Fraunhofer-Institut für Kommunikation, Informationsver. und Ergonomie FKIE | Germany | 53xxx Wachtberg | Temporary contract | Part time - flexible / Full time / Home office | Published since: 22.04.2026 on stepstone.de
Project Team Leader in the Field of Satellite Communications
The Fraunhofer Society is one of the world's leading organisations for application-oriented research. 75 institutes develop groundbreaking technologies for our economy and society – more precisely: 32 000 people from technology, science, administration and IT. You know, who comes to Fraunhofer wants and can change something. For yourself, for us and the markets of today and tomorrow. The Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE researches new, innovative and intelligent management and information systems. We offer our approximately 630 employees demanding and varied tasks with responsibility and design playroom. The "Communication Systems" (COM) department develops complex hardware and software systems for efficient use, education and disruption of communication systems. Concepts, methods and functional patterns are created from a profound understanding of the requirements of real use scenarios, which are implemented together with national and international partners up to practical solutions. Are you intrigued by technical details in communication systems used in scenarios for Germany's defence and security? Do you want to apply innovative methods for the clarification, disturbance and protection of satellite-based communication? Then you're right with us! At our site in Wachtberg we are looking for a PROJEKTTEAMLEITER*IN in the area of satellite-based communication at the next possible time. .
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
You conduct a project team of scientists in the field of satellite-based communication. You take on both scientific and scientific organizational tasks. You will participate in diverse scientific fields of activity, in particular in the research of innovative methods for education, disturbance and protection of satellite-based communication for safety-critical scenarios. You coordinate practical and/or theoretical studies on satellite-based transmission technologies, including documentation and publication of results. Responsible for your own, you will be raising scientific sources to current trends in communication technology. In addition, you design experiments and demonstrators on development platforms and laboratory patterns.
Successfully completed studies of electrical engineering, computer science or a comparable technical or scientific degree course, ideally with doctoral studies Management experience in project and/or team management, in particular in the field of publicly funded and industrial projects Insufficient professional experience in digital signal processing for the reconnaissance, disturbance and protection of satellite-based communication systems, preferably detected by project references Very good knowledge of German and English in word and writing Last but not least, you bring with you very good leadership qualities such as motivation, social competence and team skills, and you are characterized by your ambitious, enthusiastic personality, strong communication skills, organisational skills and high responsibility.
As a project team leader*in, you are part of a dedicated and collegial whole. Practical research topics at the interface between research and industry offer you the ideal combination of practical experience and innovative research. At Fraunhofer FKIE we live a family-friendly and international culture. We offer the possibility of flexible working hours and mobile work to take into account individual concerns. We offer you personal development opportunities through training measures, an occupational pension scheme (VBL) and access to a discounted German job ticket. .
Location
![]() | Fraunhofer-Institut für Kommunikation, Informationsver. und Ergonomie FKIE | |
| 53343 Wachtberg | ||
| Germany |
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