Senior Embedded Engineer — Hardware-Software Synchronization

Aim Solutions; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Hands-on work with vendor SDKs, PCIe cards, and lab networks across Windows and Linux; collaborate with System, Mechatronics, Application and Algorithm teams.

Qualifications

• MSc in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Applied Physics or related field.
• ~5 years hands-on experience integrating hardware and software in high-tech equipment.
• Strong C/C++ and Python, with vendor SDKs on Windows and Linux.
• Experience with hardware triggering and multi-device synchronization.
• FPGA development experience or timing hardware familiarity.
• Solid knowledge of Ethernet, USB, PCIe, and lab networks.
• Proficient in English.

Responsibilities

• Design trigger and acquisition architecture synchronizing camera exposure, stage motion and lasers.
• Integrate industrial cameras/frame grabbers via SDKs and interfaces.
• Integrate motion controllers and stages via vendor APIs and scripting.
• Develop FPGA-based timing and I/O for synchronized acquisition.
• Write drivers and control layers in C/C++ and Python for the scan software.
• Manage instrument PC and lab network setup including PCIe hardware and IP planning.
• Debug hardware in lab with oscilloscope and logic analyzer; document interfaces.
• Participate in code reviews to move prototype to maintainable tool.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Hardware integration

FPGA timing

Lab networking

English proficiency

Git

Education

MSc in Electrical Engineering

Embedded Systems

Tools

Vendor SDKs

PCIe

Linux

Windows

Job description

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

Hands-on work with vendor SDKs, PCIe cards, and lab networks across Windows and Linux; collaborate with System, Mechatronics, Application and Algorithm teams.