Working Student Embedded Hardware Engineering
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Job description
HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær published this listing. We've added our own working-student context below — what this role means for your weekly hours, take-home pay and student visa as a student in Darmstadt, Germany.
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Description provided by HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær
You will be responsible for developing Schematics and Layout and help in the evaluation for our global R&D department.
You will work as part of a global R&D team supporting HBK and Fusion products. HBK products contribute to a variety of applications across technology sectors such as: Automotive, Electric Drives & Generator, Aerospace, Energy / High-Voltage, Material Testing and Service.
This will include setting up hardware designs, implementation of schematics, layouts and tests of the overall system in close collaboration with the mechanics, embedded firmware and testing teams.
You will be responsible for:
- Development of a new embedded hardware platform, in the digital and analog domain
- Support of tests for new products, like EMC and environmental tests
- Development, evaluation and maintenance of new or existing products, concepts and technologies
- Affinity in embedded hardware development.
- Experience with analog electronic devices and systems as well as simulation platforms, such as Spice and MATLAB
- Programming skills are a plus (e.g. C, C++, Phyton, …)
- Student enrolled in Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Instrumentation, Computer Science or Information Technology.
- Demonstrable experience in hardware development tools: Altium Designer is a plus.
- Demonstrable experience in electronics equipment, like Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Soldering stations.
- Knowledge and experience of Jira and Confluence would be advantageous.
- Attention to detail, thoroughness and clear communication skills.
- Able to work under own initiative or instruction.
- Fluent in written and oral English. Dutch, German, Danish and/or Portuguese is a plus.
The job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test and measurement industry. You will be a strong contributor who collaborates closely with colleagues from various business functions all over the world.
Freedom with responsibility is the framework for HBK’s employees. This allows for a good balance between work and family life and for constant development of professional and personal skills in an international and enjoyable working environment.
We are looking for you with a weekly working time of 10 - 20 hours with flexible scheduling; more during the semester break.
It is desirable to work together over several semesters.
Working student essentials
What this Engineering working student role in Darmstadt means for you — the weekly-hours rules, social-contribution perks, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Working students may work up to 20 hours a week during the semester and full-time during the breaks. Staying within this keeps your student status and the Werkstudent benefits.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Under the Werkstudentenprivileg you're exempt from health, care and unemployment insurance contributions — only pension insurance applies. That leaves more net pay than a regular job.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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