Job Description

Location: Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
Requisition ID: 79858
Schindler stands for mobility. Mobility needs experts.
Join our team in Locarno.
Founded in Switzerland in 1874, the Schindler Group is a leading global provider of elevators, escalators, and related services. Schindler mobility solutions move two billion people every day all over the world. Behind the company's success are over 70,000 employees in more than 100 countries.
Schindler Electronics Ltd. Locarno, part of Schindler Group Company, is a leading developer and manufacturer of electronic components for elevators.
Electronics Controls Hardware Architect (e/v/e/r/y/o/n/e)
Mobility is the goal
Join our R&D Smart Controls department and play a key role in defining and driving the evolution of ourelevator controller platform.
As Electronics Controls Hardware Architect you'll define, maintain the requirements, design and implement the hardware infrastructure for electronic control systems, ensuring alignment with system requirements and full compliance with industry standards.
Your exciting challanges include:

• Analyzing system requirements and deriving component-level solutions with a focus on hardware by ensuring compliance with industry standards and relevant codes and maintaining product structure.
• Defining, documenting, and maintaining the hardware architecture of elevator control systems, including master schematics.
• Aligning with cross-functional teams (Architects, System and Software Engineers) on HW-SW functionality and collaborating with production, field support, installation, and maintenance experts to ensure high-quality, fit-for-purpose systems.
• Developing and integrating interfaces for subsystems, components, and controller platforms.
• Defining requirements for PCBAs, assemblies, harnesses, and sub-components.
• Leading quality assurance efforts through designing FMEA, root cause analysis, and cross-functional reviews.
• Supporting test and field analysis, documenting corrective actions, and driving continuous improvements.
• Identifying technology trends and initiating feasibility studies with project management.

Mobility needs you
You are a proactive and reliable leader with strong problem-solving and strategic thinking skills. Your analytical mindset and clear communication enable you to navigate complex technical challenges with precision. You excel at collaboration, influence, and stakeholder management, adapt quickly to new challenges, and take ownership with a structured and results-driven approach.
Further requirements may include:

• Degree in electronics engineering, telecommunications or similar
• Proven technical leadership skills
• Extensive experience with architecture design and maintenance of control systems, ideally in the telecommunication sector
• Excellent knowledge of system engineering methods (modelling, requirements engineering, interface management, analysis)
• Proven experience with production processes for electronic and electrical assemblies and procedures for installation and commissioning
• Proficient level of English, other languages are a plus

Do you want to move the future with us?
Interested? Send us your complete application.
We look forward to receiving your full application only via our online careers tool. For questions please don't hesitate to ask Florina-Ana-Maria Vintila, Human Resources, email ana-maria.vintila@schindler.com.
At Schindler Group we value inclusion and diversity, and practice equity to create equal opportunities for all. We endeavor that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, ethnic background, color, religious affiliation, union affiliation, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, nationality, genetics and health or disability.
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