Fiber Optic Sensing R&D Internship

TNO; Delft; On-site; EUR 6,700 - 7,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly internship allowance €615

Travel support

Jong TNO membership

Professional supervision

Job summary

TNO in Delft is seeking an HBO/WO student for a 3–6 month internship in the optics department to develop a novel fiber optic sensor interrogation concept. You will work across photonics, signal processing, electronics, and software to prototype a simpler, cost-effective detection system and validate its performance in an industrial research setting.

You will model, measure, analyze data, and implement software components while collaborating with researchers.

Qualifications

• Motivated HBO or WO student with a background in applied physics or electrical engineering.
• Interest in fiber optic sensing, photonics, and signal processing.
• Experience with modelling tools such as Python or Matlab is beneficial.
• Analytical, curious, and able to translate ideas into practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of an innovative fiber optic sensing system.
• Model, measure, analyse data, and implement software components.
• Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research environment.

Skills

Applied Physics

Electrical Engineering

Education

HBO or WO student background

Tools

Python

Matlab

Lab experiments

Optical measurement techniques

Job description

TNO in Delft is seeking an HBO/WO student for a 3–6 month internship in the optics department to develop a novel fiber optic sensor interrogation concept. You will work across photonics, signal processing, electronics, and software to prototype a simpler, cost-effective detection system and validate its performance in an industrial research setting.

You will model, measure, analyze data, and implement software components while collaborating with researchers.