Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS
Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS

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Jobs and Career at the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS

Current openings

You love new challenges and want to make an impact? Then launch your career at the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS. We look forward to receiving your application!

We are hiring

Researcher adaptive AI-based architectures & systems

Support us to actively make the future of autonomous systems and intelligent collectives become reality. Contribute to enabling smart automobiles, machines, and production facilities, which will combine AI and dependability in order to provide solutions –autonomously or in cooperation with each other and cloud services.  

Researcher adaptive AI-based architectures & systems

We are hiring

Project expert AI-based adaptive systems research

Join Fraunhofer IKS to shape the future of interconnected autonomous systems and intelligent collectives. Contribute to enabling dependable architectures and systems comprising cloud services and embedded systems for smart automobiles, mobile machines, and production facilities. More specifically, you will manage and work in projects for safe cloud-enabled Cyber-Physical Systems.

Project expert AI-based adaptive systems research

We are looking for a few good…

Researchers for Software Engineering

Support us to actively shape the future of autonomous systems. Contribute to a future of safe automobiles and machines.  

Researcher for Software Engineering

All current openings

Here you will find all of the current openings at the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS.

Current openings

Still haven’t found the right position?

Then simply send us your resume via our job portal and tell us something about yourself. We look forward to getting to know you!

Leave your mark and make the world safer!

Apply to the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS in Munich.

Research associates

As a research associate at the Fraunhofer IKS, you will have the opportunity to actively shape the future. Seize the chance and become part of our motivated research team!

Research associates

University students

You can get started with us even while pursuing a university education, whether as a student assistant, to work on your graduate or post-graduate thesis (bachelor’s, master’s) or to take on an internship.

University students

Benefits & culture

At the Fraunhofer IKS, our goal is to make sure our employees to feel at home. That’s why we offer an excellent work environment and wide range of services and benefits. To learn more, take a look at our Benefits page.

Benefits & culture
Johana Fernandez and Kirsten Plesch, Human Resources at Fraunhofer IKS
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Still have questions?

Then take a look at our FAQ’s and application tips, or contact our human resources team directly: Kirsten Plesch, Johana Fernandez.

Fraunhofer IKS – an attractive employer

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is one of Germany’s top employers – and we’re not the only ones who think so. Our opinion is backed-up several key organizations:

HR Excellence in Research

Fraunhofer is one of two applied research organizations in Germany that is permitted to display the »HR Excellence in Research« logo. In December 2017, the European Commission awarded the logo to the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, thus recognizing Fraunhofer’s excellence in the area of integrated human resources management.

HR Excellence in Research

Germany’s most attractive employer

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is Germany’s most attractive employer. This is according to a study conducted in 2018 by Randstad titled Employer Brand Research. The study was carried out through an online survey of 4,300 employees in Germany ranging in age from 18 to 65. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft was already in the top ten in 2017.

Randstad study

Top employer – 2019

According to a survey conducted by consulting firm Universum, Fraunhofer is one of Germany’s most popular employers in the field of science. In the natural sciences, Fraunhofer ranked number 3. In the engineering sciences, it came in at number 17. Universum created the rankings by surveying nearly 46,904 students at 209 German institutes of higher education.

Universum ranking