Research Associate (f/m/d)
Field: Computer Science or Mechatronics

Organizational unit

Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics (IAI)

Job description

You will be responsible for the collection, storage, structuring and documentation of scientific measurement data in terms of qualitative and sustainable data management. In close consultation with users, you will familiarise yourself with the necessary metadata standards or database systems and support users in the preparation and storage of data. As a data steward, you will be responsible for data management and organisation, implement standards and processes to ensure accessibility and usability, ensure that the applicable legal and regulatory requirements are met and document the procedures and guidelines developed for best practices when creating operational data from the Energy Lab. You will also act as a bridge between different institutes, departments and disciplines to ensure that data is utilised consistently and effectively. You will also be involved in project work at the Energy Lab.

Starting date

asap

Personal qualification

• Completed university degree (Diploma (Uni) / Master) in the field of computer science or mechatronics.
• Very good knowledge of programming models and runtime environments for experimental automation of energy technology test systems using modern IoT technologies and field device interfaces
• Experience in dealing with infrastructures such as MQTT, time series databases, Grafana and Linux
• Extensive experience in the field of software development (Beckhoff TwinCAT or Siemens PCS7)
• Good knowledge of software development (Python, Go, Javascript)
• Knowledge of databases (SQL, InfluxDB), containerisation (Docker) and software version management (Git)
• Project management skills
• Willingness to work in a team and undergo further training
• Ability to work independently and a sense of responsibility