Informationen zum Job Weitere Informationen The successful candidate will be employed under a regular employment contract. The position is to be filled at the earliest possible date and offered for a fixed term of 2 years. It is intended to extend the initial contract period by one year. The option to extend the contract for three further years is available. The fixed-term employment is possible as it constitutes one of the fixed-term options of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (German Act on Fixed-term Scientific Contracts). This is a full-time position with the possibility of a part-time contract upon request. The successful candidate has the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree in this position. The salary is based on the German public service salary scale (TV-L). The position corresponds to a pay grade of EG 13 TV-L. Unser Profil The energy world is facing an unprecedented period of change. The power grid is the center around which this revolution is taking place. It is time for a completely new vision of the energy system that will enable a clean and CO2-free society. The most important prerequisites for this revolution are innovative technologies, but above all the integration of modern ICT into the automation infrastructure. This revolution requires new concepts and approaches that do not come from a traditional research environment. The goal of the Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems (ACS) is to implement multidisciplinary research approach capable of capturing and leveraging the latest advances in ICT to help solve the most advanced problems in power system dynamics and automation. Join us and create a climate-friendly energy system of the future together with many national and international partners from industry and academia Ihr Profil You come with the following profile: University degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in electrical engineering, power engineering, computer science, communications engineering, automation engineering, or a related field Proven experience in C++ programming and version control with Git, ideally applied in collaborative software development or power systems projects. Interest in scientific research with the goal of earning a doctoral degree Enthusiasm for new technologies Interest in both information technology and power engineering, as well as interoperability aspects Innovative and interdisciplinary thinking, with an independent and structured working style Proficiency in English Social competence and the ability to communicate and work well within a team Desirable are Experience with network protocols or power grid automation Good command of German Ihre Aufgaben As a member of our international research team, you will collaborate with partners both inside and outside RWTH on various national and international projects. You will leverage your software development expertise to extend our open-source real-time power systems simulator, DPsim, to model and analyze electrical grids. Additionally, you will work on improving the integration of this tool with interoperability standards such as the Common Information Model (CIM) for describing system topology and parameterization, as well as with communication protocols for co-simulation, thanks to its integration with the VILLASframework toolset. In this way, your work will contribute to establishing an interoperability network for the energy transition. Furthermore, you will be actively involved in contributing to the DPsim GitHub software project, supporting the definition and execution of the simulator’s roadmap. Your responsibilities will include implementing new features and enhancements, submitting bug reports and developing corresponding patches, improving CI/CD tasks, and writing both user and developer documentation, all while adhering to a clear software development workflow. Über uns RWTH is a certified family-friendly University. We support our employees in maintaining a good work-life balance with a wide range of health, advising, and prevention services, for example university sports. Employees who are covered by collective bargaining agreements and civil servants have access to an extensive range of further training courses and the opportunity to purchase a job ticket. RWTH is an equal opportunities employer. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, particularly from groups that are underrepresented at the University. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability or age. RWTH is strongly committed to encouraging women in their careers. Female applicants are given preference if they are equally suitable, competent, and professionally qualified, unless a fellow candidate is favored for a specific reason. As RWTH is committed to equality of opportunity, we ask you not to include a photo in your application. You can find information on the personal data we collect from applicants in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) at http://www.rwth-aachen.de/dsgvo-information-bewerbung. Besoldung / Entgelt EG 13 TV-L