Become part of our team and shape the future of wind energy and hydrogen technologies!

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With us, you can pursue your enthusiasm for renewable energies and put your ideas into practice.

Are you enthusiastic about renewable energies and do you want to develop great ideas and turn them into reality? Then welcome to the team!

There are plenty of good reasons to work at Fraunhofer IWES!

 

Exciting research questions await you at IWES. The institute is home to one-of-a-kind test rigs and a unique measuring infrastructure as well as state-of-the-art technologies. Here, you will conduct experimental trials and tests and enjoy freedom when it comes to designing your projects. Together, we find solutions to current and future challenges in the fields of wind and hydrogen technologies. To this end, you will work together closely with our customers and partners, applying innovative solutions with your colleagues. Change starts with us.

Curious?

 

Sustainability, diversity, development, and more

You can expect a diverse, inspiring working environment, a variety of challenges and development opportunities.

 

Discover the IWES spirit!

The best way to find out what future and opportunities await you at IWES and what makes our day-to-day work and the institute culture so special is to hear what our employees have to say. 

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Joining IWES

 

Whether you join directly after graduating or already have work experience and expertise – IWES offers you attractive development perspectives for every stage of your career.

 

 

Our vacancies for direct entry


Didn’t find what you were looking for? Then simply take the initiative yourself:

 

Speculative application: Young / experienced professional

 

Gain work experience or complete a thesis while still studying – IWES offers you an insight into applied research.

Our vacancies for students

Our vacancies for an internship


Didn’t find what you were looking for? We look forward to your speculative application in your preferred specialist field at one of our sites:

Speculative application internship, student assistantship with/without thesis

IWES was awarded as Top Company 2025 by kununu.
In the Trendence Institute's 2024 barometer, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft was ranked 2nd among academics in the engineering field in the "Research" sector. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft also impressed students of computer science in the sector and was also awarded 2nd place.
In Universum’s 2023 ranking of Germany’s most attractive employers, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft secured top places in the "Natural Sciences" category among both young professionals and students.

Contact

 

 

E-Mail: personal@iwes.fraunhofer.de

Phone: +49 471 14290-230

Do you still have questions about your application?

 

Our FAQ answers questions about the application process.