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Source date: 10/15/2026
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If you are working in the field of software and systems engineering, you can’t afford to ignore us! So why not join us directly! Fraunhofer IESE counts among the top employers in Germany. With about 250 employees, we support companies from all domains and of all sizes in addressing strategically relevant challenges resulting from the digital transformation and Industrie 4.0. We help our partners and customers in software, systems, and innovation engineering, because innovations are increasingly based on software – which must be dependable in all respects. Our vision: A better life, sustainability, and economic success through dependable Digital Ecosystems! Our competencies are in the following areas: • “Automotive & Mobility” • “Production” • “Digital Business” • “Smart City & Public Sector” • “Smart Farming” • “Digital Healthcare” Highly motivated, we are always ready to take on new challenges: Currently, our focus is on the topics “Digital Ecosystems”, “Dependable AI”, “Digital Twins / Virtual Engineering”, and “System Modernization”, …and things always remains exciting! Don’t YOU want to be part of us? Fraunhofer IESE in Kaiserslautern offers you attractive career opportunities. We support our employees with a variety of offers for their personal development and professional qualification, while offering flexible and family-friendly working conditions. If you are working in the field of software and systems engineering, you can’t afford to ignore us! So why not join us directly! Fraunhofer IESE counts among the top employers in Germany. With about 250 employees, we support companies from all domains and of all sizes in addressing strategically relevant challenges resulting from the digital transformation and Industrie 4.0. We help our partners and customers in software, systems, and innovation engineering, because innovations are increasingly based on software – which must be dependable in all respects. What you will do Whether you are a “traditional” computer science student or have another university degree – we like to bring together different talents and bright minds to find and develop the best and most creative solutions together. If you also enjoy your profession and are curious about new things, then we are the right place for you. We often work across disciplines and in very diverse teams, because only by thinking outside the box can we broaden our horizons! At our institute, you will work with software architects, user experience designers, requirements engineers, security experts, data scientists, psychologists, and sociologists, among others. We always find working in such a diverse environment extremely exciting and rewarding. Our work is diverse and varied – you can do research, experiment, evaluate, simulate, program, communicate, publish, debate, discuss, and much more. Enrich our teams with your know-how! What you bring to the table • Enthusiasm and passion for your work • New ideas or the occasional “spark of inspiration” • Expert knowledge in your field • Good basic knowledge and skills that will additionally help you in your dream job • The ambition to familiarize yourself with new topics • Team spirit You have even more superpowers? Tell us about them – we look forward to learning more about you and your vision at Fraunhofer IESE. What you can expect • We are waiting for you with the full power of our team. We are sure you will quickly feel at home with us – whether we work at the institute in our departments or remotely from home in the times of Covid-19. • With us, you can continually expand your knowledge and learn new things. You can also attend professional conferences and choose seminars to further your education. • We work with friends. A good atmosphere is particularly important for us, because only teams can do the work. We are friendly with each other, open, help each other, and give each other feedback. • You will have a lot of freedom with us. You can organize yourself and your work mostly on your own. And if you are really passionate about a topic, just get involved and drive it. We are always open to open ideas. • If you want to drill deeper, then you can do your PhD at our institute in cooperation with the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. • We are dedicated to addressing the challenges facing our society, its citizens, and the economy. With your results you will actively shape how people in Germany and in Europe will live and work in the future. • Our research results and experience enable us to maintain a continuous technological edge. We publish our findings and research results at high-level national and international conferences and in professional journals. The weekly working time is 39 hours. We value and promote the diversity of our employees' skills and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation and identity. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability. Appointment, remuneration and social security benefits based on the public-sector collective wage agreement (TVöD). Additionally Fraunhofer may grant performance-based variable remuneration components. With its focus on developing key technologies that are vital for the future and enabling the commercial utilization of this work by business and industry, Fraunhofer plays a central role in the innovation process. As a pioneer and catalyst for groundbreaking developments and scientific excellence, Fraunhofer helps shape society now and in the future. Interested? Apply online now. We look forward to getting to know you! Nicole Spanier-Baro Administrative Director nicole.spanier-baro@iese.fraunhofer.de Petra Wulff Human Resources Department Phone: +49 631 6800-2156 petra.wulff@iese.fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE www.iese.fraunhofer.de Requisition Number: 6282 Application Deadline: