Lidar system for underwater sensing

Imec; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Allowance provided for internship

Job summary

Imec is offering a Master internship to model, build and characterize an FMCW system for underwater image sensing. The project highlights the use of underwater LiDAR for high-resolution three-dimensional measurements in challenging aquatic environments, with a focus on shallow waters and coastal zones.

The internship lasts 6-9 months and is associated with KU Leuven's Pol Van Dorpe as university promotor. Imec provides an internship allowance.

Qualifications

• Master internship in electronics or physics.
• Duration: 6-9 months.
• Required educational background: Electrotechnics/Electrical Engineering, Physics, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology.
• University promotor: Pol Van Dorpe (KU Leuven).

Skills

FMCW LiDAR

Underwater imaging

Marine surveying

Education

Electrotechnics/Electrical Engineering

Physics

Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Job description

Model , build and characterize a Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) system for underwater image sensing.

Underwater LiDAR has emerged as a valuable complement to sonar and optical imaging for marine surveying, inspection, and autonomous navigation because it can provide millimeter- to centimeter-scale three-dimensional measurements with much higher spatial resolution than acoustic systems. LiDAR is particularly attractive in shallow waters, coastal zones, and infrastructure inspection tasks where fine geometric detail is required. Advances in green and blue laser sources, full-waveform processing, range-gated imaging, and more recently coherent FMCW techniques have expanded the operational envelope of underwater laser sensing, enabling improved performance in turbid environments.

Type of internship: Master internship

Duration: 6-9 months

Required educational background: Electrotechnics/Electrical Engineering, Physics, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

University promotor: Pol Van Dorpe (KU Leuven)

The reference code for this position is 2026-INT-334.

Imec allowance will be provided.