Internship in Comparison of 3D simulation results (m/f) 60-100%

About the job

At AutoForm, simulation results typically consist of scalar, vector or tensor data located on surface meshes. These results are persisted to a file over a series of time steps. Recently, we have developed an innovative library that compresses such simulation results effectively.

In this internship, you will work with our in-house compression library and develop a tool that reads simulation results generated from two software revisions and identify and quantify numerical differences. Since the 3D meshes may change from one software revision to the next, you will need to implement an appropriate mapping between the two meshes to be able to compute differences. The goal is to integrate this tool into our existing QA infrastructure to report differences to the responsible developers and help point out unintended changes to the simulation results originating from our compression library. Your work will be a valuable contribution to our QA efforts, focusing on the persistence of simulation results.

You will collaborate closely with the Persistence development team that is developing the compression library. You will also interface with the Performance team that is responsible for running the automated QA tests.

• Read 3D simulation results produced from two software revisions
• Compare the results, identify and quantify differences
  • Missing results
  • Numerically different results
• Generate a report, detailing the differences encountered
• Evaluate the performance and effectiveness of the implementation
• Integrate the new development into AutoForm’s QA process

• Master's or Bachelor’s degree (or in the process of obtaining one) in computer science or engineering or a related field
• Good programming skills in C or C++
• Knowledge of processing 3D data (meshes and results) is a plus
• Strong technical interest and willingness to get involved in complex technical issues
• Team Player with a strong commitment to problem solving
• Good knowledge of English required. German is a plus

• A challenging role in a respectful and global working environment
• Being part of a world-leading, high-end CAE software company
• Working on cutting edge technologies for the automotive industry
• Professional development and continuous education
• Excellent balance between your working life and your private life through flexible working hours

This role is based in Zurich. The duration at 100% workload is 3 months. The minimum workload is 60%, extending the duration accordingly.

Start of work is as soon as possible. Please note that we only consider applicants that have the legal right to work in the respective location. We will only consider direct applications. Please send us your CV and attachments. We are looking forward to receiving your application.

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