Company Story

5micron GmbH is a young company located in the innovation & technology hub in Berlin-Adlershof since January 2015. Stakeholder and Managing Directors are Dipl. Ing. Ute Franke and Dr. Jean Blondeau. The company was founded with the business idea 'Development of optical measurement systems for highest precise topographic analyses of surfaces and surface close layers'. The company started with 2 contracted projects from Airbus and Rolls-Royce. 5micron‘s portfolio is based upon photonics technology for high-precision measurement systems. The successfully completed technology development projects for the aerospace industry are based on optic methods, using light for measurement tasks. Current projects are the monitoring and measurement of wing surfaces of aircrafts during flight. The measurement system detects defects or variations in the surface up to 20µm. For further projects the measurement systems have been miniaturized to fit in an endoscope for engine maintenance purposes. In this context specialized illumination devices as a light communicating system for drones identification or other objects have been developed. This light communication system is operating with modulated flashes transmitting covert data or any other information.

Our Team

Picture ofDipl.-Ing. Ute Franke, the Co-Founder & Enabler of 5micron Dipl.-Ing. Ute Franke Co-Founder & Enabler Ute Franke has more than 15 years experience in the field of project management, sales and business development mainly for the aviation industry. It had its start at the Brandenburg airship developer Cargo Lifter AG in Brand. In 2002 she changed to the aerospace supplier FTI Engineering Network GmbH in Berlin and Brandenburg. She gained experience and comprehensive expertise in business developement due to different roles as sales engineer, head of the project office and key account manager for Rolls-Royce Deutschland and Embraer. In 2009 she took over the business unit ‚New Technology‘ and realized several national and international research and development projects in the aerospace sector. In 2015 she has founded the company 5micron GmbH together with Dr. Jean Blondeau.
Picture ofDr. Jean Blondeau, the Co-Founder & Inventor of 5micron Dr. Jean Blondeau Co-Founder & Inventor Jean Blondeau has received his PhD in biological Cybernetic in Tübingen, Germany. He has been working free-lance for 10 years in management for industrial processes and measurement in Würzburg. He joined the management board of Metronom GmbH until 2001 as the technical director. His measurement methods have been successfully applied in railway, automotive and aerospace industries. Almost for one decade he then has joined the aerospace supplier FTI Engineering Network GmbH, first in Bremen for the customer Airbus and later on in Brandenburg. In 2015 he has founded the company 5micron GmbH together with Ute Franke.
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Jobs

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Product Owner (m/f/d)

We at 5micron are doing measurements where most people do not reach. We are using minute shape disturbances on a wide range of materials to measure “invisible” parameters. Our Software algorithms are analyzing complex constellations of sensor inputs to run digital twins and monitoring systems in real time. Our results are well protected in the cloud and can be used from anywhere.

Job Description

The 5micron team are looking for a Product Owner to help shape the future for our end-to end measurement product ‘SIGMA’. With SIGMA our customers can monitor their materials, goods, machines, and facilities. With the help of various analysis tools, the data from the customers devices and assets can be analyzed and evaluated in real time. They get high value statistics, diagnostics and reports that delivers valuable information about business or technical processes.
• investigate potential business development to promote the sales
• Find valuable markets for the collected data
• Tune our data treasure to make it more valuable
• Build Customer relationship
• Support and lead our developer team to make our product stronger and more appealing
• Mid-term progress into business development role or more
You will be a member of a team rapidly developing methods and measurement solutions. In this team we will trial new approaches, new techniques, new technologies, and will assess the capability as a product, sometimes in competition to a colleague’s technical approach. New solution approaches will be instantly realized to assess the methodology. Our achievement is a pre-series of the SIGMA product. This solution is first focused on gas and rail industry but shall be transferred to other industries and applications as well.

Qualifications

You are passionate about data analytics and statistics and understand the business. You can evaluate and support business goals for digital products and services from commercial AND data science perspective. Help shape the solutions of tomorrow. As a product owner, you are responsible for product development from the market-pull to the idea and operational rollout. You want to interact with the team specialized in physical methodology and help developing innovative measurement devices- At the same time your approach is to understand the market needs and customers wishes and integrates this into the strategy.
A degree or demonstrable experience in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Biology, or other science related field is preferred.

