Summer Trainee, Hardware Test Engineer

We are looking for Summer Trainee, Hardware Test Engineer to join the Vaisala Industrial Measurement organization in our headquarters at Vantaa / site at Espoo. During the summer, you will learn how to work in R&D Instrument laboratory, building mechanical test setups, understanding of electronics, and integrating this to a system that will run a real test.
Vaisala's measurement solutions have an impact where it truly matters - enabling climate action and solving some of the biggest challenges of our time. We are a global leader in weather, environment, and industrial measurements. Our technologies can be found where they matter the most, from hospitals, national parks, and data centers to airports and wind farms all over the world - even on Mars!
You will be part of our multidisciplinary, product development team consisting of various disciplines. Together with the team, you will have an excellent opportunity to improve and ensure the functionality of the design through running focused tests. In this role you will be working in close co-operation with Mechanical Engineers, Electronical Engineers, System Engineers, and Hardware Test Engineers. You will report to R&D Manager.
WHAT WILL YOUR SUMMER LOOK LIKE?
The role can be focused on certain topics, not restricted to the tasks mentioned below, depending on your interests and background and experience.

• Build physical test setups, consisting of subsystems of mechanical and electronical components, for lifetime testing.
• Execute the testing in different use conditions.
• Generate test scripts for automated test.
• Coordinate the manual test cases.

• Build the test cases in collaboration with project team.
• Analyze and share the test results within the team.
• You are responsible for making sure that the test setups are running during summer.

• Typical day will be usually spent at lab either building or maintaining the test setups, but the data can be analyzed at office or remotely.
• There will be some meetings that you will participate in regarding the planning and data you generate.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• We hope you are a student from Mechanical, Electronical or Automation Engineering (or similar), at later stages of your studies.
• You need to be comfortable with using basic hand tools, doing physical prototyping and should have basic knowledge in electronics.
• Experience in building or repairing anything that moves, be it from professional or hobby side is a big plus.
• Working proficiency in English, Finnish is an asset.

DID WE GET YOU INTERESTED?
Apply at the latest on April 2, 2024 via the application form. Please attach your CV. We'd also appreciate learning about what made you apply for this position and to Vaisala in the form of a motivation letter.
If you want to know more, feel free to reach out to the Tuomas Nieminen, R&D Manager, tuomas.nieminen@vaisala.com . Kindly note that we cannot process applications via email due to data privacy requirements.
Please note that we are not able to provide support in relocation or work permit-related matters.