The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft ( www.fraunhofer.com ) currently operates 76 institutes and research institutions throughout Germany and is the world’s leading applied research organization. Around 32.000 employees work with an annual research budget of 3.4 billion euros. Our division » Audio and Media Technologies « constitutes one of the world’s largest organizations dedicated to audio, speech and media processing. It has been an innovator in sound and vision for over 25 years. We are the automotive team of Fraunhofer IIS, developing technologies that are already contributing to the user experience in many cars like the Audi e-tron and the Cupra Leon, among many others. We focus on technologies in the field of audio signal processing. Typically, we proactively develop new technologies that can be part of products rather than waiting for customer requests. As a research institution our customers expect from us to solutions that outperform the state-of-the-art. At the same time the standards for efficiency and reliability are very high in the automotive industry. This is why we need more support and you could help us with that You obtained programming skills (C/C++, Java Script, Python) and you are looking for a task to apply them? You are passionate about audio and want to help in turning ideas into real-world applications ? Then have a look at our offer You explore the exciting field of automotive audio software development You analyze requirements and support the creation of technical documentation You actively contribute to our software team in their daily tasks and long-term projects through close collaboration You implement scripts, useful software tools, software tests and many more You support the maintenance of the software and the testing of functionalities on our demonstrator vehicles You are currently pursuing a technical or scientific degree and will remain enrolled for at least another year You are based near Erlangen or are willing to relocate, as remote work is only partially possible You have programming skills (C/C++, JavaScipt, Python) You ideally have prior experience or the motivation to familiarize yourself, especially with signal processing prototyping tools like Max/MSP and version control tools, as we manage our software versions with SVN and Git. You are self-organized, communicative and open to learn new things You speak English fluently, knowledge of German is appreciated Flexible working hours Open and friendly team work Varied tasks with room for creativity Exciting seminars and events Networking with scientists Active contribution in applied research Interesting an innovative projects Mentoring program » josephine® « for talented female students Weekly working hours are determined by agreement. You can start from now on (as a student assistant from 8 to 20 hours a week). You can reduce your hours before exams and increase them during semester breaks. You can flexibly determine the working days. After your studies, you have the option of working with us full or part time. We would be happy to offer you the opportunity to write a bachelor's or master's thesis in cooperation with us in the above-mentioned subject area. The thesis will be assigned and carried out in accordance with the rules of your university. For this reason, please discuss the thesis with a professor who can advise you over the course of the project. 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. Apply online now (PDF: cover letter, CV, transcripts). We look forward to getting to know you Fraunhofer-Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS www.iis.fraunhofer.de/en