You bring

• Ability to think out of the box, and across disciplines
• Ability to link commercial and technical strategies
• Demonstrable skills in software architecture and data mining
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
• Ability to work independently and in a team to research innovative solutions to challenging business/technical problems
• Technical management of IoT measurement system projects as product owner
• Market monitoring (analyses of market trends, growth potential and key figures for project, product, and service development), further development of product strategy
• Technology assessment, requirements management, testing and QM
• Customer consulting and requirements gathering regarding existing and new solutions in the business area
• technical and commercial coordination of measures especially with sales, innovation, development
• Strong ‘never give up’ – mentality if first trial fails

We bring

• Influence the design and development of our IoT device management platform
• The opportunity to work in a small, agile and experienced team where you will be constantly challenged to learn and raise the bar
• Flexibility where to work
• Collegial atmosphere
• Challenges

For more information please contact Ute Franke, ute.franke@5micron.de

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Full Stack Web Developer (m/f/d)

5micron ist ein Entwicklungsunternehmen für eingebettete Systeme in den Bereichen Gesundheit und Industrie, zum Monitoring von Anlagen, Räumen, Prozessen und Personen. Teil unserer End-to-End Landschaft sind stets eigene Webserver Anwendungen, um die Ergebnisse unserer IoTs anzuzeigen, auszuwerten und zu speichern. Dies gilt sowohl für unsere Produktlinien als auch für unsere Funktionsmuster und Prototypen, die hauptsächlich via REST API mit der Umgebung kommunizieren.

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

Hauptaufgaben sind hier Programmierung des Frontends (Web-Application) in JavaScript, das responsive, hierarchische Layout der Seiten mit HTML und CSS, sowie Programmierung des Backends mit PHP. Zum Testen des Backends wird Postman verwendet.
Ein weiterer, wichtiger Teil ist das Instandhalten der PostgreSQL-Datenbank, sowie das effiziente modellieren der Datenstrukturen, Abhängigkeiten und den Abfragen der Datenbank. Zu den Aufgaben gehören auch die Installation des Server Betriebssystems (Ubuntu 20 Server), sowie die Wartung und Konfiguration der Webserversoftware lighttpd. Das Konfigurieren der internen Netzwerkinfrastruktur, das Anlegen von Subdomains und managen von TLS-Zertifikaten (mit LetsEncrypt) ebenfalls.

Benötigte Kenntnisse / Qualifikation

• Skills kreativ aber ergebnisorientiert, selbstständig und teamfähig, konzentriert und kommunikativ
• Ausbildung Fachprogrammierer(in), Informatiker(in) oder Web-Developer aus Leidenschaft
• Programmierung PHP, JavaScript, CSS/HTML, REST API
• Datenbankprogrammierung (z.B. PostgreSQL)
• Webserver Administration (z.B. lighttpd)
• Linux: Bash, systemd, ssh, vi, network manager
• Netzwerkkenntnisse (TCP/IP, Domains, TLS, openssl)
• SW Tools Git, Postman
• Begleittools Confluence / Jira, MS Office, Ubuntu, Windows
• Sprachen Gute Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse

Was Dich bei uns erwartet

• Du arbeitest in kleinen Teams an unserem Standort in Berlin - Adlershof oder auch mobil.
• Deine Arbeitszeit kannst Du flexibel gestalten
• 30 Urlaubstage
• Du hast die Möglichkeit in vielen Phasen der Produktentwicklung mitzuwirken:
Anforderungsmanagement, Spezifikation / Design, Test, Dokumentation
• Du kannst Deine Ideen und Vorstellungen bei der Findung neuer Lösungen einbringen
• Unsere Webserver sind seit ca. 2 Jahren in der Entwicklung und sollen von Dir weiterentwickelt und gepflegt werden
• Enger Kundenkontakt
• Mitarbeit an hochinteressanten Projekten bei namhaften internationalen Kunden
Technische Unterstützung unserer Kunden bei der Wartung unserer Server.

ute.franke(at)5micron.de

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IoT Programmierer (m/f/d)

5micron ist ein Entwicklungsunternehmen für eingebettete Systeme in den Bereichen Gesundheit und Industrie, zum Monitoring von Anlagen, Räumen, Prozessen und Personen. Am Anfang unserer End-to-End Landschaft stehen häufig intelligente Linux-basierte Sensorsysteme, um Messdaten zu erfassen, vor zu verarbeiten und an entfernte Server weiterzuleiten.

