Intern - Applications Scientist

Job Description

Do you have a passion for innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries? With over $1 billion invested annually in R&D, at Thermo Fisher Scientific you’ll help solve some of the world’s toughest challenges, from giving cancer patients hope, ensuring safe drinking water and helping law enforcement tackle cases through forensics. We empower our teams to put science into meaningful action and give our R&D colleagues the autonomy, resources and tools they need to take science a step beyond.

Intern – Firmware developer
Employee Group: Intern
Location: Brno, Czech Republic
Organization Unit: Research & Development, TEM development

The Position
We are seeking an enthusiastic student who is eager to contribute to the development of cutting-edge technology in the field of electron microscopy.

The Intern – Firmware Developer plays a vital role in bridging the gap between hardware and software development. This intern actively engages in technical discussions, conducts exploratory research, and tests innovative solutions to enhance the capabilities of the system. Additionally, they are responsible for acquiring a comprehensive understanding of microscope electronics, thereby gaining a detailed and in-depth knowledge of the subject matter.

Furthermore, this person collaborates closely with Electrical Engineers, FPGA Engineers, and Software Developers to ensure that the final functionality meets the requirements and addresses the needs of our customers.

Responsibilities

• Participation in advanced development projects.
• Testing of workflows, new hardware features and solutions, reporting the results.
• Developing, testing, debugging and implementing C/C++ code.
• Developing Python scripts especially for testing purposes.

Requirements

• The position is ideal for a student with
• Bachelor or MSc in a technical field.
• Curiosity about a work on microscopy hardware development.
• Knowledge of C/C++ programming and implementation of common communication protocols with UART, SPI, I2C, etc
• Willing to study embedded software development – includes knowledge of architecture of microcontrollers, CPLD’s, FPGA’s, SoC’s and MPSoC’s.
• Familiarity with Python is an advantage.
• Competent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Result oriented, teammate, used to work in dynamic environment, flexible.

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