Internship (m/f/d) – Hardware in the loop control of innovative actuation concepts

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This position reports to

R&D Team Lead

Your role and responsibilities

Looking for a taste of working life in an international, future-focused corporate group? Then join us as an intern (m/f/d) and familiarise yourself with a suitable department for 3 to 6 months. You will be involved in large-scale projects and perform a defined set of duties independently. Use your internship to build a network and become familiar with our company. The following tasks and responsibilities will be part of your role: • You will support our research team in the development of next-generation actuation technologies utilizing electric motors and actuators. • You will design and commission a hardware-in-the-loop testing environment for the versatile testing of state-of-the-art actuation technologies. • You will design a power electronic converter, starting from topology selection, component sizing, component selection for high- and low-power electronics and commissioning of the complete drive system. • You will develop and validate an FPGA-based, highly dynamic real-time closed-loop control system using cRIO real-time controller. • You will benchmark different current and position control methods for state-of-the-art actuators. • You will document your work and present the key results to your team members.

Qualifications for the role

• Study in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields
• Experience in designing and commissioning power electronic hardware and digital control systems
• Technical know-how in LabView; hands-on experience with NI cDAQ and cRIO is a strong plus
• Proactive, curious, and self-motivated – able to work both independently and in teams
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); German is a plus

More about us

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory We believe in fairness, so interns who join us will benefit from our expertise as they expand their own knowledge. Your time is valuable, so you will receive appropriate remuneration for the duration of the internship. Please state whether you are applying for a voluntary internship or undertaking a mandatory internship, and be sure to enclose your certificate of enrolment. In the case of mandatory internships, please include the corresponding extract from your university’s internship guidelines. Interested? Then we look forward to receiving your informative application (cover letter, CV, certificate of enrolment, current transcript of grades and other supporting documents) through our online careers tool.