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

Hauptaufgabe ist die Weiterentwicklung unserer komplexen Linux-basierten Messanwendungen in C++, wobei gute Kenntnisse im Umgang mit dem Betriebssystem Linux / Ubuntu wichtig sind. Neben der Programmierung spielt die Konfiguration der embedded Systems eine wichtige Rolle um den reibungslosen Betrieb der Systeme zu ermöglichen. Du unterstützt das Systemsengineering, basierend auf Kundenanforderungen Softwareanforderungen und Lösungsideen zu erarbeiten, bevor die eigentliche Programmierung beginnt.

Benötigte Kenntnisse / Qualifikation

• Skills kreativ aber ergebnisorientiert, selbstständig und teamfähig, konzentriert und kommunikativ
• Ausbildung Programmiererin, Informatikerin oder Programmierer aus Leidenschaft
• Programmierung modulare/hierarchische Objektorientierte Programmierung, Softwarewiederverwendung, Objektorientierte Modellierung, UML, C++17, Boost, CURL, REST API, Json, Client / Server
• Linux Ubuntu, Bash, systemd, ssh, vi, network manager
• SW Tools Git, Doxygen, Cmake, Gdb, Qt Creator
• Begleittools Confluence / Jira, MS Office, Ubuntu, Windows
• Sprachen Gute Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse

Was Dich bei uns erwartet

• Du arbeitest in kleinen Teams an unserem Standort in Berlin - Adlershof oder auch mobil
• Erfahrungen in Signal- und Bildverarbeitung, Mustererkennung sowie Künstlichen Intelligenz sind äußerst gern gesehen
• Erfahrungen im Umgang mit Mikrokontrollern und mini Computern (z.B. RPI) machen Dir den Einstieg leicht.
• Deine Arbeitszeit kannst Du flexibel gestalten
• 30 Urlaubstage
• Du hast die Möglichkeit in vielen Phasen der Produktentwicklung mitzuwirken: Anforderungsmanagement, Spezifikation / Design, Test, Dokumentation
• Du kannst Deine Ideen und Vorstellungen bei der Findung neuer Lösungen einbringen
• Hochinteressante technische Diskussionen erwarten Dich bei der Ergründung neuer Herausforderungen
• Mitarbeit an hochinteressanten Projekten bei namhaften internationalen Kunden
• Technische Unterstützung unserer Kunden bei der Wartung unserer Systeme
• Arbeit nach V-Modell sowie agilen Methoden
ute.franke(at)5micron.de

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Technical Developer (m/f)

We at 5micron are doing topographic measurements where most people do not reach. Minute disturbances up to 5 micrometer is the range we can achieve for surface measurements on a wide range of materials. Our Software algorithms are analysing image data no matter if micro or macro or camera pictures or thermographic images and can as well provide added value to existing data.

Job Description

The 5micron team is looking for technical developers to support the creation of non-standard measurement solutions. You will be member of a team rapidly developing methods and measurement solutions, primarily in the optical measurement context. In this team we will trial new approaches, new techniques, new technologies, and will assess the capability as a product, sometimes in competition to a colleagues technical approach.
New solution approaches will be instantly realized (function model as a result of a feasibility study) to assess the methodology. The next step is then a more detailed demonstrator and beta products.
Our solutions are focussed around aerospace, automotive and have been transferred to the film industry, too.

Qualifications

You are passionate about the interaction between optics and computer hardware as well as with image recognition programming and algorithms. You can demonstrate how these can be employed to develop innovative measurement devices. In this role, you will develop new measurement technologies based on standard physical methods as deflectometry or light section. You will experiment with optical benches and various camera chips, working with state of the art tools as MS office for documentation and will code in MatLab, C++, C# or python.

