Barco

Barco designs technology that makes everyday life a little better. Seeing beyond the image, we develop sight, sound, and sharing solutions to help you work together, share insights, and wow audiences. Our focus is on three core markets: Enterprise (from meeting and control rooms to corporate spaces), Healthcare (from the radiology department to the operating room), and Entertainment (from movie theaters to live events and attractions). Our solutions make a visible impact, allowing people to enjoy compelling entertainment experiences; to foster knowledge sharing and smart decision-making in organizations and to help hospitals provide their patients with the best possible healthcare. Headquartered in Kortrijk (Belgium), Barco has a global team of 3,000+ employees, whose passion for technology is captured in +500 granted patents.
 

Barco Labs:

At Barco, the Barco Labs group is responsible for Research and development into the latest technologies. As a cross divisional R&D unit, we are focused on building the knowledge and prototypes that align with long term goals. This means there is a constant rotation of new projects, and a couple that prove their worth to keep being developed.   

Subject:

For an emerging project which focuses on Robotics, we are looking for an intern to investigate the different mechanical ways of achieving the desired result, as well as help defining the code to properly drive the system. We have done preliminary research but are still open to cocreation and creative student input. The subject can be approached as wide or narrow as the student desires, focusing on a broader, wholistic design approach or focusing more on a few specific aspects. 
Keywords; Motor control, Robotics, Inverse Kinematics, Artificial Intelligence and Camera Vision.

Qualifications

(If you are skilled in just one of the experience fields below, but less in the others. please do still consider applying.) 

- You should be a student in a technical discipline, eligible to work at our HQ in Kortrijk, Belgium
- Experience with Arduino programming or a similar platform
- Experience with driving motors, robot arms, robotics
- Experience with inverse kinematics
- Experience with sensor integration ( camera's, IR, distance, ...)
- Fluent in English
- Creative, driven, DIY
- Practical and Goal oriented 

Our offer

- Industry leading innovation environment
- Working with experts on optical, mechanical, electronic design
- Creative, futuristic projects
- Winning mindset with quick prototyping
- Helping with designing future products
- Building proof of concept
- Chance to be highly impactful

What can you expect

You will become part of a small team within Barco Labs that operates with a startup mentality. Collaborating with other engineers who have expertise in various domains (back-end development, video rendering, AI, optics, mechanics,etc.). You can expect a creative and supportive group of colleagues, who will help you figure out anything they can help you with. 

If you would like to know what it's like to be a concept designer / prototyper / maker in one of the most technology-leading companies in Europe --> Apply!