student assistant: Model Based and Safety Driven Engineering of Next Gen Avionics Platforms

What to expect

In the avionics group of DLR, we are researching how next-generation avionics platforms can be designed, implemented, and assured that support future use cases such as sustainable aviation. To systematically and safely develop these avionics platforms, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is applied. During the student job, the goal is to develop a Systems Modeling Language (SysML v2) library that streamlines the model-based representation of avionics platforms. The library shall then be applied to create a represent a modern avionics platform including cross-domain topics such as hardware, software, network, and applications. Finally, the safety characteristics of the avionics platform shall be analysed using a modern and model-based safety approaches.

Your tasks

• Getting familiar with modern MBSE tools and languages such as SysML v2
• Interviewing DLR teams about modern avionics technologies and applications
• Developing a model-based library to represent avionics technologies and platforms
• Creating a system model of the avionics platform using SysML v2
• Getting familiar with model-based safety methods such as STPA
• Executing a model-based safety analysis for the avionics platform
• Deriving mitigating requirements to improve the safety characteristics of the platform

Your profile

• Knowledge about systems- and software engineering
• Knowledge about aircraft architectures and avionics systems
• Knowledge about aviation safety standards and processes
• Practical experience with modelling languages (e.g. SysML) and tools (e.g. Cameo)
• Practical experience with programming languages and simulation
• Proficiency in the English language