Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Research Scientist, Hyperspectral Data and Interactive Software Development

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Ettlingen • 🇩🇪 Germany

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

JavaScriptPython

About the role

  • You develop methods for analyzing hyperspectral data from airborne and spaceborne sensors with the goal of creating a digital twin for remote sensing and reconnaissance
  • You design and implement demonstration software, including graphical user interfaces (GUI), initially based on a GIS platform (e.g., ArcGIS)
  • You develop intuitive workflows that allow military users to operate the data analysis methods in an understandable and direct way
  • You transfer your research results into practical applications and present them in scientific publications and presentations

Requirements

  • A completed university degree (Master’s) in Computer Science, Geoinformatics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a comparable discipline
  • Strong skills in software development (e.g., acquired through coursework, a thesis, internships, or personal projects)
  • Experience with Python for data processing and automation, as well as web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) for designing interactive interfaces
  • Desirable: experience in geospatial data processing (e.g., with ArcGIS) and knowledge of C# or C++ for high-performance applications
  • Very good German language skills (C2) spoken and written
Benefits
  • A varied and exciting role at the interface between science and industry, between the present and the future
  • Significant freedom for scientific development and the autonomous advancement of topics and projects
  • Excellent technical equipment
  • Motivated colleagues who inspire one another through their interdisciplinary and international composition
  • Individual career paths through extensive training and development opportunities (e.g., the Fraunhofer TALENTA support and development program for women researchers and female leaders)
  • PhD opportunities and active support for your academic career, including individual mentoring by experienced researchers
  • Optimal conditions for work–life balance (flexible working hours, mobile working aligned with the requirements of the role, etc.)
  • Parking and a high-capacity charging infrastructure for electric vehicles
  • A canteen and nearby shopping facilities
  • Good public transport connections and a subsidy for the Deutschlandticket

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Hard skills
software developmentPythondata processingautomationHTMLCSSJavaScriptC#C++geospatial data processing
Soft skills
communicationpresentationresearch applicationworkflow design
Certifications
Master’s degree