In 1942, Hamburger was employed as an electrical engineer at Paillard SA in
Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. Before becoming a professor at the
University of Lausanne, Hamburger was the head of work at the electrotechnical laboratory at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. In 1957, Hamburger was appointed as the first woman in the history of Switzerland to be named professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. When this occurred, the president of the school,
Maurice Cosandey, announced, "It is both a brilliant consecration and a measure of the backwardness that characterizes our country as regards the promotion of women." Other positions Hamburger held include president of the Swiss Association of Women in Liberal and Commercial Careers, president of the Association of University Women of
Vaud, and vice president of the
International Federation of University Women. One of her major innovations was the creation of an apparatus for
radio-wave reception. This research included topics such as a system of optical registration from tone
frequencies and ultra-short waves. Hamburger joined the
Swiss military in 1939 and was promoted to chief of the
telecommunication troops in 1950. == Legacy ==