AIT Engineer (f/m/d) Part-time

AIT Engineer (f/m/d)

Scientific and Technical Assistance Göttingen Astronomy & Astrophysics

Job Code: Sonne: Staub-AIT Ingenieur-04/2026

Job Offer from May 04, 2026

The Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Göttingen is one of the world's leading research institutions in the fields of solar physics and planetary research, with approximately 300 employees. The interdisciplinary research focus lies in the investigation of the development, diversity, and dynamics of planets, moons, small bodies, the sun, and solar-like stars. MPS develops and operates scientific instruments for current and future space missions (e.g., ESA, NASA) and conducts cosmochemical laboratory investigations of meteorites as well as numerical modeling on state-of-the-art supercomputers. For the development of the Photospheric Magnetic field Imager PMI for the ESA's Vigil mission, the institute is looking for an AIT Engineer (f/m/d).

Your Tasks

As an AIT engineer, you will work as part of the engineering and AIT teams on the preparation, coordination, and conduct of the assembly, integration, and test campaigns of the PMI/Vigil instrument. You will work in close collaboration with the project team and external partners and support subsystem-level and instrument-level tests.

Your Qualification

• University degree (Master's) in the area of physics, engineering, or equivalent
• Substantial working experience in AIT
• Familiar with the application of ECSS standards
• Experienced user of MS Office and MS Project
• Experience working in clean room environments
• Good communication skills
• Fluency in English is mandatory

Advantageous Would Be

• Experience in the area of system engineering
• Background in the development of space instruments (e.g., mechanical design)
• Experience with environmental testing of space instruments (e.g., TVac)
• Knowledge of LabView
• Basic knowledge of operating space instruments
• Good knowledge of German

Additional Information

• The advertised position is initially limited to 2 years and should be filled as soon as possible.
• The position is rated in accordance with public service act (TVöD) as EG 13.
• The social benefits correspond to the regulations for the public service (federal government).
• We offer you a varied and interesting range of tasks in an international scientific working environment, as well as opportunities for professional development. In addition, we offer you opportunities to reconcile work and family life as well as health promotion programmes.
• Application deadline is June 05, 2026.

We look forward to receiving your informative application documents (cover letter, resume, diploma, and, if available, employment reference letters). Please submit these via our digital application portal. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact J. Staub (staub@mps.mpg.de, +49 551 384 979-436).