Fraunhofer IIS

Designer

• You specify, design, and verify hardware components implemented in advanced semiconductor technologies.
• You develop precise solutions – from the initial design to prototype construction to metrological verification.
• You work closely with neuromorphic computing experts and the teams in Heilbronn.
• You contribute your ideas to shape the neuromorphic computing research topic and participate in project proposals and public relations activities.

Mixed-Signal IC Designer – Neuromorphic Computing

Project Manager

• Overall project management for neuromorphic computing & edge AI: You will lead research and industrial projects in the field of neuromorphic computing and edge AI—from project kickoff to successful completion.
• You will structure, manage and monitor project progress transparently to reliably achieve schedule, cost and performance targets.
• You are responsible for continuous communication with customers, project partners, the cross-site project team and internal specialist departments.
• Strategic portfolio and acquisition management: You will support group and department management with portfolio and program management and assist technical project managers with controlling and reporting.
• You will also coordinate proposals for internally and publicly funded research projects as well as bids for industry, contributing to the strategic development of the research area.
• Establishment and development of the Heilbronn site: You will actively contribute to establishing our new Heilbronn site and help shape its development.

Project Manager – Neuromorphic Computing, Edge AI

Machine Learning Engineer

• You want to gain experience in programming robot arms and deploying machine learning models in simulation and on real hardware
• Manufacturing processes are the subject of numerous current research efforts in robotics
• Digitizing real manufacturing tasks into simulation as digital twins
• Automated generation of large datasets through augmentation
• Training (Reinforcement/Imitation Learning) of large foundational models (Vision–Language–Action) using simulation and real-world data
• Transferring resulting policies from simulation to real robot hardware (Sim2Real transfer)
• Investigating discrepancies in system behavior between simulation and reality (Sim2Real gap) based on different system dynamics, sensor noise, contact modeling, and calibration errors
• Adapting the simulation and implementing methods to increase the robustness of the Sim2Real transfer

Intern – Thesis Project, Simulation and Machine Learning in Robotics

Communications

• Plan and implement marketing and communication activities across all channels
• Produce audience-tailored copy and visual assets for various media
• Conceptualize, manage and develop websites
• Plan and organize trade shows and exhibitions

Marketing Communications Manager

Marketing

• Project management: Independent management and coordination of graphic design projects
• Design conception: Strategic conception and creative development of innovative design concepts and formats for brand management and technology marketing, with particular focus on our audio and media technologies
• Publication design & production responsibility: Responsible for the high-quality, on-schedule graphic implementation of demanding publications
• Visualization: Creation of infographics and illustrations to clearly present complex technological content
• Data maintenance: Shared responsibility for maintaining, further developing, and improving the media database system
• Photo editing: Selection, editing, and editorial management of imagery for print and online
• AI workflows: Proactively advancing the area of responsibility through AI tools (use cases, workflows, prompt development, tool evaluation, and quality assurance)

Media Designer, Technology Marketing, AI-supported Design

Product Designer

• You develop the digital interfaces used to manage our research and industrial projects.
• You design and prototype web-based dashboards, reports and interfaces that project teams use to analyze effort, time and project data.
• You speak with end users (project managers, engineers, scientists), understand their workflows and translate them into clear, intuitive interfaces.
• You create UX concepts for web-based reporting and dashboard solutions.
• You build prototypes, e.g. with Figma, Adobe XD or comparable tools.
• You implement prototypes as interactive web applications.
• You visualize project and effort data from databases in a clear and appealing way.
• You iteratively improve solutions based on user feedback and usability tests.

