Fraunhofer IIS

Research Associates – ULBC Software Development

Fraunhofer IIS

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Erlangen • Germany

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Tech Stack

DockerLinuxPythonPyTorch

About the role

  • Software development and client support: You are responsible for the ULBC software repository and will collaborate closely with industry partners and research collaborators to develop a joint candidate for 3GPP standardization.
  • Programming languages: You will use your knowledge of C and Python to develop software solutions, perform ML deployments, and integrate and test system modules for voice services.
  • Use of innovative coding techniques: You will work on integrating coding algorithms for speech signals at 1–3 kbps to enable telephony over GEO/LEO satellites.
  • Standardization objectives: You will contribute to project activities aimed at 3GPP standardization to maximize the technology’s potential and improve its performance.

Requirements

  • A completed academic university degree, ideally with a focus in Computer Science, Communications Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Extensive experience developing software applications in C and Python.
  • Practical experience with GitLab, Continuous Integration (CI), and Docker, and a confident command of Linux environments.
  • Strong communication skills in German and English.
  • Ideally, experience in audio and signal processing.
  • Knowledge of ML frameworks such as ONNX Runtime and PyTorch is desirable.
Benefits
  • Exciting position: an attractive working environment at a world market leader in a highly innovative key industry.
  • Hands-on projects that give employees room to shape outcomes: they encourage driving innovation and contributing your ideas.
  • Committed teams that promote creativity and ownership: you will have the freedom to develop and actively shape your ideas.
  • Personal contact matters: structured onboarding helps you expand your network and settle in at our institute.
  • We take your needs seriously: we support the best possible work–life balance through flexible hours and hybrid working arrangements.
  • We create spaces for interaction: onsite and remote fitness offerings, events, and communal areas bring our staff together.
  • Our employees benefit from a culture of appreciation: we are open, supportive, and maintain a trusting work environment.
  • Top workplace equipment: using state-of-the-art technologies to develop solutions for today’s and tomorrow’s challenges.
  • We care about your goals and interests: we provide regular professional and personal development through seminars, coaching, and language courses.
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Hard Skills & Tools
CPythonML deploymentscoding algorithmsaudio processingsignal processingONNX RuntimePyTorch
Soft Skills
communication skills