Student Assistant (f/m/x) - Flow Visualisation and Interaction in XR

Job Description

Req ID:

5667

Place of work:

Braunschweig

Starting date:

09.07.2026

Career level:

Student employment

Type of employment:

Part time

Duration of contract:

6 Monate

Remuneration: Remuneration is in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Sector - Federal Government (TVöD-Bund).

Enter the fascinating world of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.; DLR) and help shape the future through research and innovation! We offer an exciting and inspiring working environment driven by the expertise and curiosity of our 12,000 employees from 100 nations and our unique infrastructure. Together, we develop sustainable technologies and thus contribute to finding solutions to global challenges. Would you like to join us in addressing this major future challenge? Then this is your place!

The DLR Institute of Software Technology sees software as a catalyst for research and innovation. The institute's staff, currently numbering around 200, make a significant contribution to advancements in the fields of aviation, space, energy, transportation, and security through the development of state-of-the-art software solutions and innovative research.

Our areas of competence include reliable and safety-critical software systems, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and quantum computing, human-system interaction and visualisation, software and systems engineering as well as digital platforms and digital twins.

What to expect

We are looking for a motivated student to support the development of augmented reality applications, e.g., for the visualization of points clouds and flow data. This application will allow researchers and engineers to load different types of flow data on self-adapting environment, support point clouds, streamlines and further kinds of flow visualization techniques. Furthermore, existing interaction methods will extended, and new methods will developed to allow for an intuitive exploration of the visualized data.

Your tasks

• Integration and maintenance of existing XR applications

• Development of new interaction and visualisation features

• Testing and evaluation of XR applications

If you want to deepen your experiences in software development, but are also looking for a working environment where you can bring in your own ideas and solutions, feel warmly invited to apply for this position. Our international team is always looking for new team members. We also offer the opportunity to work in our well-equipped software and visualization laboratories. We would also be happy if you might eventually be excited to carry out your final thesis with us.

Your profile

• You are studying in Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, or similar courses.

• You own good knowledge in programming, preferably in C++ and C#

• Experience with computer graphics and shader programming

• Experience in XR or game development (Unreal Engine and Unity) is beneficial

• And you are a team player with creativity, independence and personal responsibility

We offer

DLR stands for diversity, appreciation and equality for all people. We promote independent work and the individual development of our employees both personally and professionally. To this end, we offer numerous training and development opportunities. Equal opportunities are of particular importance to us, which is why we want to increase the proportion of women in science and management in particular. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are qualified.

If you have any questions about this position (Vacancy-ID 5667) please contact:

Anna-Lena Ehmer +49 531 295 3524