Work with us on the challenges of our time. Towards a resource-conserving energy supply system, low-emission and future-oriented aviation, efficient transport of people and goods, and pioneering technologies for use on Earth and in space. What expertise can you contribute?
As an engineer at DLR, you will not only have access to a unique research infrastructure consisting of laboratories, simulators, test stands and other large-scale research facilities. You will also work on highly relevant topics for society. You will have enough freedom to develop your own ideas while working alongside motivated colleagues to help find solutions to the key challenges of the future.
Join us in shaping the future. Yours and that of us all.
You have a pioneering spirit and bring expertise – we will provide you with everything else
Work with a sense of purpose
Take Kristina Blume, for example, who completed her doctorate at the DLR Institute of Solar Research and is now a research assistant working on the mirrors (heliostats) at DLR’s solar tower power plant and on a test rig, carrying out measurements on the influence of wind. The mechanical engineer is thrilled to be able to contribute to a liveable future every day. Kristina is also impressed by DLR’s research infrastructure: “Working on a large research facility such as the solar tower is extremely exciting.”
What can you look forward to at DLR?
The unique infrastructure of a research organisation
Space for high-quality scientific work
A well-equipped workplace
An open and motivating working environment
Home office and remote working
Socially relevant projects and goals
Personalised further training opportunities
A stable and secure workplace
Security, company pension scheme and other benefits of a public organisation
Patrick Brunßen from the DLR Institute for Satellite Geodesy and Inertial Sensing is working on the Bose-Einstein Condensate and Cold Atom Laboratory (BECCAL) quantum experiment for the International Space Station ISS. The aim of his research? If everything works out, the results can help to show that position determination is possible with a quantum sensor and what level of accuracy can be achieved. In addition, the functionality of a quantum experiment in space is to be proven. “I can solve problems that I did not even know existed until now,” says the engineer, enthusing about the collaboration with his physicist colleagues. “I need variety. And that is exactly what I get at DLR.”
VIDEO: Living science – DLR Institute of Communications and Navigation
"We really want to fly this!"
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"We really want to fly this!"
VIDEO: Living science – DLR Institute of Communications and Navigation
As an electrical engineer, you can take on extraordinary tasks at DLR. For example:
Implementing a test system for an uncrewed aircraft system.
Developing controls for electromechanical actuators for flight control surfaces.
Evaluating the production of bio-jet fuel in Brazil from a techno-economic perspective.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Energy technology
Many exciting projects await you in the field of energy technology. These include, for example:
Model development for examining the impact of social and climatological change on energy demand.
Method development and digitalisation of battery tests.
Research into technical assessment methods for energy converters for the use of fuels from renewable sources on ships.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Vehicle engineering
As a vehicle engineer at DLR, you will help develop the transport systems of the future – for road, rail or water. Some possible tasks include:
Developing thermoelectric generators to convert waste heat into useful electrical energy.
Technology-based early reconnaissance using data mining in the field of vehicle powertrains and digitalisation.
Developing the centre frame of a freight wagon.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Human factors engineering
The area of human factors is becoming increasingly important and offers pioneering tasks. For example:
Developing human-machine interfaces in the railway or air transport sectors.
Identifying requirements for a verifiable AI system for air transport operators.
Designing and evaluating new inclusive mobility concepts.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Aerospace engineering
As an aerospace engineer, you can take on extraordinary tasks at DLR. For example:
Developing a flight control system for a high-speed rotorcraft concept.
Designing and implementing automated rendezvous guidance systems for in-orbit servicing missions.
Developing methods for the digitalisation and virtual testing of liquid hydrogen tanks.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Mechanical engineering
Many exciting projects await you in the field of mechanical engineering. These include, for example:
Developing measurement techniques for wind tunnel experiments.
Setting up the first optical clock on the ISS space station in the COMPASSO project.
Creating a vehicle avoidance concept for railway vehicles.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Mechatronics
As a mechatronics engineer at DLR, you will help develop the instruments and devices we need to master the future – at the interface between electronics, computer science and mechanical engineering. Some possible tasks:
Developing precision instruments for space electronics.
Adapting, maintaining and further developing rotor test rigs.
Developing machine learning algorithms for analysis of the surroundings to support route planning for robots.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Communications engineering
The field of communications engineering offers pioneering tasks. For example:
Further developing high-frequency systems for sounding rocket systems and ground stations.
Analysing the security of quantum-computer-resistant encryption methods.
Developing algorithms for the topographical mapping of Venus using SAR interferometry.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Marine engineering
As a marine engineer, you can take on extraordinary tasks at DLR. For example:
Performing technical evaluations of energy converters for using fuels from renewable sources on ships.
Researching energy generation, distribution and management on ships with alternative propulsion systems and fuels.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Environmental engineering
Many exciting projects await you in the field of environmental technology. These include, for example:
Analysing innovative alternative powertrains and fuels.
Analysing processes in the field of solar fuels.
Ecologically analysing and evaluating innovative aircraft concepts.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Process engineering
The area of process engineering offers pioneering tasks. For example:
Developing highly porous carbon aerogels.
Optimising a sector-coupled hydrogen transport network.
Investigating metal-sulphur and metal-air batteries.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Transport sciences
As a transport scientist at DLR, you will be involved in developing the mobility of the future. Some possible tasks:
Designing innovative technologies for information management and data exchange between transport stakeholders.
Developing new methods for modelling and real-time simulation of traffic planning and control processes at airports.
Developing innovative transport services, taking into account the level of acceptance and preferences of potential users.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Materials science
As a materials scientist, you can take on extraordinary tasks at DLR. For example:
Testing lightweight materials for cryogenic hydrogen storage.
Developing highly porous carbon aerogels.
Planning and carrying out experimental campaigns in the field of solar process engineering and fuel production.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Industrial engineering
Many exciting projects await you in the field of industrial engineering. These include, for example:
Designing sustainable and resilient future energy systems.
Acquiring third-party funded projects with industrial sponsors and publishing the research results.
Establishing and developing the quality management system for an organisational unit.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
Other engineering sciences
We also offer pioneering tasks in other engineering sciences. For example:
Providing technical support for the German contributions to the ‘Laser Ranging Instrument’ (LRI) of a gravity field satellite mission.
Setting up, specifying and experimentally operating a system for the spectral characterisation of orbital objects.
Managing a GEO satellite project.
Take a look around – the range of our research work is wide.
