Internship - Optical Sensing for Smart Instruments & Medical Robotics
Motivation of the work
With a clear focus on user needs, the ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT explores new technology and application fields, enabling the transformation of ideas into innovations.
Here, students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and ZEISS employees meet at eye level and practice an open-innovation culture.
For our team of researchers and engineers, we seek for a student to support our research and experiments for optical sensing, with a focus on smart instruments & optical coherence tomography (OCT) for medical applications and medical robotics.
We offer
Young, motivated team with a large and active student community
Agile work environment with the possibility to work on various tasks for innovative medical applications.
Option for subsequent master thesis
Modern office culture with flexible working hours
Your Role
Develop cutting-edge smart instruments and medical imaging devices, utilizing multiple optical sensing modalities with a focus on medical robotics applications
Test concepts, core functionalities, and analyze data generated by optical sensing-based hardware and software
Help with the development of a state-of-the-art research-grade prototypes in lab settings
Research existing solutions in the scientific and patent literature and tailor solutions to our needs
Conduct and evaluate experiments based on free space and fiber based optical systems
Your Profile
A bachelor’s and are enrolled in a master’s program in mechanical, electrical or (bio)medical engineering, optics & photonics, computer science, physics, or similar
Good understanding of the fundamentals of optics and ideally OCT and smart instruments
Programming knowledge in at least one of the following : Python, Matlab, C / C++, or CUDA
First hands-on experience with optical systems and signal processing algorithms
Ideally experience in the development and integration of data acquisition electronics and scanners
Ideally experience in setting up and aligning fiber based or free space optical benchtop systems
Excellent organization, problem-solving & communication skills (English and / or German)
Passion for innovation and enthusiasm for new technologies as well as motivation to work in agile, interdisciplinary teams
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team :
Franziska Gansloser