System Engineer, Modeling & Simulation

Quick Facts

• Role: System Engineer, Modeling & Simulation

• Focus: AI-enabled simulation for autonomous planning and decision-making in military scenarios

Description

You will strengthen a Modeling & Simulation team developing simulation frameworks and system-of-systems architectures. The work covers AI approaches for autonomous planning and decision-making, software architecture and MLOps-driven AI training on modern container/Kubernetes and distributed systems (e.g., Ray), plus simulation-integrated deep reinforcement learning. You will also design a mission management system for drone swarm (UxV) scenarios and coordinate technical exchange with stakeholders and project partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for developing and testing AI approaches for autonomous planning and decision-making

• Own delivery of a study with a small team with responsibility for time, cost, and quality

• Prepare and deliver customer presentations and internal meetings

• Create software architectures and develop MLOps-driven AI training pipelines in container/Kubernetes and distributed environments (e.g., Ray)

• Design and develop a mission management system for drone swarm systems (UxV)

• Coordinate technical exchange with other departments and external industry/scientific partners

• Implement and optimize deep reinforcement learning methods integrated with military simulations (C++ or Python)

• Lead technical proposals for study/project scope, timeline, and cost (technical offer leadership)

• Support practical implementation and testing together with internal teams and external partners including universities and Fraunhofer

Requirements

• Successfully completed degree (Diploma/Master) or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering with specialization in Artificial Intelligence and/or Simulation

• Practical programming experience in Python and related libraries

• Practical experience with container/Kubernetes/Docker environments and distributed systems (e.g., Ray)

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

• Fluent German and English

• (Advantage) Experience in simulation development and/or game engines; software engineering and software architecture; knowledge of key libraries such as Qt for GUI; CI/CD experience with GitHub/GitLab; familiarity with PyCharm and Visual Studio; ideally experience with Windows and Linux

• (Advantage) Experience leading project teams technically using agile methods; Atlassian toolchain knowledge (JIRA, Confluence)

• (Additional tasks) Multi-year experience leading studies/projects, independently communicating with stakeholders, and solid experience in simulation-supported operational analysis of military scenarios

Benefits

• Permanent position

• Attractive compensation and special payments; 30 vacation days plus additional days off

• Training and international development opportunities

• Employer-funded retirement provision; employee share options

• Discounted car leasing; insurance discounts; public transport subsidies

• On-site kindergarten, health services, cafeteria and a seaside-view setting

• Sports and leisure activities

• Flexible work models supporting work-life balance

• Diverse international environment with inclusion and equal opportunity

• Tailored development opportunities to support growth even if not all requirements are met