About the Position

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About the Company

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (www.fraunhofer.com) is one of the world's leading organizations for application-oriented research. 74 institutes develop pioneering technologies for our economy and society – more precisely: 30,000 people from technology, science, administration and IT. They know: Anyone who comes to Fraunhofer wants to and can make a difference. For themselves, for us and for the markets of today and tomorrow.

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!

Responsibilities

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!

Requirements

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

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.

About the Location

City: Kaiserslautern, Germany

Date: Oct 10, 2026

Contact Information

Nicole Spanier-Baro

Administrative Director

[email protected]

Petra Wulff

Human Resources Department

Phone: +49 631 6800-2156

[email protected]

Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE

www.iese.fraunhofer.de

Requisition Number: 6282

Interested? Apply online now. We look forward to getting to know you!

Software and Systems Engineer

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