Senior Mechanical Engineer (m/f/d)

(Lead Role – End-to-End Ownership)

📍 Zürich / Eschikon (up to 40% remote)

🕐 Full-Time | Entry-Level | Start: ASAP

At Caterra, we develop autonomous laser weeding robots for our customers in vegetable farming. We’re now looking for you to strengthen our mechanical engineering team.

Your Technical Qualifications

  • Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a comparable qualification
  • Several years of experience in product development
  • Proven track record of taking multiple products from concept to market launch
  • Deep knowledge of CAD (we use Onshape)
  • Solid understanding of manufacturing techniques such as sheet metal processing, milling, turning, aluminum die casting, and aluminum extrusion
  • Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken

Your Social Competencies

Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills. That means: You contribute to a constructive, empathetic feedback culture; you’re able to address difficult topics, express dissatisfaction, take initiative, and propose improvements that lead to real change. You value the work of your colleagues. You communicate across teams. A silo mentality (“not my responsibility”) doesn’t align with our culture. Technical excellence is important but without team communication, it remains ineffective. Agile mindset. As a startup, we must react quickly to changing conditions. That requires mental flexibility. You are comfortable working in an iterative development process. You are actively sharing your knowledge and experience with your team. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, we expect you to take ownership and set your own priorities independently. You are not afraid to get your hands dirty. You don’t just want to make decisions from your desk. You want to see the system in the field and test your ideas under real conditions.

Bonus Points

  • Experience in the agricultural industry
  • Deep knowledge of in sectors such as electric motors, linear actuators, spindles, cables, connectors, cable management
  • Workshop experience or previous education in the workshop
  • A strong network of component suppliers and experience in supplier communication and negotiation

What We Offer

  • Your work has a direct impact: what you develop is immediately visible and implemented
  • Contribute to a meaningful and sustainable alternative to herbicides
  • Learning opportunities: you’ll be in touch with all aspects of our robot and gain insights into every part of our robotics platform
  • Opportunity to shape our company structure and culture
  • Room to grow: grow with us as we grow as a company
Application

Please send us your CV, a motivation letter and a selection of projects you’ve been involved with. Let us know why you’re interested in the position.

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