AutoForm offers software solutions for sheet metal forming and BiW assembly process. With over 500 employees dedicated to this field, AutoForm is recognized as the leading provider of software for product manufacturability, tool and material cost calculation, die face design and virtual stamping as well as BiW assembly process optimization. All of the Top 20 automotive OEMs and most of their suppliers have selected AutoForm as their software of choice. Besides its headquarters in Switzerland, AutoForm has offices in Germany, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Sweden, USA, Mexico, Brazil, India, China, Japan and Korea.

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In our software, customers can label 3D objects to inspect the values of the simulation data at points of interest. Often, screenshots of scenes with many such labels are used in discussions and reports to judge the quality of the process. Therefore, it is important to be able to conveniently arrange labels neatly around the 3D objects. Efficiently computing an arrangement of labels that satisfies a few natural criteria is algorithmically quite difficult (see related NP-complete Rectangle Packing Problem).

Your tasks

• Review existing literature and state-of-the-art approaches
• Develop new algorithms (direct and iterative approximations, fast implementations for small instances)
• Analyze existing approaches
• Implement and evaluate prototypes for existing and newly created strategies

Your profile

• Strong interest in optimization algorithms, theoretical computer science and/or computational geometry
• Some familiarity with programming, preferably in C++
• Team player with a strong commitment to problem solving
• Good knowledge of English or German is required
• Bonus: Interest in UX aspects of 3D visualization

Our offer

• A challenging role in a respectful and global working environment
• Being part of a world-leading, high-end CAE software company
• Working on cutting-edge technologies for the automotive industry
• Excellent balance between your professional and private life through flexible working hours

This role is based in Zurich. The duration at 100% workload is 6 months. The minimum workload is 80%, extending the duration accordingly.