Techairos Consulting is a small engineering firm based in Stellenbosch that specialises in providing solutions where several technologies are integrated together.

We are looking for candidates with Engineering or Computer Science degrees.

Junior Software Integration Engineer:
You will be given responsibilities on a variety of projects, depending on your skills and experience. Possible tasks may include:
• Software development (various languages, various applications)
• Information systems design and integration, e.g.:
– Gathering data on mobile devices
– Feeding into a central database
– Aggregating GPS-track data
– Live information feeds/streams
• Developing and testing mobile surveys using OpenDataKit
• Setup and management of Ubuntu servers
• Customisation / improvement of open-source software projects, including some Android development
• Database setup, integration and management

Apply if you are:
• A South African citizen
• Early in your career, or a recent graduate (students may apply for vacation work)
• Eager to gain experience in systems design and integration, and different software languages
• Excited by the idea of linking different online services and leveraging their APIs to create new useful, efficient ways to use them

Full details at http://techairos.com/vacancies/

Internship opportunity at Aurora Power Solutions (www.apsolutions.co.za).

Aurora Power Solutions is one of the most successful renewable energy developers in South Africa working on solar PV projects, both large-scale (75 MW) and small-scale (5-10 MW).

We are keen to get some extra resources in our team, with an eye on a new Bid Submission for the Small Projects Renewable Energy IPP Programme, due on 3 May 2016.

We would be looking for someone that is available (close to) full-time, with starting date beginning of March.

After the two months up to Bid Submission, an extension of the internship can be considered by both parties (from that point onwards, less than full-time might also be an option). In case of an extension, the proposed intern could be working on developing further international opportunities for Aurora, both by assisting in market research and on pre-feasibility work for small- to medium-scale solar PV projects.

We can offer a great opportunity to get hands-on experience in the renewable energy sector and learn about solar PV project development.

Indicative internship stipend: R5000-R6000 p.m. (depending on experience)

Interested candidates can get in touch with Aurora by emailing Bram Buijs, bram@apsolutions.co.za, and submit their CV and a note on why they are interested (via email).

Scope of Research: The energy efficiency of electrical machines has received considerable attention in recent years. Three-phase low voltage cage induction motors are the most common electrical motors used in industry. With the advent of IEC 60034-30 standard, there has been a big drive in electrical machine industry to look into novel design strategies, new materials and construction methods for induction motors in an effort to meet with the forthcoming more stringent efficiency standard. The proposed research will investigate the design strategies, new materials and performance improving techniques for induction motors to meet with stringent efficiency requirements. The outcome of this project is to assess the merits and demerits of different performance enhancement measures for induction motors and identify the most effective technique taking into account performance gain, manufacturability and costs.

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