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Student Software Development (f/m/x)
Job Description
Req ID:  1829
Place of work:  Cottbus
Starting date:  sofort
Career level:  Student employment
Type of employment:  Part time
Duration of contract:  6 Monate

Remuneration: Remuneration is in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Sector - Federal Government (TVöD-Bund)

Enter the fascinating world of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.; DLR) and help shape the future through research and innovation! We offer an exciting and inspiring working environment driven by the expertise and curiosity of our 11,000 employees from 100 nations and our unique infrastructure. Together, we develop sustainable technologies and thus contribute to finding solutions to global challenges. Would you like to join us in addressing this major future challenge? Then this is your place!

The Institute of Low Carbon Industrial Processes at DLR (German Aerospace Center) expands the existing portfolio of DLR’s energy research and places a strong emphasis on the decarbonization of industrial processes. The focus lies on industries such as paper, brick production, automotive, steel, and food manufacturing, as well as the transformation of conventional coal-fired power plants into sustainable, low-carbon energy suppliers.

What to expect

Within the Department of Simulation and Virtual Design, research focuses on transitioning fossil-based industrial processes toward climate-neutral production. This includes identifying efficient pathways to reduce carbon emissions while considering technological feasibility and economic aspects.
A particular area of interest is the development of decarbonization strategies for harbor areas, where industries are densely concentrated and offer unique opportunities for energy efficiency and emission reductions.

 

Your tasks

  • assist in the development and maintenance of optimization software in Python
  • implement modules for modeling energy components such as PV, heat pumps, batteries, and storage systems
  • support integration of optimization solvers (e.g. NLP, QUBO-based approaches)
  • contribute to testing, debugging, and documentation
  • collaborate with researchers on data preprocessing and results analysis

 

Your profile

  • Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Physics
  • enrolled in a relevant Master degree program (e.g., Energy Systems, Computer Science, Engineering)
  • programming experience, ideally in Python

We offer

DLR stands for diversity, appreciation and equality for all people. We promote independent work and the individual development of our employees both personally and professionally. To this end, we offer numerous training and development opportunities. Equal opportunities are of particular importance to us, which is why we want to increase the proportion of women in science and management in particular. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are qualified.

We look forward to getting to know you!

If you have any questions about this position (Vacancy-ID 1829) please contact:

Diana Wenzke 
Tel.: +49 355 355645 15 
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