Embedded Systems Intern (m/f)

[Silexica]

Silexica - a fast growing high-tech startup based in Cologne, Germany is poised to disrupt the established way of programming and is currently expanding into Silicon Valley. We are incredibly passionate about revolutionizing embedded parallel programming. We strive to constantly improve our software development tools, bringing together innovation, creativity and advanced software development principles.

At Silexica’s new Cologne headquarter, we are currently seeking an Embedded Systems Intern (m/f) to help our engineering team with the project "Processor Modeling for Performance Estimation" for a duration of 6 months. We offer you the exciting opportunity to become a part of a team of pioneering designers of tools for multicore design.

Tasks:
- Analysis of architectural features of different processor families
- Performance measurements on different boards such as Freescale/NXP B4860, Freescale/NXP B4240, Adapteva Parallella, Odroid XU4
- Evaluation of performance estimates and identification of inaccuracies
- Continuous development, debugging and testing of compiler infrastructure

Desired Skills and Experience:Desired Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor degree in electrical engineering, computer science or a related field.
- C and C++ programming
- Fluent in English
- Good communication skills and problem solving capabilities
- Passion for your work, desire to learn and a team player

At least two skills/experiences of the following list:
- Assembly for commercial processors (e.g., ARM, x86, PowerPC, TI DSPs...)
- Bring-up and programming of embedded development boards
- Computer architecture
- Compiler construction
- LLVM compiler Infrastructure

We offer:
- Opportunity to work with a fascinating product – the premium multicore solution – shaping a new era of computing
- Opportunity to self-organize your work and grow with a young company
- Startup-atmosphere, flat hierarchies and an international team
- Competitive salary and awesome work environment

If you are interested in working with us, please apply here: https://silexica.workable.com/jobs/383327