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Master student / Internship in Information Technology or Physics (f/m/d) - adaptive optics software

German Aerospace Center (DLR) · Oberpfaffenhofen

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Master student / Internship in Information Technology or Physics (f/m/d) - adaptive optics software

German Aerospace Center (DLR)6 hours agoInternship

On-siteEnglish requiredTech Software Engineering

Required skills

LinuxGitDockerPythonC++CMakeAdaptive Optics

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Job description

German Aerospace Center (DLR) posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Oberpfaffenhofen: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits. You can also open ChatGPT or Claude with a ready-made prompt to tailor your CV, check your fit, draft a cover letter or prep for the interview.

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Description provided by German Aerospace Center (DLR)

The DLR Institute of Communications and Navigation is dedicated to mission-oriented research in selected areas of communications and navigation. Its work ranges from the theoretical foundations to the demonstration of new procedures and systems in a real environment and is embedded in DLR's Space, Aeronautics, Transport, Security and Digitalization programmes.

What To Expect

Optical free space communications are an exciting technology under intense development to provide secure high bandwidth communications to all areas of the world. In order to provide reliable light reception at the Optical Ground Station, Adaptive Optics is used to sense wave-front aberrations in the light and correct it in real-time. This requires high optical precision, high performance control systems and accurate calibration procedures.

Your tasks

Duties

In this role, you will be responsible for enhancing the usability and deployment of our adaptive optics software by bridging the gap between the real-time C++ backend and the users. Your duties will include:

designing a modern graphical user interface for system control.
developing Python wrapper classes to enable rapid prototyping and parameter tuning.
streamline the software's deployment in a Linux environment by creating automated installers for hardware drivers and library dependencies.
building robust scripts to automate the startup sequence of the entire system, and control and monitor the system variables.

Your profile

Familiarity With Some Of The Following Is Desirable

C++
Git
Cmake
Linux Environment
Python
Docker containers

We look forward to getting to know you!

If you have any questions about this position (Vacancy-ID 5535) please contact:

Douglas Laidlaw

Tel.: +49 (0)8153 28 4522

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What this Tech internship in Oberpfaffenhofen means for you: the pay rules, the social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.

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Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.

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