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Your assignment Media transport plays a critical role in high-productivity printing systems. Large and heavy media must be transported with high precision to ensure accurate dot placement and to prevent print quality defects. In many printing applications, a belt-driven system is used to transport the media and position it accurately beneath the printheads. A particularly challenging scenario is continuous printing, where the belt, and therefore the media, moves continuously while ink is laid down. The belt system consists of multiple rollers around which the belt is wrapped. These rollers vary in radius, have manufacturing tolerances, and may exhibit eccentricity. Together, these factors introduce periodic disturbances in the belt’s motion, disrupting the constant velocity required for precise transport. As a result, achieving micrometre positioning accuracy of the media under the printheads becomes difficult. Conventional control approaches, combining feedback and feedforward methods, are insufficient because they cannot adequately compensate for high-frequency disturbances. To address this limitation, a more advanced control strategy is required, one that can adapt online adjust its control input to compensate for repetitive disturbances in the system. Tasks to be done: 1) Identifying the dominant periodic disturbances in the belt system. 2) Developing a method to online measure those dominant frequencies (even if they shift over time). 3) Developing a control strategy that compensates for these disturbances to reduce the error. Your profile • You are currently studying a Master’s in mechanical Engineer or Systems and Control. • You have experience with learning control techniques. • You are suitable for a full-time internship of 11/14 weeks. • You are able to work on our premises in Venlo R&D for at least 3 days a week. • You master Matlab/Simulink programming. • You are fluent in English or Dutch. What’s in it for you? A challenging assignment with skilled coaching Internship/ Graduation compensation up to €500,- per month Travel cost compensation if you don’t have an ‘OV-weekcard’ The possibility to network with professionals inside and outside your field of expertise, thanks to our diversity of disciplines which you will work with Interested? Are you interested in this assignment? Please click on the button 'apply now' where you can upload your resume and motivation letter. If you would like to receive more information concerning this assignment, please contact Jochem Vissers (jochem.vissers.external@cpp.canon). If you have any questions about the internship in general, please contact careers@cpp.canon What do we stand for? We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, a global leader in imaging technologies. With around 3,300 employees across three continents and our headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands, we innovate to create high-quality solutions that add color to the world. Guided by the philosophy of Kyosei —living and working together for the common good—our culture is built on openness, collegiality, trust and stability. We empower our people to grow, take initiative, and make an impact. With our company values collaboration, innovation and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries and feel empowered to take ownership of our work. Further information about Canon Production Printing is available at cpp.canon . #LI-DNI
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.