Werkstudent*in - Software Development for Engineering Applications

City: Erlangen

Date: Apr 26, 2025

Werkstudent*in - Software Development for Engineering Applications

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (www.fraunhofer.com) currently operates 76 institutes and research units throughout Germany and is a leading applied research organization. Around 32 000 employees work with an annual research budget of 3.4 billion euros.

At the Erlangen site, the more than 400 employees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB conduct application-oriented research and development on innovative topics in semiconductor technology and power electronics.

The mission of the department »Modellierung und künstliche Intelligenz« is to optimize processes, components and systems, including their reliability and resource efficiency during production and operation.

The »KI-unterstütze Simulation« team combines physically based simulation approaches with efficient and advanced mathematical algorithms and AI frameworks for modeling and optimizing power electronic components and systems.

Are you a student looking for a part-time job and want to experience research up close? Fraunhofer IISB with the »KI-unterstütze Simulation« team offers you exactly that.

What You Will Do

• Optimizing existing code for electronics application considering multi-CPU and multi-GPU usage (implementation in jax and/or numpy and/or C )
• Writing fast and scalable Reinforcement Learning environments for engineering problems
• Assisting in optimizing general engineering problems
• Documenting and enhancing code readability
  
  

What You Bring To The Table

• Student in the field of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or another related degree program with a scientific or engineering focus
• Knowledge of Python/Jax/C
• Knowledge of Parallel computing
• Independent, goal-oriented and responsible working style
  
  

What You Can Expect

• Insight into exciting research projects
• Cutting-edge research thanks to top technical equipment
• Practical relevance through interesting and varied project work in innovative and dynamic teams
• An international working environment
• Personal development opportunities
• Good career prospects as a springboard into various career directions (universities, industry, other research institutions, etc.)
• Flexibility in the organization of working hours and thus optimal compatibility of studies and practice
• Proximity to campus
  
  

The position is initially limited to one year.

Your weekly working hours will be agreed by arrangement. You can determine your working days flexibly.

We value and promote the diversity of our employees' skills and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation and identity. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability. Remuneration according to the general works agreement for employing assistant staff.

With its focus on developing key technologies that are vital for the future and enabling the commercial utilization of this work by business and industry, Fraunhofer plays a central role in the innovation process. As a pioneer and catalyst for groundbreaking developments and scientific excellence, Fraunhofer helps shape society now and in the future.

Interested? Apply online now. We look forward to getting to know you!

If you have any questions about this position, please contact:

Rodrigo Coelho

Telefon 49 9131 761-480

rodrigo.coelho@iisb.fraunhofer.de

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact

Nadja Ingarsia

Telefon 49 9131 761-251

nadja.ingarsia@iisb.fraunhofer.de

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB

www.iisb.fraunhofer.de

Requisition Number: 78126

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