Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Chief Technology Officer

• Manage the technical division, including operational and building services engineering as well as the in-house workshop
• Ensure continuous operation and proper functioning of building and operational technology
• Identify maintenance measures and required repairs, prepare specifications of services, and obtain quotations in accordance with public procurement regulations
• Plan deployment of tradespeople/contractors, coordinate and prioritize work, and perform final acceptance inspections
• Monitor adherence to maintenance cycles and mandatory inspections, and tender maintenance contracts
• Prepare, implement and oversee projects, including schedule and cost control
• Collaborate with institute and administrative management, all specialist departments, authorities, architects and specialist planners, as well as the Fraunhofer headquarters construction department
• Compile energy consumption data, document energy-saving measures and plan further savings opportunities for regular energy audits
• Document all work on technical systems and project data in accordance with the established documentation system

Head of Technology

Research Scientist

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts in national and international contexts
• Providing legal support for internal governance structures
• Legal support for appointment procedures
• Advising on legal questions in the research context
• Conducting research in IT law, particularly in data protection and the legal aspects of cybersecurity research
• Writing scholarly articles in German and English, with a strong focus on German and US law

Research Associate – IT Legal Research & Contract Management

Designer

• Support of the "Millimeter Wave" group in project and research work
• Commissioning and measurements of high-frequency systems in the laboratory
• Electromagnetic simulation of circuits, antennas, filters, and related structures
• Programming using MATLAB, Python, or C

Student Assistant, RF Antenna Design

• Support the “Millimeter Wave” group in project and research work
• Assist with commissioning and measurements of high-frequency (RF) systems in the laboratory
• Perform electromagnetic simulations of circuits, antennas, filters, and related structures
• Programming using MATLAB, Python, and C

Working Student RF Antenna Design

Communications

• Forschung im Bereich der niedrigen Latenz für Echtzeitkommunikation und QUIC
• Beteiligung an der Entwicklung neuer Übertragungsverfahren, Protokolle und Cross-Layer-Optimierungen sowie deren Einbringung in relevante Standardisierungsgremien
• Implementierung von Prototypen in den Bereichen Congestion Control, Echtzeitkommunikation und QUIC zur Optimierung der Quality of Service (QoS) auf Basis von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI)

Werkstudent – Multimedia Kommunikation

Manager

• Lead the Technology department, comprising operational and building services as well as the in-house workshop
• Ensure regular operation and proper functioning of building and operational technology
• Identify maintenance and repair needs, prepare performance specifications and obtain quotes in compliance with procurement rules
• Plan deployment of tradespeople, coordinate and prioritize work, and perform final inspections
• Monitor adherence to maintenance cycles and required inspections; tender maintenance contracts
• Apply for, implement and oversee projects including schedule and budget control
• Collaborate with institute and administrative management, all departments, authorities, architects and specialist planners, as well as the construction division at Fraunhofer headquarters
• Compile energy consumption data, document energy-saving measures and plan additional savings opportunities for regular energy audits
• Document all work on technical systems and project data according to the prescribed documentation system

Head – Technology

Artificial Intelligence

• Conduct independent research and publish at top venues (ML/simulation/optimization)
• Build prototypes and research software (clean, reproducible, well-documented)
• Work with simulation pipelines (e.g., FEM/CFD/physics engines) and industrial data
• Collaborate with Fraunhofer project teams and academic supervisors
• Present results to scientific and industrial audiences

Researcher, AI for Science

• Acquisition and goal- and team-oriented leadership of development projects in close cooperation with national and international project partners from industry and the (publicly funded) research community
• Further development, planning and execution of manufacturing processes in the field of magnet materials, taking into account existing quality and safety requirements
• Development of new, innovative processes on state-of-the-art process equipment, embedded in the process chain and the institute's strategic direction
• Application of modern analytical methods and evaluation of measurement results
• Communication with potential customers (all genders) at international trade fairs and presentations at technical conferences
• Supervision of students and doctoral candidates (all genders), e.g., interns, student research assistants (HiWi) and thesis projects

Research Associate – Magnet Materials

Procurement

• Preparation and drafting of tender documents in coordination with specialist departments
• Execution of procurement processes and tenders at Fraunhofer FKIE
• Advising internal stakeholders on questions related to the purchasing process
• Assuming responsibilities in the area of customs procedures
• Handling other commercial matters within the framework of public procurement and equipment management
• Contributing to the development and improvement of internal processes

Purchaser

• Develop new laser surgery methods and systems in an interdisciplinary team
• Investigate the interaction of focused laser radiation with biological tissue and its laser technological implementation for cutting hard tissue and removing tumors
• Work closely with clinical and industrial partners from medical technology, laser technology, and information technology
• Implement developed processes with engineers and technicians
• Conduct field trials in a clinical environment to test developed methods and devices under realistic conditions

Research Assistant – Medical Physics, Physics

Electrical Engineer

• Develop innovative laser medical technology processes and systems within an interdisciplinary team
• Design and implement FPGA-based real-time control systems
• Build laser surgical prototypes suitable for clinical use
• Conduct field trials in clinical settings to evaluate developed methods and devices
• Collaborate closely with clinical and industrial partners in medical technology, laser technology, and information technology

Research Assistant – Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

Supply Chain

• Develop mathematical models and optimization methods for robust supply chains
• Communicate with clients to gather requirements and develop tailored solutions
• Analyze and model complex planning problems, often as network flow or mixed-integer programming formulations
• Develop, implement, and (via simulation) test innovative algorithmic approaches
• Co-develop software (including user interfaces) for interactive decision support, e.g., a platform for interactive supply chain analysis and optimization

Research Associate – Supply Chain Optimization

• Development of suitable active and passive materials, in particular for aluminum-ion batteries
• Further development of manufacturing technology for pouch cells, especially for corrosive electrolytes
• Electrochemical characterization of cells, including impedance spectroscopy (EIS)
• Coordination and execution of research projects in collaboration with consortium partners and customers
• Integration and supervision of students in technical and scientific work
• Concurrently supporting the strategic development of the topic “alternative battery materials” with a view to industrial implementation

Research Associate – Battery Materials

• You examine existing concepts for assessing the sustainability of suppliers.
• This includes compiling an overview of common methods and certifications.
• You also describe the differences between these concepts and their respective advantages and disadvantages.
• You analyze the regulatory requirements for suppliers in the battery industry at different political levels.
• In addition, you perform a gap analysis comparing quality management requirements, already implemented systems, and regulatory obligations.
• Your tasks also include contributing to the establishment of the framework conditions for the Fraunhofer FFB research production (research project FoFeBat).
• You support the development of quality management for battery production.
• You develop recommendations for supplier management at FFB.
• Finally, you are involved in the production of sustainable battery cells.

Bachelor's Thesis, Supplier Management and Sustainability in Battery Production

IT Support

• Operation, hardening, and further development of the Windows- and Linux-based IT infrastructure with special emphasis on IT and information security
• Design, operation, and monitoring of security measures (access control, system and endpoint hardening, logging, monitoring)
• Administration of secure network infrastructures (LAN, WAN, WLAN), including firewall management, network segmentation, and secure integration of external systems
• Close collaboration with scientific users in the design, deployment, and further development of individual work and development environments within defined IT standards
• Analysis, root-cause assessment, and sustainable resolution of security-relevant and operational incidents in client, server, and network environments
• First- and second-level support in a small team with a focus on technical quality, traceability, and secure operations