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Engineer (f/m/x) - Design of metamaterials
Job Description
Req ID:  1693
Place of work:  Oberpfaffenhofen
Starting date:  sofort
Career level:  Experienced professionals, Graduates
Type of employment:  Part time, Full-time
Duration of contract:  3 Jahre

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 Microwave and Radar Institute uses its know-how and overall system expertise in passive and active microwaves to develop innovative sensors, algorithms and applications for ground-based, airborne and satellite-based remote sensing. His research focuses on the design and development of new techniques and systems for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and the associated sensor-specific applications.
 

What awaits you

The described tasks address research tasks that deal with the design of metamaterials for the broadband reduction of radar backscattering and thus the probability of detection of objects. Their physical dimensions are many times larger than the radar wavelength. Metamaterials are composite materials consisting of several layers of known substances and a periodically arranged and specially shaped pattern (e.g. made of metal).

Your tasks

  • Design of metamaterials for broadband reduction of radar backscattering on electrically large surfaces based on current developments, e.g. design of unit cells with materials of finite conductivity
  • Development of a modelling method for metamaterials that are adapted to the curved surface of radar targets
  • Conception of optimisation procedures in the design process of metamaterials
  • Documentation in the form of scientific reports and presentations as well as publications in scientific journals
  • Further development of evaluation procedures (conception, calibration, measurement, evaluation) of mono- and bistatic transmission and reflection measurements and the resulting measurement data for material characterisation for corresponding microwave frequencies

What you bring with you

  • Completed scientific university degree (Master's / Diploma Uni) in physics, electrical engineering and information technology, aerospace engineering or other degree programmes relevant to the job
  • Knowledge and experience in the field of metamaterials
  • Experience in the field of radar scattering reduction (e.g. absorbers, deflectors, FSS)
  • Good programming skills in Python or MATLAB
  • Good English language skills
  • The handling of classified information must be guaranteed

  • Emuneration: Remuneration is in accordance with the applicable collective agreements of the public service (federal government).
    Note: A prerequisite for employment at DLR is security clearance in accordance with the Security Clearance Act (SÜG) and willingness to undergo a security clearance in accordance with §8 ff SÜG

 

 

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 1693) please contact:

 

Thomas Neff 
Tel.: +49 8153 28 3327 
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