Student Assistant / Bachelor thesis - Measurement setup development for memristive devices

Your Job:

Memristive switching technologies are still maturing in a close collaboration between material scientists, circuit, and system designer. Therefore, a reliable yet flexible method of interfacing these devices is a key challenge in the development of complete memristive systems. At the PGI-14 together with our partners we develop integrated circuits and measurement setups for this next generation of compute substrates. To support this endeavor, we a currently looking for a passionate programmer and/or PCB designer to create the firmware for a new experimental setup and drive the development of the next generation of this system. Your tasks in detail:

• Program firmware for an existing microcontroller-based measurement setup
  
• Develop a Python interface to the test setup
  
• Characterize the setup and evaluate its functionality regarding future versions of the setup
  
• Support the development of the complete measurement system

Your Profile:

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor student in electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or a related field of studies
  
• Interest in working in an electronics lab
  
• Basic experience with electronic measurement equipment (oscilloscope, power supplies)
  
• Experience with C/C++ programming
  
• Good communication skills in English or German
  

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience with microcontroller programming, especially Atmel / Microchip studio or Arduino IDE
  
• Experience in PCB design, ideally Altium Designer

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with:

• An interesting project in a rapidly evolving field at the intersection of electronics and AI
  
• A working place in our research lab in Aachen (Europaplatz)
  
• Qualified support and a friendly working environment
  
• Flexible working hours as well as a reasonable remuneration
  
• Possibility to extend your work with a bachelor thesis
  

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere in Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: https://go.fzj.de/benefits

Place of employment: Aachen

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.