About us
Coris Innovation is an engineering consulting company specialising in systems engineering and industrial processes.
Founded in 2015, our company was built around a clear principle: to develop consulting relationships based on long-term partnerships, close collaboration and mutual trust, while ensuring the satisfaction of our clients, consultants and teams.
Today, this approach to engineering consulting is shared by around one hundred employees across five offices in Switzerland and France including Annecy, Bourges, Grenoble and Lyon. Every day, our teams support industrial clients in addressing their challenges in innovation, Research & Development and production.
Would you like to be part of the journey and join a fast-growing company that is committed to delivering on its promises to both its employees and clients? We would be delighted to hear from you!
Coris Innovation is committed to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion.
All our positions are open to all talents, and we are committed to ensuring a recruitment process based solely on skills, experience and potential.
Job description
For one of our clients, an international technology company developing advanced communication systems, we are looking for a Systems Test Engineer to contribute to the development, integration and validation of next-generation airborne active antenna and phased array systems.
You will work on complex multidisciplinary systems combining RF and communication chains, power and control electronics, embedded hardware/software, and mechanical subsystems, designed to operate in demanding airborne environments.
The successful candidate must be available to start on-site in Lausanne by November 1st, 2026, or earlier.
Your Responsibilities
As a Systems Test Engineer, you will take ownership of system-level verification and validation activities, from test strategy definition through execution, troubleshooting and reporting.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Define and implement system verification strategies, test plans, procedures and reports
- Perform system-level functional, performance and qualification testing
- Define verification activities considering airborne environmental and qualification constraints
- Support testing and qualification activities in accordance with RTCA DO-160
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts and test environments
- Execute manual and automated test campaigns and analyse results
- Investigate anomalies and work closely with engineering teams to reproduce, troubleshoot and resolve issues
- Validate interactions between RF, electronics, software/firmware and mechanical subsystems
- Assess system performance under different operational and environmental conditions
- Ensure traceability between system requirements and verification activities
- Document test results, defects and lessons learned
- Coordinate lower-level testing activities with specialised engineering teams when required
- Participate in technical reviews and communicate test results to project stakeholders
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of verification methods, tools and processes
Required qualifications
- MSc or equivalent degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Microtechnology or a related engineering field
- Experience in system testing, verification & validation, integration or system engineering
- Experience with airborne or avionics systems
- Knowledge of RTCA DO-160 environmental qualification/testing
- Good understanding of complex multidisciplinary electronic systems
- Knowledge of RF systems, communication systems and/or active antennas
- Experience with phased array / electronically steered antennas would be a strong advantage
- Understanding of system integration involving RF, electronics, embedded software/firmware and mechanical subsystems
- Experience with automated testing and scripting is highly appreciated
- Hands-on mindset with strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable working in an international and multidisciplinary R&D environment
Available to work on-site in Lausanne from November 1st, 2026, at the latest
Swiss or EU citizenship required