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PhD Student Generative Design High-Performance Components

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Volkswagen AG

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Location:
Germany, Braunschweig

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Category:
Research and Development

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Contract Type:
Employment contract

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Salary:

Not provided

Job Description:

Join Volkswagen Braunschweig in developing innovative solutions for highly functional assemblies in Technical Development, focusing on generative design methods for lightweight and resource-efficient components using proprietary optimization software.

Job Responsibility:

  • Conducting literature research
  • Developing methods for the efficient optimization of large components while considering manufacturing constraints
  • Implementing the methods into the internal structural optimization software LEOPARD
  • Validating the methods on academic and industrial components

Requirements:

  • Good to very good university degree in mechanical engineering, vehicle engineering, mechatronics, computer science, or a comparable qualification giving access to doctoral studies
  • Knowledge in the areas of structural optimization, FEM simulation, digital geometry processing, and software development
  • Programming skills, especially in C++ and Python
  • German and English language level B1
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 with science representatives and other doctoral candidates within the Volkswagen Group

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 01, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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