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From the employer's careers site First seen 27 Oct 2026 · Still live on 31 Oct 2026

Student Worker for Simulation and Testing Environment for Edge Devices

Rolls-Royce Power Systems Friedrichshafen temporary

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Description

We are seeking a student worker to design and develop a simulation and testing environment for edge devices at our site in Friedrichshafen. The goal of this role is to systematically investigate, automate, and optimize the reliability of devices and data transfer between edge and cloud under various load scenarios. The weekly working time is up to 18 hours.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and development of a simulation environment to test the reliability of edge devices
  • Analysis of the utilization of relevant communication protocols for edge-to-cloud data transfer
  • Planning and execution of load tests and analysis of system performance under various load scenarios
  • Development of test cases to validate data transfer between edge devices and cloud infrastructure
  • Automation of test sequences and structured evaluation of test results
  • Documentation of the test environment, used protocols, and test results
  • Collaboration with software developers, cloud architects, and hardware teams to optimize system integration
  • Identification, analysis, and elimination of weaknesses in system design and data transfer
  • Support in selecting and integrating suitable tools and technologies for simulation and monitoring

Requirements:

  • Currently enrolled student in computer science, data science, or a related field
  • Basic knowledge of software development, ideally with Python
  • Interest in edge devices, cloud infrastructures, and distributed systems
  • Knowledge or interest in communication protocols such as OPC UA, MQTT, and Modbus TCP
  • Analytical thinking and enjoyment of systematic investigation of complex technical relationships
  • Independent, structured, and careful working style
  • Good communication and teamwork skills for collaboration with interdisciplinary departments

Benefits:

  • Healthy and fair working conditions (member of Fair Company)
  • Attractive remuneration
  • Flexible working hours and overtime compensation
  • Canteen
  • Occupational medical care by in-house company doctor
  • The student position is based on-site in Friedrichshafen - mobile working is possible in agreement with the department

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • OPC UA
  • MQTT
  • Modbus TCP

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