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Open position

Student Assistant – Antenna

Design and Measurement
(m/f/d)
The Barkhausen Institute performs research on the latest hardware, software
and communication technologies and demonstrates their application in
tomorrow's society. Our goal is to build a flexible and trustworthy IoT
platform based on reliable electronics and secure communication methods.

The RF Design Enablement group researches and develops dependable IoT

systems with focus on three key research topics such as joint radar-
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communication system, antenna-system design with meta-surface and
physical layer security. We focus our research on designing building blocks,
while identifying critical hardware parameters for next-generation hardware
systems and applications.

To help pursue our research agenda, we are looking for a

Student Assistant – Antenna Design and Measurement (m/f/d)

(up to 19 hours/week for 3-6 months)

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The SHK will investigate antenna arrays using EM simulation, develop them
using external providers and measure with sensing applications in mind. The
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Your tasks

• Designing and simulating wide band antennas using an EM software (HFSS,

etc)
• Measurement of different antennas using VNA for radar applications
• Processing of the measured Scattering parameters
• Signal processing using python

We expect the following

• Study of electrical/electronic engineering or comparable

• Knowledge of EM software (HFSS, CST etc)
• Basic knowledge of microwave engineering and wireless communications
theory
• Prior experience of using RF measurement equipments preferred
• Good communication and writing skills in English

What we provide

• An open and creative team of enthusiastic scientists

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• Agile working hours and workflows
• Work on future technologies

If you have passion for new technologies and the desire to develop the
connected world of tomorrow with us, we are looking for you.

Life and science are compatible at our institute. We offer a range of

recognised family-friendly measures, such as part-time work, mobile working
and flexible working hours that take family needs into account. We also offer
 support for arriving in Dresden (all formalities, apartment etc.).

Application
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Short letter of motivation and curriculum vitae to
careers@barkhauseninstitut.org. Please also enclose a current
university transcript or extract from the grade overview with details of
courses and grades. We only accept complete documents as one single
PDF document by e-mail. Applications that contain other file formats
(e.g. Word, Excel) will not be considered in the selection process. Informal
inquiries can also be submitted to the same address. Please reference
“Student Assistant – Antenna Design and Measurement” in the subject
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Barkhausen Institute strives for gender and diversity equality. We
welcome applications from all backgrounds. Severely disabled persons
are given preference in the event of equal suitability.
The data submitted by you in the course of the application procedure will
be processed by the Barkhausen Institut (BI). BI shall use the data for the
purposes of the application procedure. No data shall be passed on to
third parties.

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