FRAUNHOFER-INSTITUT FÜR PHOTONISCHE MIKROSYSTEME IPMS

Do you breathe networking and digitalization and live to develop firmware and software? Does new technology excite you and is it always fun to you to learn something new? Are you interested in an invigorated work day and solving complex problems? If so, lend your talents and sklills to something really important...be part of something really big!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A

FIRMWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER (F/M)

The business unit »Wireless Microsystems« (WMS) has long-term experiences in research and development of wireless communication technologies such as RFID and optical wireless communication / Li-Fi as well as its integration into different systems and applications. We are currently looking for a Firmware Development Engineer with a strong understanding of electronics and embedded hardware design.

We implement Proof of Concepts, prototypes and products in small multidisciplinary teams together with our industrial partners and customers, who are active in various markets such as: consumer electronics, energy, factory automation, building infrastructure, life science, logistics, engineering or mobility.
We integrate our know-how in the fields of wireless communication – Li-Fi and RFID – as well as the software-based system integration and set new technological standards.

You have talent and are looking for a personal challenge in research environment? We look forward to receiving your application!

Responsibilities

• You support the implementation of future-oriented software projects in the field of IoT and industry 4.0
• You develop and verify software/firmware for our embedded hardware in projects with our international partners from industry and science
• You will design, implement and integrate firmware in cooperation with our electronics development team
• You work on innovative technologies and help to integrate them in new architecture concepts

Required qualifications

• University degree (Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Microelectronics)
• Knowledge of design and implementation of multitasking and event-driven firmware for microcontrollers using C/C++
• The acronyms JTAG, SPI, I2C, RTOS are not just meaningless words for you
• You are eager to learn and use new technologies
• You know how to use multimeters, soldering irons and oscilloscopes to debug your firmware

Our offer
At Fraunhofer you will become a team member from the first moment, you start your career with us. You will be introduced to our technologies and take over more responsibility within your development. We like to employ young professionals who have already gained first experience during internships and practical study projects. You will benefit from an intense onboarding process with individual training opportunities. At Fraunhofer, we encourage trust, creativity and team spirit as well as personal development. Characterized by small multidisciplinary teams, flat hierarchies and a high degree of self-responsibility, we provide a dynamic work environment with both a steep learning curve and valuable feedback. We advocate freedom of design and offer unwavering support with flexible working hours to balance your professional career with your private life.

Your career: challenging, varied and great personal development opportunities
Your work environment: professional and inspiring
Your new employer: The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft with more than 24,000 employees worldwide
Your future address: Fraunhofer IPMS

You have talent, the required qualifications and are determined to start your career with us? We look forward to receiving your application!

Appointment, remuneration and social security benefits are based on the public-sector collective wage agreement (TVöD). Additionally Fraunhofer may grant performance-based variable remuneration components.
The working time is 39 hours per week.
The position is initially limited to 2 years.

In case of identical qualifications, preference will be given to severely disabled candidates. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is committed to providing equal career opportunities for men and women.

Fraunhofer is Europe’s largest application-oriented research organization. Our research efforts are geared entirely to people’s needs: health, security, communication, energy and the environment. As a result, the work undertaken by our researchers and developers has a significant impact on people’s lives. We are creative. We shape technology. We design products. We improve methods and techniques. We open up new vistas.

Please apply online.