Stage/Internship - Development of a Communication Interface for the Phabrics SX2

John Cockerill has been providing its expertise to the defense industry for 200 years. Today, John Cockerill Defense offers Cockerill® modular gun turrets from 25 to 120 mm caliber, Arquus® high-mobility vehicles, technical and tactical training on these systems, and Agueris simulators.

Your Mission:

The Phabrics SX2 is a high-precision interferometric/optical surface analyser that currently can only be operated through the manufacturer’s proprietary software. The aim of the project is to create a software driver and communication interface that allows the SX2 to be fully controlled, monitored and integrated into the existing automated test system.

During Your Internship, You Will:

• Analyse the communication protocols offered by the instrument
• Implement a low-level driver and a high-level API that expose the essential functions – configuration, measurement start/stop, data acquisition, error handling.
• Integrate the API into the current test-bench software
• Validate the solution on calibrated samples, comparing latency, throughput and reliability with the vendor’s software.
• Document the work in a master-thesis report including design rationale, experimental results and future extensions.

Subject Discussed:

• Embedded systems communication – analysis of real time constraints for high precision optical instruments.
• Low level driver development – implementation of robust USB 3.0 and Ethernet drivers with security extensions.
• Modular software architecture – creation of a reusable, extensible API that can accommodate future instruments (e.g., SX3).
• Verification methodology – definition of a comprehensive validation plan (performance, reliability, compliance). 

Your Profile:

• Student in a master's degree education level in electronic
• Minimum level B2 in French and English
• Available for at least of 2-3 months

Your Internal Support:

During this internship, you will be supported by the electronic R&D department and the electronic industrialization and prototyping department of John Cockerill Defense. The internal supervisors will be:

• Matthieu Close (R&D engineer) – project definition
• Fabrice Trotta (Test engineer) – day-to-day support – tester support
• Quentin Gaspart – FW support  

What We Offer You:

• Immersion in a stimulating, technology-driven environment
• Concrete and rewarding responsibilities
• A caring and passionate team

We look forward to receiving your application and meeting you.