Internship: Embedded Hardware / software designer

Quandela stands as a global leader in quantum computing, driven by groundbreaking technology and a strategic vision for scaling quantum solutions. The company’s unique ability to offer both hardware and software solutions, along with its commitment to build energy efficient datacenters and scalability, positions it to play a key role in the next wave of innovation, and in many strategic and sovereign industrial sectors. 

Join Us at the Forefront of Quantum Computing Innovation 🚀 

Description of the Team/Project

Our quantum computer embed several independent electronics boards, each designed specifically to support the operation of optical systems. Some boards embed a microcontroller as the central element, which is in charge of driving sensors, actuators, ADCs, DACs, as well as communications with the main computer. We currently use micro-controllers from the Atmel AVR family in our designs, but are limited in several aspects with this family.

During this internship, you will help up pave the way for more powerful designs by demonstrating the STM32 family, bringing us a more up to date software toolchain, as well as faster and more capable devices.

After an initial period, during which you will get acquainted with STM32, you will port our existing code base to STM32 using a temperature controller PID board. The port will follow good coding practices, thus enabling easy reuse in future projects.

You will continue the internship, as time allows, with assessing FreeRTOS, a real-time embedded operating system, as well as the Ethernet capabilities of the STM32.

All your work will constitute a highly valuable framework, that will enable faster delivery of projects as well as better performance and maintainability.

Your Key Responsibilities

Software development:

• Self-learning project on STM32 platform
• Code migration and library development from AVR to STM32
• Programming demos and code a framework on FreeRTOS.
• Assessing Ethernet capabilities of STM32

Hardware design:

• Electronics board design using Altium
• Tests on the electronics workbench

Training:

• Training the electronics team on STM32 via presentations, documentation, and demo programs.
• Documenting the designs

You are pursuing a Masters degree in Embedded systems

• This position is only valid with an Internship Agreement
• Seeking a 4 to 6 month internship.
• Passionate about embedded electronics, with a strong interest in micro-controllers, sensors, and embedded software.
• Solid knowledge of embedded C and Python programming. Linux, Git and networking are a plus.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in French and English.

• Swile Card (meal vouchers) 🍴🛒

• 50% participation in transportation costs 🚆

• Possibility of remote work (1 day / week) 💻
• Internship Allowance between €1,200 and €1,400 per month 💰

• 1,5 days off per month, cumulative 🧳

What we also offer

A challenging and innovative work environment at the heart of quantum computing. 

A diverse and collaborative company culture. 

Opportunities for professional growth and skill development. 

At Quandela, we believe that the strength of our team is the plurality of experiences, perspectives, and journeys. We are committed to building a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. All applications are welcome.