DLR-DAAD Doctoral Fellowship Nr. 699: Postdoc Position for Method Development of Sensor Set identification Strategies for Novel Autonomous Vehicle Concepts

Enter the fascinating world of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; 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 11,000 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!

Our Institute of Vehicle Concepts in Stuttgart offers a

Nr. 699: Postdoc Position for Method Development of Sensor Set identification Strategies for Novel Autonomous Vehicle Concepts

What to expect:

A challenge in today's vehicle development is the design of a more fuel-efficient and safer vehicle. Besides replacing conventional drive train components with batteries, electric motors, power electronics, autonomous driving vehicles are seen as the next step to the future of mobility. An important challenge of autonomous vehicle concept development is sensor set definition and position identification, which fulfills the required high safety standards by reasonable costs.

Within the offered postdoc position risk assessment strategies for new autonomous vehicle concepts have to be developed using virtual simulation platforms.
Within the research the safety evaluation of the DLR internal verhicle prototypes, as the DLR U-shift and the DLR UMV Peoplemover, are in the focus. The methodology should allow the direct evaluation of different sensor set definitions by assessing the virtual response on challenging traffic scenarios and weather conditions.The research position is for dedicated international scientists, who have recently finished their doctorate in a related research field.

What we expect from you:

What 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.

Further information:

Starting date: As soon as possible
Type of employment: Full-time

Ralf Sturm

E-Mail: Ralf.Sturm@dlr.de