Senior Embedded Engineer - Hardware/FPGA & Vision Tech

Aim Solutions; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of timing backbone

Small team

High Tech Campus Eindhoven

Competitive salary

Job summary

AIM Solutions in Eindhoven is seeking an Embedded Engineer to own the interface between hardware and acquisition software. You will integrate cameras, frame grabbers, motion controllers, piezo stages, lasers and FPGA timing hardware to produce a synchronized, reliable scan.

The role is hands-on with vendor SDKs, driver code, and live data streams to the UI. You will work with System, Mechatronics, Application and Algorithm engineers to move from prototype to a reproducible tool.

Qualifications

• MSc in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Applied Physics or related field.
• ~5 years hands-on experience integrating and controlling hardware in high-tech equipment.
• Strong C/C++ and Python; experience with vendor SDKs and drivers on Windows and Linux.
• Proven experience with hardware triggering and synchronization of multiple devices (cameras, motion, lasers, DAQ).
• Experience with FPGA development or working closely with FPGA-based timing hardware.
• Solid grasp of hardware interfaces and networking: Ethernet, USB, serial, PCIe, and multi-device lab networks.
• Proficient in English.

Responsibilities

• Design the trigger and acquisition architecture that synchronizes camera exposure, stage motion and laser pulses.
• Integrate industrial cameras and frame grabbers through interfaces and vendor SDKs, from driver setup to stable high-rate acquisition.
• Integrate motion controllers and positioning stages through vendor APIs and controller scripting, including commissioning and tuning with the Mechatronics Engineer.
• Develop and extend FPGA-based timing and I/O for triggering and position-synchronised acquisition.
• Write driver and control layers in C/C++ and Python that the scan and reconstruction software builds on, and expose live status and data streams to the user interface.
• Own the instrument PC and lab network setup: PCIe hardware, high-speed Ethernet links between devices, IP planning and device discovery.
• Bring up and debug hardware in the lab with oscilloscope, logic analyzer and network captures, and document interfaces and timing budgets with the System Engineer.
• Take part in code review and help move the set-up from prototype to a reproducible, maintainable tool.

Skills

C/C++

Python

FPGA development

Hardware triggering

Cameras integration

Lab networks

Git

English fluency

Education

MSc in Electrical Engineering / Embedded Systems / Applied Physics

Tools

Vendor SDKs

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

PCIe hardware

Job description

AIM Solutions in Eindhoven is seeking an Embedded Engineer to own the interface between hardware and acquisition software. You will integrate cameras, frame grabbers, motion controllers, piezo stages, lasers and FPGA timing hardware to produce a synchronized, reliable scan.

The role is hands-on with vendor SDKs, driver code, and live data streams to the UI. You will work with System, Mechatronics, Application and Algorithm engineers to move from prototype to a reproducible tool.