Team Lead System Electronics (m/f/d)

As a Team Lead Electronics, you will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for the electronic systems that power Quantum Systems' cutting-edge UAV platforms. You will combine technical expertise with people leadership, guiding the development of robust electronic architectures from concept through series production while ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.

Working closely with Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Software, System Integration, Flight Test, Supply Chain, and Production teams, you will drive innovation across our product portfolio and contribute directly to the success of mission-critical aerial intelligence solutions.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electronics engineers and technicians, fostering technical excellence and continuous growth.

• Drive the architecture, design, validation, and continuous improvement of electronic systems, PCBs, wiring concepts, and power electronics for UAV platforms.

• Own electronics development activities throughout the full product lifecycle, from prototype development to industrialization and series production.

• Coordinate cross-functional projects with software, mechanical, prototyping, manufacturing, and testing teams to ensure seamless system integration.

• Support technical decision-making, design reviews, root-cause analyses, and troubleshooting of complex electronic issues.

• Collaborate with suppliers, EMS partners, and manufacturing stakeholders to ensure quality, manufacturability, and timely delivery.

• Define engineering standards, best practices, and development processes to improve product reliability and team efficiency.

• Contribute to technology roadmaps and evaluate new components, architectures, and technologies for future products.

What you bring to the team:

• You have a degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, or a comparable technical discipline.

• You have 10 years of experience in electronics development, including PCB design, circuit development, and hardware validation.

• You have experience in using Altium Designer, Altium365, Jira, EPlan

• You have proven experience leading engineering projects, technical teams, or multidisciplinary development activities.

• You possess strong knowledge of analog and digital electronics, power electronics, embedded hardware, and system-level design.

• Ideally, you have experience with aerospace, UAV, automotive, robotics, or other safety-critical products.

• You are comfortable working across the full development lifecycle, including prototyping, testing, industrialization, and production support.

• You are a structured and pragmatic problem-solver who enjoys taking ownership and driving technical decisions.

• Communicating in English comes naturally to you; German language skills are considered a plus.

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you dont meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.

• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.

• We push limits, think outside-the-box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.

• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

Our benefits:

• Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.

• Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work-life balance.

• Mobile Work: If things get a little busy in the office, you have the option to work remotely one flexible day per week to create the right balance.

• Stay active: With EGYM Wellpass, you get access to thousands of fitness and sports facilities — and of course, we subsidize the membership.

• Bike-Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.

• Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.

• Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.

• Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.

• Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Laim in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

About us:

Quantum Systems develops advanced autonomous systems for defense and security operations across multiple domains, powered by integrated software and AI. Quantum Systems is at the forefront of AI-powered aerial, ground, naval robotics, developing a family of smart systems that go far beyond traditional drones. Built on a foundation of in-house hardware, software and AI, our systems transform data into critical insights, empowering decision-making across security, defense and public safety, as well as for the commercial, industrial and GIS sectors. Our vertically integrated system with industry leading endurance, enable seamless interoperability and software interconnectivity. On-board AI powers multi-modality sensing, autonomous navigation, anti-jamming, swarm operations and more.

Our commitment:

We are an open-minded company that not only values diversity, but actively promotes it. Regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or disability, we firmly believe that the diversity of our employees is an essential part of our success.

At our company, every voice is heard and every perspective is valued. We believe that our differences enrich us and help us to find creative solutions and generate innovative ideas. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment where all employees can reach their full potential.