Intern - System Engineering

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Job Description

When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do challenging work and be part of a team that values performance, quality, and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization, you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make contributions to the world.

The Team
The XDB Platform team is part of the R&D organization. We are a multidisciplinary team committed to delivering innovative technologies related to Electron & Ion Beam Microscopy. We design and deliver building blocks for complex solutions applied in Materials Science, Life Sciences, and Semiconductor businesses.

The Position
As a System Engineer Intern, you will support the development, integration, and testing of complex systems for electron and ion beam microscopy. You will work closely with experienced system engineers, physicists, and specialists from multiple engineering disciplines.
You will contribute to experimental activities, system characterization, data analysis, and investigation of system performance. This position provides an opportunity to apply your physics knowledge to real-world high-tech instrumentation and gain experience with the development of complex scientific systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and integration of new products and technologies in accordance with internal and external standards.
• Participate in system-level experiments, measurements, and characterization activities.
• Analyze experimental data and evaluate system performance.
• Collaborate closely with system engineers, physicists, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, software engineers, and other specialists.
• Prepare technical documentation, experiment reports, and presentations of results.
• Develop simple scripts or tools for data processing, analysis, and visualization where applicable.

Requirements

• Student of Physics, Applied Physics, Engineering Physics, or a related technical field.
• Good understanding of fundamental physics principles and ability to apply them to practical engineering problems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Interest in complex scientific instrumentation and multidisciplinary system development.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, or similar tools is an advantage.
• Ability to clearly document and present the results of your work.
• English and Czech/Slovak proficiency sufficient for daily communication.

What we offer

• Meaningful and rewarding work in an international high-tech company with exciting career prospects.
• Flexible working hours that you can easily balance with your studies.
• An extra week of paid vacation.
• A meal allowance.
• A free MultiSport card.
• A discounted mobile phone plan.
• Support for your professional and personal growth and development.
• A friendly and informal company culture.