Internship: Development of a Differential Magnetic Characterization Setup (Golay Coils) - Bevaix, Switzerland
Location: Bevaix (NE) – 6 months
Your future job
As an intern at Melexis, you will develop and validate a differential magnetic field characterization setup using Golay coils.
More specifically, you will:
Optimize Golay coil geometry and simulate performance to ensure precise field gradients, linearity, and sensitivity.
Assemble, calibrate, and test the physical coil system with prototype magnetic sensors to evaluate accuracy and robustness.
Expected results
A fully operational, calibrated measurement setup utilizing Golay coils for differential magnetic field characterization.
A comprehensive set of simulation results validating the coil design and performance.
A characterization report detailing the system's sensitivity, linearity, and overall measurement accuracy.
Your profile
Master’s student in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics with electromagnetic simulation experience (e.g., COMSOL).Proactive and team-oriented with practical hardware prototyping and lab skills.
We offer
Join Melexis to build your expertise in a high-tech, international environment alongside a friendly, dynamic team of experts. Located at our Bevaix site - a specialized center for magnetic, inductive, pressure, and current sensors - you will collaborate directly on cutting-edge developments within our active innovation center focused on robotics and biosensors.
Diversity & Inclusion
Melexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.
About Melexis
Inspired by a passion for technology and engineering, Melexis designs, develops and delivers innovative micro-electronic solutions. They enable designers to turn ideas into applications that support the best imaginable future. The company’s advanced mixed-signal semiconductor sensors and actuators integrate sensing, driving and communication into next-generation products and systems. They improve safety, raise efficiency, support sustainability and enhance comfort.
Melexis is a world leader in automotive sensors. Today, on average, every new car produced worldwide contains 18 Melexis chips. Melexis uses this expertise to serve other markets as well: alternative mobility, smart appliances, smart buildings, robotics, energy management and digital health.
Melexis is headquartered in Belgium and employs over 2000 people in 18 locations worldwide. The company is publicly traded on Euronext Brussels (MELE).