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Navigation Engineer (f/m/d)
Job Description
Req ID:  3096
Place of work:  Oberpfaffenhofen
Starting date:  01.01.2026
Career level:  Experienced professionals, Graduates
Type of employment:  Part time, Full-time
Duration of contract:  zunächst 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 Galileo Competence Centre is dedicated to the further development of the European satellite navigation system Galileo. Together with the scientific institutes and facilities of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), it analyses the performance of Galileo and other existing systems, develops, tests and validates new ideas and promising technologies, and brings them to maturity in close cooperation with industry.

 

What to expect

The Technology Transfer and Implementation department of the Galileo Competence Centre is responsible for the technical implementation, verification and validation of such projects.

 

Your tasks

  • CoNtributing to projects in the areas of fundamentals, utilisation and technical implementation for the various Galileo signals and services
  • Developing hardware and software, as well as corresponding concepts for integration and testing, for example for mobile measuring equipment for GNSS signals
  • Analysing and replacing existing components or assemblies with those based on newer technologies, such as SDR or optical components
  • Development of new architectures for the implementation of new hardware and/or software
  • Implementation of data protocols for digital signal processing, taking into account various standards, e.g. Galileo software standards
  • Verification and validation of procured or created hardware or software using models according to project requirements
  • Preparation of project proposals for third-party funding acquisition

 

Your profile

  • Completed scientific university degree (Master's/Diploma) in natural sciences, e.g. geomatics, geodesy or other courses relevant to the position with specialisation in navigation
  • Experience in the field of GNSS systems and technologies (PNT – Position, Navigation & Timing) and synchronous CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)
  • Knowledge of the various Galileo services and their structure
  • Knowledge of navigation algorithms and integrity concepts (ARAIM, SBAS)
  • Knowledge of hardware for GNSS signal generation and transmission as well as suitable measurement methods
  • Knowledge of alternative navigation options, e.g. based on inertial sensor technology or the Earth's gravitational field
  • Experience in the analysis of signal disturbances due to linear and non-linear effects, interference, multipath propagation, etc.

 

Remuneration is up to the German TVöD 13 depending on qualifications and assigned tasks.

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.

 

Wir freuen uns darauf, dich kennenzulernen!

 

Fragen zu dieser Position (Kennziffer 3096) beantwortet dir gerne:

 

Marko Schmidt 
Tel.: +49 8153 28 3780 
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