Internship - Microphone-based Tactile Sensing for Robotics

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Your role Key responsibilities in your new role

• **Scope:**Work at the interface between Infineon Villach and the University of Klagenfurt on audio signal processing for tactile sensing in robotics using a 2‑finger or 3‑finger gripper
• **Development:**Collaborate with experts at a global semiconductor company and a leading Micro‑Electro‑Mechanical Systems (MEMS) microphone supplier to develop and characterize next‑generation audio technologies
• Sensor Fusion: Combine audio and pressure measurements to infer grasp quality and perform material recognition
• Validation: Evaluate algorithms in simulation and on a real robot gripper, analyze data, report results and present findings regularly
• **Tooling:**Implement data processing, visualization and machine learning using Python and MATLAB
• **Innovation:**Contribute to novel sensing concepts and next‑generation microphone solutions for robotics applications

Thesis Option: Start as an internship with potential extension to a master thesis

Further Information:

Type of employment: Temporary / Part-time or Full-time (flexible working hours from Monday to Friday between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.)

Duration: min. 6 months

Your profile Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

• Education: Motivated and committed master student (f/m/div) in Robotics, Electronics or Electrical Engineering with a focus on Audio Engineering, Sensor Signal Processing or similar
• Technical Knowledge: Background in acoustics, signal processing and machine learning
• **Programming:**Proficient in C, C plus plus (C/C++), Python or MATLAB required
• **Frameworks:**Familiarity with Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2) preferred
• Language Skills: Very good English skills

Additional information

This position is subject to the collective agreement for workers and employees in the electrical and electronics industry (full-time), employment group D for master students (https://www.feei.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/minimum-salaries-white-collar-workers-2026-05-01.pdf).

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