Course paper/final thesis

Enter the fascinating world of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and help shape the future through research and innovation! We offer an exciting and inspiring working environment driven by the expertise and curiosity of our 11,000 employees from 100 nations and our unique infrastructure. Together, we develop sustainable technologies and thus contribute to finding solutions to global challenges. Would you like to join us in addressing this major future challenge? Then this is your place!

For our Responsive Space Cluster Competence Center in Trauen we are looking for a

Student Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering or similar (f/m/x)

Automation of a Thermal-Vacuum-Testbed for Responsive Space

What to expect:

The Responsive Space Technology Evaluation Center (RSTEC) is a central facility of the Space Segment at DLR's Responsive Space Cluster Competence Center (RSC³). In this facility, the team researches all relevant steps of the Assembly Integration and Testing (AIT) phase in order to shorten development cycles of space missions. The Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) is one of the test setups at RSTEC. The TVAC is of central importance for thermal cycling testing which usually takes up a significant time during AIT. Therefore, test processes with the TVAC shall be improved through automation of the TVAC . This project will include theoretical and practical tasks from a various disciplines and is ideally suited to develop skills in the area of space engineering and testing. The Space Segment will support you throughout the whole project and will give you full access of our TVAC and all relevant sub-components. Your professional development is important to us and we will give you the freedom to succeed in your tasks.

Your tasks include:

learning about and getting comfortable using existing TVAC
designing and realizing improvements and automation features for the TVAC
thermal modelling and analysis for Responsive Space Use Cases
execution of thermal cycling test in order to:
- demonstrate effectiveness of realized measures
- verify thermal analysis
- test thermal cycling software

What we expect from you:

bachelor's degree or comparable in a technical field of study like aerospace engineering, physics, electronics, mechanics or similar
basic knowledge in Labview
good communication skills
self-organized work
interest in interdisciplinary tasks: control and measurement technology, electronics, mechanics, programming
very good language skill in German or English (ideally both)

ideally, experience in thermal cycling tests or thermal analysis in the field space engineering
ideally, experience in labview or comparable laboratory control software

What we offer:

DLR stands for diversity, appreciation and equality for all people. We promote independent work and the individual development of our employees both personally and professionally. To this end, we offer numerous training and development opportunities. Equal opportunities are of particular importance to us, which is why we want to increase the proportion of women in science and management in particular. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are qualified.

Further information:

Starting date: sofort
Duration of contract: 3-6 months
Type of employment: Part-time

Remuneration: up to German TVöD 5

Vacancy-ID: 98365

Contact:
Dr. Matthias Mück Kompetenzzentrum für Reaktionsschnelle Satellitenverbringung
Tel.: 05055 596 56

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