Stellenangebot vom 3. Juli 2024
The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) employs around 400 international scientists, technical and administrative staff, and students. It is the largest research institute in the world specializing in Einstein's legacy: general relativity and beyond. Additionally, the institute is significantly involved in one of ESA's largest projects – LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) – as well as other satellite missions in cooperation with, for example, NASA and DLR.
For our location in Hanover we are looking for a
Technical assistant for LISA hardware-in-the-loop simulations
This is a full-time position, i.e. 39 hours per week. The position is initially limited to one year.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Providing support in both digital and analog electronics
- Debugging VHDL code and programmed FPGA evaluation boards
- Setting up a stable laboratory environment for thermally sensitive measurements
- Analog electronic font-end development, including stable RF transformer and filter cards
- Assistance with assembly of electronic components
- Improvement of existing data acquisition software
- Improvement of existing data processing program
Required qualifications and profile:
- Bachelor’s degree in Physics
- Experience in C, C++, and Python
- Experience with analog electronics
- Familiarity with analysis of stochastic processes
- Excellent English skills (at least knowledge according to C1)
- Experience with VHDL and FPGA development is preferred
Our offer:
We offer you a responsible and multifaceted job in an international working environment, extensive opportunities for further education, and an excellent working atmosphere in a friendly and committed team. Flexible working hours and the compatibility of career are of course an important matter for us.
Remuneration and social benefits are based on the public service collective agreement (TVöD), according to qualifications up to pay group 9c.
The Max-Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals. We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, skin color, origin, religion and ideology, age, sexual orientation and identity.
For more information about our institute, please visit www.aei.mpg.de.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Reid Ferguson at reid.ferguson@aei.mpg.de.
Are you interested? Then we look forward to receiving your online application (cover letter, CV, certificates and other supporting documents) without a photo. Please upload your complete application documents combined into a single PDF on our applicant portal:
https://jobs.aei.mpg.de/193/technical-assistant-for-lisa-hardware-in-the-loop-simulations/apply
The applications received will be considered from 22/07/2024. The advertisement is valid until the position is filled.
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