Scientific Employee in the Research Area Transformation of Automation Architectures

07.02.2025, Wissenschaftliches Personal

About Us The Institute of Automation and Information Systems is one of the leading institutes for software engineering in automation. We are part of the TUM School of Engineering and Design and maintain strong links with the computer science community. One of our key research areas is the design and operation of intelligent networked production systems. Thereby, scalability in horizontal (additional cloud-connected processes) and vertical direction (more complex process observation, prediction, and intervention) are essential for continuously expanding Cyber Physical Production Systems (CPPS). The architectures of current specialized machinery are often monolithic and transition paths towards reconfigurable distributed platforms are unclear. Besides technical constraints, organizational influences like the industry, process type, company size and development workflow are critical yet underexplored in automated production. We are currently looking for a PhD candidate to join our motivated team in this research area. Requirements • M.Sc. or Dipl. degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science or equivalent • Strong technical background in automation; background in business administration or management studies is beneficial • Programming skills, especially IEC 61131-1 and a high-level programming language such as C#, Java, or Python • Interdisciplinary cooperation and communication skills • Very good writing and presentation skills in English • Prior publications are beneficial Tasks • Close cooperation with related research fields, e.g., computer science, strategy and management • Working with project-specific industrial working groups to elicit CPPS requirements and transformation trajectories • Evaluation of the results, both in an academic setting using demonstrators and in an industrial setting with industry partners • Active participation in industrial and academic research projects • Lecturing and lecture preparation • Supervision of student theses • Various research related tasks, such as proposal writing What We Offer • Exciting, diverse, and self-dependent working environment • A highly motivated, young, and interdisciplinary team • Option to pursue a Ph.D. • Salary in accordance with the German state regulated public service salary scale (TV-L E13) Note that applicants with severe disabilities will be given priority consideration given comparable qualifications. Also, TUM is an equal opportunity employer. TUM aims to increase the proportion of women and therefore particularly welcomes applications by women. Application Please send your letter of application, your curriculum vitae, copies of key documents, such as transcripts and degree certificates, a list of publications, further documents and references as a single PDF document to sekretariat.ais@ed.tum.de till February 07, 2025 and please clearly indicate your name and contact information For more information, see www.ed.tum.de If you apply in writing, we request that you submit only copies of official documents, as we cannot return your materials after completion of the application process. As part of your application, you provide personal data to the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Please view our privacy policy on collecting and processing personal data in the course of the application process pursuant to Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (GDPR) at https://portal.mytum.de/kompass/datenschutz/Bewerbung/. By submitting your application you confirm to have read and understood the data protection information provided by TUM.

About Us
The Institute of Automation and Information Systems is one of the leading institutes for software engineering in automation. We are part of the TUM School of Engineering and Design and maintain strong links with the computer science community. One of our key research areas is the design and operation of intelligent networked production systems. Thereby, scalability in horizontal (additional cloud-connected processes) and vertical direction (more complex process observation, prediction, and intervention) are essential for continuously expanding Cyber Physical Production Systems (CPPS).

The architectures of current specialized machinery are often monolithic and transition paths towards reconfigurable distributed platforms are unclear. Besides technical constraints, organizational influences like the industry, process type, company size and development workflow are critical yet underexplored in automated production. We are currently looking for a PhD candidate to join our motivated team in this research area.

Requirements
• M.Sc. or Dipl. degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science or equivalent
• Strong technical background in automation; background in business administration or management studies is beneficial
• Programming skills, especially IEC 61131-1 and a high-level programming language such as C#, Java, or Python
• Interdisciplinary cooperation and communication skills
• Very good writing and presentation skills in English
• Prior publications are beneficial

Tasks
• Close cooperation with related research fields, e.g., computer science, strategy and management
• Working with project-specific industrial working groups to elicit CPPS requirements and transformation trajectories
• Evaluation of the results, both in an academic setting using demonstrators and in an industrial setting with industry partners
• Active participation in industrial and academic research projects
• Lecturing and lecture preparation
• Supervision of student theses
• Various research related tasks, such as proposal writing

What We Offer
• Exciting, diverse, and self-dependent working environment
• A highly motivated, young, and interdisciplinary team
• Option to pursue a Ph.D.
• Salary in accordance with the German state regulated public service salary scale (TV-L E13)

Note that applicants with severe disabilities will be given priority consideration given comparable qualifications. Also, TUM is an equal opportunity employer. TUM aims to increase the proportion of women and therefore particularly welcomes applications by women.

Application
Please send your letter of application, your curriculum vitae, copies of key documents, such as transcripts and degree certificates, a list of publications, further documents and references as a single PDF document to sekretariat.ais@ed.tum.de till March 07, 2025 and please clearly indicate your name and contact information

For more information, see www.ed.tum.de

If you apply in writing, we request that you submit only copies of official documents, as we cannot return your materials after completion of the application process.

Kontakt: Lehrstuhl AIS, sekretariat.ais@ed.tum.de