Student computer science or similar (f/m/x)

Enter the fascinating world of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and help shape the future through research and innovation! We offer an exciting and inspiring working environment driven by the expertise and curiosity of our 11,000 employees from 100 nations and our unique infrastructure. Together, we develop sustainable technologies and thus contribute to finding solutions to global challenges. Would you like to join us in addressing this major future challenge? Then this is your place!For our institute for Software Technology in Braunschweig we are looking for

Student computer science or similar (f/m/x)

Study of Distributed Spacecraft Software ArchitecturesWhat to expect: The German Aerospace Agency (DLR) is developing the Scalable On-board Computing for Space Avionics (ScOSA) as a hybrid distributed computing architecture that provides high performance on-board processing while maintaining high reliability compared to traditional on-board computing approaches. A next step for this type of distributed on-board software is the management of autonomous distributed space system architectures such as: distributed spacecraft, fractionated satellites, or satellite constellations. The design of adaptive management algorithms is key to enable inter-satellite collaboration and opportunistic resources reutilization, while still providing mechanisms for autonomous spacecraft operations. Furthermore, these algorithms should take into account distributed spacecraft limitations such as network disruptions, limited network capacity, network reconfiguration due to failed or reintegrated nodes. Therefore, the goal of this thesis work is to study distributed spacecraft flight software architectures, such as the Local-Global policy, using network simulation tools (e.g. Mininet) to study their performance under different system topologies, and to study their applicability to the evolution of the ScOSA architecture. The thesis work includes the following tasks:

• review the state of the art in software architectures for distributed space systems
• evaluate the suitability of the selected software architectures for different distributed space system topologies
• implement or adapt the selected software architecture into the ScOSA middleware
• define metrics and evaluate the performance of the selected distributed spacecraft software architecture under different system topologies and network configurations
  
  

What we expect from you:

• Master's student in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field
• interest in distributed systems, autonomous systems, or computer networks
• experience with GNU/Linux, C++, and Python
• experience with computer networks and autonomous system is an advantage.
• ability to communicate in English (supervision will be in English)
  
  

DLR stands for diversity, appreciation and equality for all people. We promote independent work and the individual development of our employees both personally and professionally. To this end, we offer numerous training and development opportunities. Equal opportunities are of particular importance to us, which is why we want to increase the proportion of women in science and management in particular. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are qualified. Further information: Starting date: immediately

Duration of contract: up to 6 moths

Type of employment: full time Vacancy-ID: 94074 Contact:

Dr. Carlos Eduardo Gonzalez Cortes Institut für Softwaretechnologie

Tel.: 0531 295 1016