STUDENT ASSISTANT – SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (M/F/D)

The field of competence "Model-Based System Engineering” (MBSE) is researching methods and tools to tackle the enormous complexity in engineering safety critical software-intensive systems such as cars and planes. Our approaches base on the abstraction provided by models and the automation of design and validation activities. We evaluate our research results by means of open-source tool prototypes and the fortiss Mobility Lab [1] that provides an autonomous driving use case based on miniature cars. We closely cooperate with our regional and international industrial partner companies to ensure the applicability of our solutions in their systems-engineering practice.

To strengthen our MBSE team, we are looking for new team members to support our application-driven research, the implementation of our open-source software and the further development of our Mobility Lab demonstrator.

[1] https://www.fortiss.org/forschung/fortiss-labs/detail/mobility-lab

• Support us in the development of new software functions, e.g. for our engineering tool AutoFOCUS3[2]
• Get involved in complex software development projects that are based current software packages (e.g., ROS2, CARLA, JavaFX, …) and standards (SysML, FMI, …)
• Development, integration and maintenance of new functions for autonomous miniature vehicles Mobility Lab1 demonstrator platform (e.g., RaspberryPi, sensors, Linux, ROS2, …)
• Be part of our continuous software engineering and review process

[2] https://www.fortiss.org/en/results/software/autofocus-3

• You enjoy programming and have a profound knowledge in Java or another object-oriented programming language
• You are interested in writing high-quality source code and would like to improve your programming, debugging and software architecture skills
• You want to get to know new concepts, technology and frameworks in state-of-the-art research and open to work with embedded hardware
• You can work independently and find solutions to problems
• You have good communication and writing skills in German or English
• Beneficial but not mandatory: background knowledge about systems engineering, model-based systems engineering or any of the above-mentioned software packages
• You are a student with a valid certification of enrollment
• You enjoy working on site with our team at our premises in Munich

Please submit your application with a detailed CV and a current transcript of records on recruitment.fortiss.org by indicating the following job ID:

Job-ID: MBSE-SH-01-2025
Contact: Simon Barner

fortiss is the research institute of the Free State of Bavaria for software-intensive systems with headquarters in Munich. The institute currently employs around 150 employees, who collaborate on research, development and transfer projects with universities and technology companies in Bavaria, Germany, and Europe. Research is focused on state-of-the-art methods, techniques and tools of software development, systems & service engineering, and their application to reliable, secure cyber-physical systems. fortiss has the legal structure of a non-profit limited liability company (GmbH). Its shareholders are the Free State of Bavaria (as majority shareholder) and the Fraunhofer Society for the Promotion of Applied Research. www.fortiss.org