Description
Welcome to Kodak Alaris. Kodak Alaris is a company born from one of the world's most iconic brands, Kodak. Kodak Alaris is passionate about using technology to transform organizations and improve people's lives across the globe. Our digital scanners and intelligent state-of-the-art software services manage data in some of the world's largest companies, and our photographic paper production, printing kiosks, and a suite of consumer apps help people capture and connect with the emotional moments that define all our lives.
Our mission at Kodak Alaris remains crystal clear; to transform and improve the profitability of the portfolio of businesses that make up Kodak Alaris, to create further value in a culturally renewed values-driven Company; a Company that invests in growth businesses, systematically and reliably delivers on its financial commitments, operates within an efficient, cost-effective infrastructure and based on a cultural foundation of innovation, transparency, discipline and accountability.
Our vision for each one of our businesses remains constant: to be recognized by the market as the leading provider of products and services in each of the segments we participate in. We want to lead in each key industry we participate in through better products, better quality and reliability, better customer service, the best and the brightest employee talent, along with world-class partners around the globe.
Our well-established Kodak Alaris values that we live and breathe by can be defined by the acronym I-ACT:
Innovation as the core of Kodak Alaris as a technology company * Accountability to deliver on our commitments * Customer Satisfaction in all aspects of our business * Teamwork in how we resolve issues and grow our portfolio
These are all underpinned by four foundational strategic pillars that drive our action plans, priorities and investments:
Financials, Growth, Transformation & Simplification and People.
Position Summary
This position offers an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated engineering student to contribute and learn from a skilled team that designs high speed mixed signal PCBAs for use in commercial imaging applications. In this position, you will be a critical member providing support to engineering processes.
You will have exposure to various analog and digital electronics work and will real-world engineering understanding under the direction a team of very experienced engineers. Candidates must have strong technical abilities and excellent communication skills.
This job description is provided as a guide to the main duties and responsibilities of the role. The employee is required to undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required
Kodak Alaris is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Responsibilities
MEMS Microphones
Assist with developing a procedure for testing mics
Collect data, analyze results
Determine possible other uses for microphones
Ultrasonic Document Detection System (UDDS)
40 kHz designs
Further investigation of the Ultra-man algorithm
Collect more data using a single zone scanner
Modify algorithm (Matlab) as necessary to test/verify operation
Design method to automate adds data collection to help determine phase and amplitude sensitivity thresholds for multiple scanners (Python/Matlab)
Evaluation of MEMS microphones as a replacement for CUI microphones in single zone systems
300kHz designs
Investigate available vendors/sensors for characteristics, size, price
Build a test fixture for evaluating sensors
Design/fabricate evaluation boards/electronics for use with sensors
Work with mechanical team to modify a scanner transport for mounting sensors
Evaluate sensors with various paper types running scanner at required speeds
Determine necessary electronics for a production application
Miscellaneous
Assist with development testing of scanner hardware
Assist in with working with LabView FlexRio FPGA Design
Experience Requirements
Python/Matlab/Labview experience
Skills
Must be able to demonstrate creative problem solving
Aptitude to learn quickly
Strong time-management skills (may have several tasks assigned simultaneously)
Independent worker with a team mindset
Ability to debug/analyze analog/digital past and present designs
Experience with Matlab (or other design tools)
Mechanical aptitude