.

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