Intern Embedded Implementation of Advanced HVAC Controllers

The intern's primary responsibility will be to analyze, implement, deploy and validate controllers on physical HVAC systems. Starting from existing advanced algorithms implemented in MATLAB/Simulink, they will prepare controller implementations for code generation, adjust as necessary the existing Raspberry Pi and Linux environment, integrate hardware interfaces and evaluate the closed-loop performance experimentally. Insights gained from the deployment and validation of these methods on the test hardware will then be used by the intern to suggest algorithmic improvements, targeting better energy efficiency and overall control performance.

Key Responsibilities

Deploy control algorithms from Simulink to Raspberry Pi-based embedded platforms

Configure and maintain embedded systems, including Linux runtime, deployment, and data logging

Integrate sensors, actuators, and communication interfaces into complete closed-loop systems

Design and execute experiments to evaluate control performance, robustness, and computational efficiency

Troubleshoot and optimize system reliability across software, communication, and hardware layers

People at Belimo

Smart buildings start with dedicated people. We bring talented people together and foster an environment to succeed. At Belimo, respect, trust, and support across departments help ideas move quickly into real-world solutions, because we achieve more together than we ever could alone.

About Belimo

Belimo is the global market leader in the development, production, and sales of field devices for the energy-efficient control of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. The focus of our core business is on damper actuators, control valves, sensors and meters. Founded in 1975, the company has been listed on the Swiss Exchange (SIX) since 1995.

• Currently pursuing or recently graduated with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in control, electrical, mechanical, automation, robotics or a closely related engineering field

• Practical experience with MATLAB and Simulink

• Hands-on experience with Raspberry Pi, Arduino or a comparable embedded platform

• Working knowledge of Linux and command-line tools

• Sound foundation in control systems and dynamic-system modelling

• Ability to debug software, hardware interfaces and experimental setups systematically

• English (C1+) required, German preferred