  • Must have a degree or relevant demonstrable experience in Computing, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Biology, or other science related field. Working knowledge is preferred.
  • Ability to think out of the box, and across disciplines
  • Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
  • Working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies as well as analogue and digital electronics
    -Ability to work independently and in a team to research innovative solutions to challenging business/technical problems
  • Skilled at project management and presentation.
  • Demonstrable understanding of software development in relevant languages such as MatLab, C++, C# or python
  • The ability to create demonstrators with limited resource and time
  • Strong ‘never give up’ – mentality if first trial fails

For more information please contact Ute Franke

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Software Developer (m/f/d)

We at 5micron are doing topographic measurements where most people do not reach. Minute disturbances up to 5 micrometer is the range we can achieve for surface measurements on a wide range of materials. Our Software algorithms are analysing image data no matter if micro or macro or camera pictures or thermographic images and can as well provide added value to existing data.

Job Description

The 5micron team is looking for Software Developers to support the creation of non-standard measurement solutions. You will be member of a team rapidly developing methods and measurement solutions, primarily in the optical measurement context. In this team we will trial new approaches, new techniques, new technologies, and will assess the capability as a product, sometimes in competition to a colleagues technical approach.
New solution approaches will be instantly realized (function model as a result of a feasibility study) to assess the methodology. The next step is to make a more detailed demonstrator and beta products.
Our solutions are focussed around aerospace and automotive and have been transferred to the film industry, too.

Qualifications

You are passionate about coding and eventually already experienced with image recognition programming and algorithms. You want to interact with the team specialized in optics developing innovative
measurement devices. In this role, you will experiment with the team on optical benches and may program Raspberry Pi's or Arduinos. Coding in MatLab, C++, C# or python as well working with state of the art tools as MS office for documentation is what you are best in.

  • Must have a degree or relevant demonstrable experience in Computing, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Biology, or other science related field. Working knowledge is preferred.
  • Ability to think out of the box, and across disciplines
  • Demonstrable skills of software development in relevant languages such as MatLab, C++, C# or python
  • Ability to work independently and in a team to research innovative solutions to challenging business/technical problems
  • Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
  • Working knowledge of analogue and digital electronics
  • The ability to create demonstrators with limited resource and time
  • Strong ‘never give up’ – mentality if first trial fails

For more information please contact Ute Franke

Apply now
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Working Student – internship / part time / master thesis (m/f)

Do you want to gain practical experience and be part of a small powerful development team in the heart of the technology hub in Berlin-Adlershof? We offer students from various disciplines and subjects an ideal surrounding to apply their talents and skills and find out where they are best in.
5micron GmbH is a young company in the optical measurements branch. In the last 3 years we have successfully developed and implemented amazing meaningful measurement devices mainly in the aerospace industry as for Airbus or Rolls-Royce. The nature of our projects is image analysis. We deliver topographic or other data about surfaces e.g. of aircraft wings during flight.
Why do we need you?
The 5micron team are looking for students to support the creation of non-standard measurement solutions. Either if you just want to work part time or are looking for a bachelor or master thesis – we are proud on our measurement solutions and ideas and would like to share and discuss them with you in a team to reach even further with our technology.
To do this, we believe you should have:
You will be member of a team rapidly developing methods and measurement solutions, primarily in the optical measurement context. In this team we will tackle new approaches, new techniques, new technologies, and will assess the capability as a product, sometimes in competition to a colleagues technical approach. New solution approaches will be instantly realized (function model as a result of a feasibility study) to assess the methodology. The next step is then a more detailed demonstrator and beta products. Our solutions are focused around aerospace and have been transferred to other areas as the film industry, too.
You like technical challenges and have ideas how to solve them in a team. You are interested in transferring your ideas into code, running processes on CPU’S or GPU’s or experimenting with Raspberry Pi's or Arduinos. You are not shy if it comes to analogue or digital electronics to assemble a function model to test if the idea will work. Ideally you are already experienced with image recognition programming and algorithms. Our tool kit is MatLab, C++, C# or python. You are good in documentation with state of the art tools as MS office word or excel.
What’s in it for you?
Working in a young company with no classical management hierarchies, multi oriented and talented colleagues (as communication engineer, bio-cybernaticist or physicist,..) is a unique opportunity to find out in which field you are best in. We have flexible working hours and a good atmosphere in a small team. If you find this interesting get in contact with us.
ute.franke(at)5micron.de

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