Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description

The Image Acquisition & Detection (IA&D) department is responsible for converting electrons in an electron microscope, reflected- or passed through a sample and landing on cameras and detectors, into images visible by human eyes. These images are then transferred to a software application where the user can view them.

The IA&D Software team develops software targeted at platforms ranging from dedication embedded Linux systems to Windows PCs. To do so, the latest technologies, languages and tools are used. Are you driven by excellence and a passion for working on outstanding software development projects? Look no further! We have intern positions for Software Engineers with a focus on quality and innovation to join our software team in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

As intern, you will be part an international development team, developing new cameras or detectors, using the latest technology in an Agile environment. You will contribute with all day-to-day responsibilities and gain valuable experience.

Our software product consists of among others:

• Acquisition server and monitor
• Low level acquisition and control
• High level control at acquisition server
• Control/data -paths for acquisition use cases
• Interfaces & data transport for acquisition
• Sequencing generation for acquisition
• UDI + g RPC communication
• Image processing pipeline & frame grabbing
• Communication with HW/detector (CLHS/gen ICam/Ethernet).

We pride ourselves in using a wide variety of innovative, high-impact industry standard technologies, languages, and tools. You will work with technologies such as C++20, Python, CMake, Conan, Jenkins, g RPC, Jira, and Docker. We are constantly aiming for continuous improvement to enhance the team's software, and processes.

If you are at the end of your bachelor study (i.e. graduation or practical assignment), like to work in a high-tech international environment, bring a lot of energy and have an innovative mentality, we like to get in contact with you.

The ideal candidate meets the following criteria:

• Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, C ++, C#, Python, and/or Bash (Linux & Windows). COM and/or g RPC are a plus.
• Attended classes relevant to our business like: ‘real-time software engineering’, ‘embedded systems’ and ‘software design and architecture.’
• Good understanding software development principles and practices
• Interested in, or has the willingness to learn:
• Cross-platform compilation (Windows/Linux) – Docker, CMAKE
• CONAN/Artifactory, Debian, WIX (installer creation), Jenkins (pipeline) and GIT (version control)
• Awareness and/or experience with Scrum and SAFe environments is a plus.
• Creative, out-of-the-box mentality and strong analytical/problem-solving skills
• Self-learning, proactively figuring things out to gets the right things done in the right way and in at the right time.
• Someone who is not afraid of speaking up and has ability to asking and/or involving others promptly and whenever needed.

As an intern we give you the opportunity to follow the complete cycle in development of complex systems. You will actively participate in Agile sprint planning, daily standup meetings, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, and backlog refinement. We value: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.

We have a range of interest assignments to offer which can be matched to knowledge, experience and expectations. Some examples are:

• Implement a code generator to automatically build the code required for interface implementation based on protofiles (g RPC).
• Investigate the potential impact and limitations of migrating the existing data transfer mechanism based on COM to a g RPC-based communication model.
• Create a simple, unified and extendable dashboard for quality metrics in Acquisition domain to be used by developer for early feedback and debugging purposed.

At our company we give equal opportunity and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We provide reasonable accommodations/adjustments to individuals with disabilities to ensure equal access to employment opportunities. If you require an accommodation/adjustment due to a disability during the application or interview process, please let us know upfront.

Join the team and become part of our mission to make the world a healthier, cleaner, and safer place. Apply now to fuel your full potential as a Software Engineer Intern at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.