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If you enjoy combining mechanics, electronics and software, join us and help take FullMAP, our X-ray laminography setup, to the next level.\nAbout Excillum\nAt Excillum, we push the boundaries of X-ray technology to enable breakthroughs in manufacturing, medicine and science. Our advanced X-ray sources enhance the manufacturing of semiconductors, batteries, electronics and aerospace components, as well as enable new biomedical and material sciences. They make our customers’ X-ray systems faster and better with lower cost of operation.\nFounded in 2007 by researchers from KTH, Excillum has grown into a global leader in advanced microfocus and nanofocus X-ray sources. Today, our products are used by leading industrial companies, instrument manufacturers and research institutions around the world.\nAbout the project\nThis is a hands-on thesis where you take ownership of a real upgrade from first design choices to installation and experimental evaluation. You will equip FullMAP with new sample positioning stages and a new flat-panel detector, then put both to the test. Along the way, you will build a solid understanding of X-ray imaging and laminography, learn what really determines image quality, and gain practical experience with advanced laboratory instruments, from motion control to X-ray detectors.\nWhat you will do\nDevelop a mounting design for the sample stages and install them, including hardware and control software\n\nInstall the new flat-panel detector, hardware and software, and compare its image quality with the current detector\n\nMeasure the accuracy and repeatability of the sample stages\n\nIf time permits, install an electrical slip ring connection through the existing rotation stage\n\nWhat you will learn\nX-ray imaging and laminography\n\nImage quality evaluation and detector comparison\n\nHow to integrate motion stages and detectors in both hardware and software\n\nMethods for measuring stage accuracy and repeatability\n\nPractical work with advanced laboratory instruments\n\nWho you are\nYou are a master’s student in electrical engineering, engineering physics or a similar field, and you enjoy practical problem solving across disciplines. You like to understand how the parts of a system fit together, and you are just as comfortable with a screwdriver as with a Python script.\nTo succeed in this project, you have:\nProgramming skills in Python and experience with AI-assisted software development\n\nBasic electrical skills\n\nBasic mechanical skills\n\nGood communication skills in English\n\nIt is a strong merit if you have experience designing and building advanced laboratory measurement setups.\nPractical information\nLevel: Master’s thesis, 30 credits\n\nStart: January 2027\n\nLocation: Excillum, Jan Stenbecks torg 17, Kista - at least 50% on-site\n\nWorking language: English\n\nSupervisor and project owner: William Twengström, Strategic Technology Manager\n\nCompensation: SEK 15,000 halfway through the project and an additional SEK 15,000 upon successful completion. 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