Job Description:

In order to support Human Factors Engineering, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

Master Student in the field of Human Factors Engineering(d/f/m), title of thesis : Master Thesis Human Factors Engineering: Sensible Data Interface by Force Feedback Interacton Devices

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• Location: Manching

• Start: Datum tbd

• Duration: 6 months

The team HFE Development and In-Service Programs GE is responsible for the development of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) for different platforms such as fighter aircraft or ground control stations. The associated tasks cover requirements engineering, HMI design and specification as also assessments for validation and verification and evaluation of arising new HMI technologies regarding their potential for innovative user interfaces

Your location

Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near-by cities are still within easy reach.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and work-life balance with an 35-hour week (flexitime).

• Mobile working after agreement with the department.

• International environment with the opportunity to network globally.

• Work with modern/diversified technologies.

• At Airbus, we see you as a valuable team member and you are not hired to brew coffee, instead you are in close contact with the interfaces and are part of our weekly team meetings.

• Opportunity to participate in the Generation Airbus Community to expand your own network.

Thesis Objective

Main objective of this thesis is to create an interaction device, which is capable of both, the multi- dimensional input as also the output of data. This approach shall provide a mean to users to
simultaneously "feel” computer-based data through the output channel and interact with it through the input channel. This could enable a user to keep a dynamically changing parameter inside a define range by executing counteractions without having to look at a display showing the actual and the to be values of the parameter.

Thesis Expectations

The candidate shall:
• conduct literature research and state of the art analysis regarding sensible interaction devices
• evaluate and document related human factors
• develop use case for which a sensible interaction device would be of great benefit
• develop and implement sensible interaction device
• conduct user assessments

• document and discuss the findings and give a perspective for carry on work

Desired skills and qualifications

The candidate shall:
• be an enrolled student (m/f/d) within Human Factors Engineering or a similar field of study
• be fluent in English and German
• have experience in development of hardware user interfaces with microcontrollers, e.g., Arduino
• have basic programming skills
• be skilled in handcraft
• be a good team player, have excellent communication skills and be able to work independently.

Please upload the following documents: cover letter, CV, relevant transcripts, enrollment certificate.

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Company:

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type:

Final-year Thesis

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Experience Level:

Student

Job Family:

Support to Management

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