Our Offer

Comprehensive onboarding, professional development and further training opportunities

Diverse and varied tasks in an international work
environment

Remuneration according to TVöDBund, based on qualifications and experience, annual bonus and additional pension scheme (VBL)

30 days of vacation plus 4 additional days off

Full-time and part-time
employment; flexible working time and
possibility of mobile work

Collaboration with local
bilingual Montessori child care center

Good public transport
connection

Corporate health
management

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 (https://www.mps.mpg.de/pmi) for the ESA’s VIGIL mission (https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Vigil), the institute is looking for a

Electronics Engineer (f/m/d)

Your Tasks

As an electronics engineer, you will work as part of a team on electronics hardware developed for a scientific space instrument in collaboration with the project team and international external partners.

Your Qualification

• a university degree in the areas of electronics, or related fields
• a good knowledge of analogue and digital circuit technology
• the ability to develop analogue and digital microelectronics hardware independently
• knowledge of common programming tools (Python, etc.)
• a good command of English
• a strong physical and technical understanding
• a structured way of working and be able to track and document your work
• the willingness to participate in international business trips
• the willingness to work in clean rooms and to comply with the required regulations

Advantageous would be experience with / knowledge of

• the development of analogue and digital electronics from design to test and operation
• high reliability electronics following MIL or ESA Standards
• Experience with sensitive opto-electro-mechanical assemblies
• Knowledge about the design of FPGAs

Additional Information

• The full-time position is to be filled as soon as possible and limited for 2 years, with the possibility of extension
• The position is rated in acccordance to public service act (TVöD-Bund) as EG 13
• The social benefits correspond to the regulations for the public service (federal government)
• Application deadline is July 31, 2026

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

We look forward to receiving your informative application documents (cover letter, CV, references, certificates). Please submit these via the digital application portal (). If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact K. Heerlein (, +49 551 384979387.

The Max Planck Society endeavours to achieve gender equality and diversity. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals.

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