Production Operator Assembly at Wingtra AG (Zurich, Switzerland)
Wingtra AG· Zurich, Switzerland·
Role details
Job description
Join the Wingtra team and become part of this venture-backed robotics scaleup with a global and international team of 120+ dedicated Wingtranauts who want to see their actions have a positive and lasting impact on the world. Founded more than 9 years ago at ETH Zurich, Europe’s leading robotics university, our goal is to build the best aerial robots to digitize the world at the push of a button and set the basis for faster and better decisions. Wingtra provides efficient and reliable data solutions to a variety of industries ranging from mining, construction and agriculture to humanitarian organizations, environmentalists and wildlife monitoring groups.
Responsibilities
- Assembly of Wingtra drones for customers
- Hands-on work including gluing, sanding, drilling, and custom labeling of parts
- Mounting and wiring of electronics
- Calibration and quality control / testing of the Wingtra drones
- Assist with basic inventory tracking and contribute ideas to refine production workflows, Lean process improvements, and product design
Requirements
- Basic technical training (e.g. EFZ Elektroniker/in, Automatiker/in, Polymechaniker/in) or several years’ experience in a similar assembly role
- Manual dexterity and a flair for precise work
- Interest in working with an innovative team and rapidly changing processes, and helping to shape them
- Very good communication skills in English
Plus
- 3+ years of assembly experience with electromechanical devices
- Proven track record of precise work / series production
- Experience soldering cables, connectors and components
- Background in Lean / 5S
We offer
- Young and dynamic team
- Flexible working hours, no shift work
- Gaining experience and personal development in an innovative and fast-growing company
- Free snacks, a ping-pong table and lots of enthusiastic Wingtranauts ;-)
If you enjoy teamwork more than being the individual superhero, and if you thrive in a feedback-driven culture and an exciting, unconventional yet structured and progressive start-up environment, we would love to hear from you.
Why work at Wingtra AG
- Culture: Employees ("Wingtranauts") describe a transparent, data-driven environment where "arguments trump opinions, and data and statistics trump arguments"; by default, every employee has access to everything. The company emphasizes curiosity, continuous improvement, and a "bias for action."
- Recognition: Ranked among the best start-ups in Switzerland (2nd overall, 1st in the drone category, 2020).
- Work model: Mix of on-site roles (engineering and manufacturing in Zurich) and remote roles (e.g., Head of Sales US West is remote, US-based). Open roles include Quality and Incoming Technician, Working Student Quality, and Regional Sales Manager Canada.
- Team: ~125–200 employees across 24 countries; 30+ in R&D; a flat, human-first environment that "works for humans."
- Employer ratings (per LinkedIn, 55 reviews): Overall 3.4/5; Work-Life Balance 3.7, Culture 3.5, Compensation 3.1, Career 3.0 — candid feedback suggesting strong culture but room for improvement in pay and career progression.
- Note: Wingtra does not accept agency resumes or unsolicited referral fees.