Student assistant role supporting internal and external communication at Fraunhofer FHR. Engaging in various tasks including editing and content creation for media and events.
About the role
- Technical leader guiding the development of aerospace communication interfaces and data bus architectures. Leading multidisciplinary teams and shaping technical strategy for power distribution systems.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical direction across systems, hardware, software, and test engineering to architect robust communication and interface solutions for power distribution systems.
- Own the interface I/O and communications architecture strategy, influencing design decisions and shaping long-term communication approaches across platforms.
- Decompose system-level requirements into actionable hardware, software, and test requirements to ensure alignment and efficiency.
- Perform project estimation, defining scope, staffing needs, cost drivers, and schedule impacts for interface development tasks.
- Lead Agile-based planning, sprint execution, backlog refinement, and cross-team coordination.
- Track progress, risks, and dependencies across engineering teams, ensuring milestones are met and communicated effectively.
- Develop, monitor, and manage budgets, earned value, and resource allocation for interface development efforts.
- Create and maintain multi-year technology roadmaps for data bus strategies, interface architectures, tool improvements, automation, and test capabilities.
- Identify opportunities to mature communication technologies, improve development efficiency, and streamline integration workflows.
- Drive innovation in data bus technologies (ARINC, CAN, 1553, AFDX, Ethernet), modeling tools, and verification methods.
- Mentor junior engineers in requirements development, debugging, lab practices, and systems thinking.
- Contribute to performance feedback, skill development planning, and technical career growth for the team.
- Lead technical design reviews, champion good engineering discipline, and maintain a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
- Develop interface verification strategies, simulation approaches, and system-level test plans.
- Lead hands-on integration efforts in system labs, ensuring proper electrical behavior, data bus communication, and system interoperability.
- Direct root-cause investigations, troubleshooting activities, and corrective-action implementation.
- Oversee creation and maintenance of ICDs, I/O signal definitions, and data path documentation using modern web-based tools.
- Ensure traceability and configuration control across DOORS, Synergy, and Agile artifacts.
- Present schedule updates, risk assessments, architectural decisions, and integration results to leadership and external stakeholders.
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
- Electrical engineering background with hands-on experience in aerospace communication standards (ARINC 664/AFDX, ARINC 429, ARINC 825/CAN, MIL-STD-1553B, ARINC 629).
- Experience designing, analyzing, or verifying Ethernet or CAN communication hardware.
- Strong understanding of signal integrity, transmission line theory, and lab-based debugging tools (oscilloscope, TDR).
- Experience with project estimation, schedule and resource planning, Agile execution (Scrum, SAFe), and budget tracking.
- Demonstrated ability to create technology roadmaps, perform multi-year planning, and coordinate effectively across cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency with DOORS, Synergy, JIRA, and modern version control practices.
- Experience using Python, VBA, XML, or DXL for automation and data transformation.
- Familiarity with aviation data bus design assurance standards such as CRI-F66, CRI-F30, CM E-09, and AC 20-156.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- And more!
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