Bellach
System Detective as Traction Engineer 80 - 100 % (m/f/d)
- 23 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
About the job
System Detective as Traction Engineer (m/f/d | 80-100%)
HESS - The Swiss Pioneer in Vehicle Construction
As a leading Swiss company for the development, manufacture and repair of vehicles and kits, we employ 600 staff in Bellach (SO). Besides our local production, we support and supply licence partners on five continents with our modular system "Co-Bolt". As the only Swiss bus manufacturer, we operate far beyond the borders with our high-quality electric and trolleybuses. The culture of innovation is the fuel of our company.
To complement our globally active Life-Cycle-Management Team in the Bus & Trolley division, we are looking for a qualified and dynamic System Detective as Traction Engineer.
You love to dive deep into systems, analyse connections and sustainably solve complex faults? Then an exciting challenge awaits you with us, where you can specifically apply and further develop your technical know-how and analytical skills. As a fallback level for complex and interconnected faults, you will significantly contribute to the stability and further development of our products and actively shape future-proof solutions.
Your Tasks
- Receiving customer concerns in the area of traction and mechatronics of battery and trolleybuses
- Fault diagnosis for complex and system-spanning fault patterns
- Support of service technicians (remote and on site)
- Independent replacement of electronic components at the customer
- Support of ET management and creation of technical documentation
- Assistance in customer training as well as internal qualification measures
- Creation of project- and assembly-specific technical evaluations
- Responding to enquiries via ticket system
Our Requirements
- Technical basic training as an automotive mechatronics technician or in the electrical field
- Further training (Electrical Technician TS/HF, Automotive Diagnostician FA, BSc in Automotive Engineering or similar)
- Knowledge of high-voltage systems
- Basic knowledge of control engineering and programming
- Good language skills (German mandatory, second national language advantageous)
- Independent working
- Good communication skills
- Willingness to travel domestically and to neighbouring countries (travel activity approx. 20-40%)
We Offer You
- Exciting, varied activity with high personal responsibility
- Permanent position
- Flexible working hours
- Possibility of part-time work
- Working in a collegial team with very good cohesion
- Modern electric vehicle as a company car
If you feel addressed, please send us your complete application documents including a cover letter via the link (Apply now).
Your QUESTIONS about this position will be answered by
Christoph Wenger (Head of HR)
+41 32 617 34 33
Carrosserie HESS AG | Bielstrasse 7 | 4512 Bellach
jobs@hess-ag.ch | www.hess-ag.ch