Working Student – UX, Web Design, Prototyping, Project Management

Research Analyst

• Develop deep learning–based technologies to enhance audio quality in broadcasting and streaming applications
• Develop methods to make audio content accessible to all users and to allow individual customization
• Work on projects with broadcasters and streaming providers to implement deep neural networks in real-world environments
• Research and implement innovative machine learning concepts for the efficient extraction and optimization of speech from final audio mixes
• Improve the intelligibility of dialogue in films, news, and television programs, thereby enhancing the quality of life for people with hearing impairments or speech comprehension difficulties

Research Associate – Deep Learning for Dialogue Enhancement

Software Engineer

• Develop and maintain 3D audio applications for smartphones, desktop platforms, or web browsers
• Build cross-platform applications using Rust and Dioxus
• Deploy audio-based machine learning models from PyTorch to mobile devices and NPUs
• Integrate in-house audio codecs and audio signal processing algorithms into working systems
• Extend and maintain Git-based CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling

Working Student – Audio Software Development

Content Marketing Manager

• You create content for our website and social media channels and help communicate research in a clear and engaging way.
• You develop new presentation formats and posts, and build a platform for managing and showcasing our image assets.
• You assist in revising our web content for search engines on the topic of plant phenotyping.
• You contribute creative ideas and implement them independently.

Working Student – Content & Media Design in a Research Environment

• 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.

Research Associates – ULBC Software Development

• Development of protocol layers (Application and Data Link Layer) in Python and C++ for military software-defined radios
• Serve as the primary expert for the higher protocol layers (Application and Data Link Layer)
• Develop a user-friendly GUI for visualization and interaction with the system
• Responsibility for successful system start-up/commissioning
• Plan and conduct laboratory tests to validate the functionality and performance of the implementation
• Actively collaborate within a diverse, interdisciplinary team.

Research Associate, Software Development for Secure Radio Communications

Full-stack Engineer

• Responsible for the development and management of the NESC product software
• Support the team with runtime and memory optimization within ML deployments
• Integration of speech-signal coding for voice streaming services
• Provide technical customer support and communicate with clients to align requirements and solutions

Research Associate, Software Engineer – Speech Signal Processing

Program Manager

• Lead all operational, business, partnership, and organizational activities to establish mioty® as a leading LPWAN technology.
• Shape and drive the global growth of mioty®, from strategic commercialization and scalable go-to-market approaches to building a thriving international ecosystem.
• Establish, maintain, and manage trusted relationships with industrial partners, public institutions, technology providers, and global enterprise stakeholders across the mioty® ecosystem.
• Represent and promote mioty® in high-level industry forums, policy and regulatory bodies, alliances, and standardization groups.
• Guide the Fraunhofer IIS mioty® team across business development, marketing, and engineering.
• Oversee financial stewardship, including budgeting, commercial operating models, and reporting.
• Ensure sustainable governance, IP and licensing frameworks, long-term competitiveness, compliance, and continued innovation in close coordination with Fraunhofer IIS leadership.

Program Director – mioty® LPWAN

Application Engineer

• Design solution architectures and implement pilot projects
• Conduct on-site proofs of concept and guide customers from early evaluations through full scale integration
• Plan, execute, and support mioty® pilot projects and proof-of-concept deployments
• Conduct site surveys, RF and coverage assessments, device onboarding, network debugging, and acceptance testing
• Provide hands-on technical guidance to customers and troubleshoot across pilots and operations
• Collaborate with engineering and business development teams for product insights
• Represent mioty® and Fraunhofer IIS at trade shows and industry events with frequent travel

Field Application Engineer – mioty® LPWAN

Business Development Rep

• Our international team at Fraunhofer IIS is shaping the future of IoT by developing cutting‑edge wireless data transmission technologies such as mioty®, a leading Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) standard.
• You co-develop and execute the EMEA go to market strategy for mioty®, aligned with Fraunhofer IIS leadership and the global business strategy.
• You drive business development activities across key EMEA markets and the expansion of the mioty® ecosystem.
• You identify, qualify and develop strategic partnerships with utilities, telecom operators, system integrators, device manufacturers, and public sector stakeholders within the regional IoT ecosystem.
• You lead opportunity identification, qualification and deal shaping, including commercial structuring, pricing models, proposal development, and contract negotiations.
• You work closely with the Field Application Engineering to ensure commercial technical alignment, successful pilot projects, customer onboarding and post sales handover.
• You monitor market and competitive developments and translate insights into actionable recommendations for product and business strategy.
• You represent Fraunhofer IIS and mioty® at industry events and trade fairs across EMEA.
• You provide structured reporting and forecasting, including pipeline transparency.