Company
Christian Amstutz
Basic
Abschluss: PhD, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Lund, Sweden
Timeline
Professional experience for Christian Amstutz
Current 5 years and 7 months, since Apr 2017
FPGA engineer
European Spallation Source ERIC
Responsible for the FPGA system implementing the low-level radio frequency (LLRF) system, which controls the amplitude and phase of the RF field in the accelerator cavities. This includes: Development of a FPGA framework to host FPGA applications at ESS, Implementation of the control algorithms in the FPGA, Development of a scripted workflow for FPGA developments, and Coordination of in-kind partner contributions and consultants.
3 years and 6 months, Apr 2013 - Sep 2016
Research assistant
KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Research on the system architecture of the future CMS Track Trigger at CERN consisting of more than 1,700 FPGAs and 200,000 ASICs • Design and implement a system-level simulation of the CMS Track Trigger in SystemC (C++) • Develop a library for multi-dimensional structures in SystemC • Perform production test and commissioning of a complex processing board • Interact regularly with the international CMS Track Trigger collaboration • Assist laboratory sessions of the course “Electronics for Physicists”
4 years and 4 months, Apr 2006 - Jul 2010
Support Engineer
IMEDCO AG
Responsible for the re-design of a real-time magnetic field compensation system for MRI examination rooms: Evaluation of new system components. Development of control software based on Mathworks Simulink Real-Time. Design of two analog amplifier boards • Commissioning of the magnetic field compensation systems on site • Performing site surveys for MRI-systems at hospitals all over Europe • Responsible for the maintenance and calibration of the test equipment according to ISO 9001
1 year and 3 months, Jan 2009 - Mar 2010
Snowboard Instructor
duty.ch
including training in methodology and didactics by SSBS
Evaluation and development of the user interface for a SCADA system for water supply systems
Training in basic skills of an electronic technician: Microcontroller programming by assembly (Intel 8052) • Measurement technique • Electronics manufacturing • PCB design • Mechanical CAD
Educational background for Christian Amstutz
3 years and 4 months, Apr 2013 - Jul 2016
Electrical Engineering
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Thesis: Evaluation of an Associative Memory and FPGA-based System for the Track Trigger of the CMS-Detector
2 years and 4 months, Aug 2010 - Nov 2012
System-on-Chip Design
KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Track: Embedded System-on-Chip Platforms
4 months, Sep 2004 - Dec 2004
Telecommunications
Helsinki University of Technology
Courses from the Master's Programme in Communications Engineering
3 years and 2 months, Nov 2002 - Dec 2005
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz
Specialization: Telecommunication
3 years and 11 months, Aug 1998 - Jun 2002
Electronic Technician
ABB Professional Training Center
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Languages
German
First language
English
Fluent
Swedish
Basic
French
Basic
Italian
Basic