Jobs at CDDS AG

Develop and qualify business opportunities for counter-drone technology across European and global markets. Responsibilities include prospect research, targeted outreach, discovery calls, relationship building, CRM management, customer demonstrations, tender and proposal coordination, and supporting opportunities through trials, contracts, and delivery handover. The role works closely with engineering, product, operations, and leadership teams and requires regular travel from an onsite Zurich location.

Leads CDDS’s US defense business development, including market strategy, customer and government relationships, opportunity qualification, capture management, proposal responses, contract negotiation, forecasting, and post-award growth. Partners with engineering, product, and operations teams to align counter-UAS capabilities with military and law-enforcement needs. The role requires strong US defense acquisition expertise, an active TS/SCI clearance, and regular travel for customer engagements, demonstrations, and coordination with the Swiss team.

Build and own a real-time, safety-critical software platform for autonomous interceptor drones. Responsibilities include fusing radar and sensor data, integrating drones with third-party systems, developing fleet-management and provisioning tools, and optimizing system performance for reliable field deployment. The role involves close collaboration with hardware, operators, and customers in an on-site deep-tech defense environment.

Develop and maintain security software for embedded Linux devices and ground systems supporting interceptor drones. Implement secure provisioning, authentication, key management, secure boot, access controls, and software updates. Identify and remediate vulnerabilities, validate protections on hardware, and translate security requirements into technical solutions. Support compliance documentation and evidence collection, with potential work involving TPMs, embedded penetration testing, NIST SP 800-171, and CMMC.

Lead business development and capture activities for Germany and selected European defense markets. Build relationships across the Bundeswehr, BAAINBw, government authorities, defense primes, and partners; identify opportunities; lead trials, tenders, negotiations, and contract awards; and maintain accurate pipelines and forecasts. Translate operational needs into feasible solutions by coordinating engineering, product, and operations teams. Support contract handover, customer relationships, and follow-on growth while meeting commercial targets.

Designs and owns electrical system architecture for C-UAV platforms, including power distribution, battery interfaces, protection circuits, communication systems, RF connectivity, PCBs, sensors, and embedded interfaces. Develops embedded software, integrates and calibrates sensors, validates hardware under real-world conditions, documents designs, and coordinates mechanical and software integration. The role requires PCB design, embedded systems, Python or C++, rapid prototyping, and strong technical communication.

Develop, test, and validate guidance, control, state-estimation, sensor-fusion, and computer-vision algorithms for autonomous interceptor drones. Conduct hands-on flight tests, field deployments, customer demonstrations, and performance analysis. Validate low-level control software and hardware, identify risks and failure modes, and collaborate across control, software, vision, and hardware teams. The role requires strong mathematical and analytical skills, Python and Linux proficiency, and frequent international travel.

Architect and optimize low-latency computer vision pipelines for autonomous interceptor drones. Responsibilities include developing C++ detection and tracking systems on NVIDIA Jetson platforms, optimizing TensorRT inference, profiling kernel-level performance, integrating differential-imaging workflows, and maintaining GPU-accelerated containers and CI pipelines. The role collaborates with robotics, controls, and embedded engineering teams and supports real-world testing, deployments, and customer demonstrations.