At Caterra we are building alternatives to the extensive manual labor still used in modern agriculture. Today, the only alternative to herbicides in vegetable farming is a combination of mechanical hacking, flaming and hand weeding. To make scalable organic farming possible, technologies are needed that significantly reduce production costs.
Our solution: a laser-based robotic system designed to precisely target weeds, even those growing close to crops—a task that mechanical methods cannot achieve. Small, lightweight, fully electrical and chemical free!
Your Tasks
- Improve, maintain and analyze existing hardware solutions
- Take the lead on electronic submodule development and it’s integration
- Help out with laser module, rover and autonomy code where needed
- Demos and testing: Being involved in field tests and seeing your hardware in action and repair failed components.
- Optimize electronic circuits and assembly processes
Your Profile
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Advanced development experience with Python, C or C++
- Experienced with electronic circuit design
- Advanced experience in sensor integration
- Experienced with Linux OS
- Independent, pragmatic work style
- Ability to communicate fluently in English
- Citizen of EU or EFTA countries, unfortunately we do not have the resources for the permit process.
Bonus Points
- Experience with Git, ROS2, Zephyr, FreeRTOS, docker
- Experience with low-level hardware communication (SPI, UART, I2C, CAN)
- Microcontroller knowledge, lab experience,
- Solid Linux skills, preferably kernel knowledge, networking
- Ability to communicate fluently in German (bonus: french)
Benefits
- Home-office and flexible work hours
- Motivated team working together
- Equity as part of your compensation
- Dynamic work environment (office & field days, fast iterations)
- Main office close to Zurich
- Responsibility for making major decisions
- Your work will have a major impact on European Agriculture
Interested? Get in contact!
Send us your CV and application letter through the following form!