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PhD Student Chassis Control Systems

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Volkswagen AG

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Location:
Germany, Wolfsburg

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Category:
Research and Development

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Contract Type:
Not provided

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Salary:

Not provided

Job Description:

PhD position in chassis control systems focusing on developing AI-based functions for vehicle dynamics control. Opportunity to work on groundbreaking projects with latest technology in automotive industry while pursuing doctoral research.

Job Responsibility:

  • Developing hybrid machine learning methods to ensure Volkswagen specific driving control for assisted and automated driving
  • Considering system influences such as component diversity, aging effects, and usage characteristics over time in adaptive driving control systems using ML techniques
  • Providing and analyzing data from test drives and fleet operations for virtual system development
  • Identifying potential for safe AI integration into current vehicle dynamics control systems and securing neural network outputs in safety-critical applications
  • Defining a robust toolchain and algorithmic framework for virtual validation, including the consideration of external influences

Requirements:

  • Good to very good university degree with a doctorate qualification and a major in control engineering, automotive engineering, data science, or comparable courses of study
  • Good programming skills in Python and Matlab
  • Practical experience in the field of machine learning, especially reinforcement learning
  • Practical experience with the design of controllers such as MPC (Model Predictive Control)
  • Interest in scientific work and interdisciplinary cooperation
  • High level of personal commitment as well as teamwork and communication skills
  • Structured and reliable way of working
  • German and English language level B2
What we offer:
  • Attractive salary
  • 30 vacation days (+ 24.12. and 31.12. off)
  • 35-hour week
  • Flexible working hours
  • Remote work
  • Special conditions for the purchase and leasing of vehicles
  • Free seminars on scientific work and interdisciplinary qualifications
  • Participation in the doctoral network for scientific exchange

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 22, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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