Working Student

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We are looking for a motivated Working Student (Bachelor’s or Master’s) to support our Vehicle Guidance Motion Control team. The focus is on steering‑angle control development and lightweight system‑identification tasks suitable for a 9‑month engagement.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to C/C++ software for steering‑angle control (VMC).
• Run and analyze simulation scenarios to evaluate control performance.
• Support system‑identification activities for steering dynamics.
• Process experiment data and validate simple dynamic models.

Required Skills (in Priority Order)

• C (CAS) software skills (solid C fundamentals; C++ welcome)
• Control Systems fundamentals (feedback, dynamics, stability)
• State Estimation (e.g., filtering, sensor fusion basics) theoretical fundamentals

Nice To Have

• MATLAB/Simulink or Python for analysis
• Experience in vehicle dynamics, robotics, or embedded development
• Requirements understanding and clarity in interpreting technical specs
• ASIL awareness and a safety‑oriented mindset (ISO 26262 concepts)
• Prior exposure to system identification or estimation

Profile

• Enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in Engineering, Robotics, CS, or similar
• Available 15–20 hours/week (flexible around exams).
• Curious, analytical, and collaborative; comfortable working with real engineering codebases
• References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility

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