PCB Design Technical Lead 12 Month Contract - Switzerland

iO Associates' client in the Space sector is seeking a Lead PCB Designer for a 12 month on-site contract, with the strong likelihood of extension, paying up to 95CHF per hour, 42 hours per week.
The role will require you to spend approximately 25% of your time leading (from a technical point of view) a team of 6 in the design of PCBs, and the remaining 75% of your time as a hands-on designer yourself.

Responsibilities will include:

Requirements definition at electronics board level
Detailed design, including trade-off, analysis, schematics capturing
Verification of electrical circuits by review, analysis and simulation
Coordination of Unit Interface Equipment (UIE) / EGSE definition and commissioning
Prototype and Flight electronics commissioning and testing
Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) support
Establish and maintain engineering plans and activities schedules (e.g. in MS Project)
Coordination of a small team of development engineers
Establish and maintain progress reports
Liaise with Line Managers and project core team

Lead Engineering Tasks

Delegate work to the team mates in PCB/CCA domain
Ensure process adherence in the electronics development
Timely reporting/flagging to team leaders
Preliminary internal design reviews (schematics, layout, manufacturing files), checkpoint to release for project review team
Lead of internal design reviews (schematics, layout, manufacturing files)
Introduction requests and part reviews (internal gates)
Building-blocks maintenance (also in view of proposals for new designs)

We are looking for a PCB Designer with a minimum of 7 years of professional experience, who has lead a team, and has strong experience in either:
Siemens Xpedition and work to Safety Critical Standards

OR
Space or Deep-space projects, such as satellites, telescopes, orbital spacecraft etc.

Due to Swiss employment law, applicants are required to have either a Swiss or EU Passport, or already hold a Swiss residence permit.

If you meet the above criteria, are happy to work on-site in Zurich, and would like to know more about the role, please submit your CV and availability to speak