Student Assistant - Antenna Design

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (www.fraunhofer.com) currently operates 76 institutes and research institutions throughout Germany and is the world’s leading applied research organization. Around 30 800 employees work with an annual research budget of 3.0 billion euros.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration, IZM, is one of the world's leading institutes for electronic packaging and system-integration technologies as well as for applied research and development of robust and reliable electronic components, modules and systems.

R&D activities at Fraunhofer IZM in Cottbus concentrate on the design and development of application-specific high-frequency radar sensor modules, 5G and 6G antenna-in-package (AiP) front-end modules as well as RF packaging structures, interposers and system-boards, especially for sensing, communication, computing and security applications.

We are looking for a student assistant to support this team.

What you will do

Literature review on state of the art for millimeter wave antennas (e.g. at 60 GHz, 140 GHz or 240 GHz) for a selected application in the field of radar sensing or wireless communication
Analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of different antenna configurations with regard to the selected application
Electromagnetic modeling and simulation of an antenna configuration in one frequency band
High-frequency measurement of antennas and documentation of the results

What you bring to the table

You are studying electrical engineering, physics or a comparable subject
Interest in high frequency engineering
Willingness to learn, flexibility and a solution-orientated way of working
Independent and structured working method
Ability to work in a team and strong communication skills
Good knowledge of German and/or English language

What you can expect

Introduction to electromagnetic modeling, simulation and measurement of antennas
Very good supervision of your thesis
Open and collegial working environment
State-of-the-art laboratory equipment and software tools for high-frequency design, test and characterization up to 500 GHz
Opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research and development projects with national and international partners
Flexible design options to suit the study plan

This position is initially limited to six months, but we are interested in long-term employment. The working hours are 40-80 hours per month. We value and promote the diversity of our employees' skills and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation and identity. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability. 32884

With its focus on developing key technologies that are vital for the future and enabling the commercial utilization of this work by business and industry, Fraunhofer plays a central role in the innovation process. As a pioneer and catalyst for groundbreaking developments and scientific excellence, Fraunhofer helps shape society now and in the future.

Interested? Apply online now. We look forward to getting to know you!

Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM

www.izm.fraunhofer.de

www.izm.fraunhofer.de/branch-lab-cottbus

Requisition Number: 72093

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