Bachelor Thesis: Design of a Ground Control Workstation Based on G2 Continuity Curves (d/f/m)

Job Title

Bachelorand student (d/f/m), Bachelor Thesis: Design of a Ground Control Workstation Based on G2 Continuity Curves (d/f/m)

Job Description

In order to support Human Factors Engineering, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a bachelor thesis candidate. You are looking for a bachelor thesis? Then apply now! We look forward to your support.

• Location: Manching
• Start: April 2026
• Duration: 6 months

Your location

Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of nearby cities are still within easy reach.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and work-life balance with a 35-hour week (flexitime).
• Mobile working after agreement with the department.
• Traveling overseas or within Germany (team events) is possible after consultation and agreement from the department.
• International environment with the opportunity to network globally.
• Work with modern/diversified technologies.
• At Airbus, we see you as a valuable team member and you are not hired to brew coffee; instead you are in close contact with interfaces and are part of our weekly team meetings.
• Opportunity to participate in the Generation Airbus Community to expand your own network.

Thesis Objectives

The team HFE Development and In‑Service Programs GE is responsible for the development of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) for different platforms such as fighter aircraft or ground control stations. The associated tasks cover requirements engineering, HMI design and specification as well as assessments for validation, verification and evaluation of new HMI technologies regarding their potential for innovative user interfaces.

The design of current ground control stations, e.g., for the operation of drones, mainly pays little to no attention to aesthetics, as ergonomic and functional requirements are paramount. Nevertheless, an aesthetic design does not exclude meeting all ergonomic and functional requirements. The main objective of this thesis is to realize a geometric design of a ground control station that incorporates a display for 3D visualization, an ultrawide curved display and, in addition to keyboard and mouse, some more specific input devices. To give a guideline for aesthetics the design should be based on G2 continuous curves and surfaces. The design should also take into account all ergonomic requirements applicable for computer workplaces, e.g., coming from DIN ISO 9241.

Relevant functional requirements have to be collected at the start of the thesis.

Expectations

• Do a literature research regarding G2 compatible workspace designs
• Collect and document relevant ergonomic and functional requirements
• Develop a design that fulfills the collected requirements and is perceived as beautiful and aesthetic
• Realize the design as a 3D model
• Present and assess the design in CAVE
• Incorporate findings
• Realize a hardware mock‑up

Desired skills and qualifications

• Be an enrolled student (m/f/d) within Industrial Design or a similar field of study
• Be fluent in English and German
• Have experience in 3D modelling, 3D printing and model‑making
• Be skilled in handcraft
• Be a good team player, have excellent communication skills and be able to work independently

Required Documents

Please upload the following documents: cover letter, CV, relevant transcripts, enrollment certificate.

Additional Information

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Application

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Company

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type

Final-year Thesis

Experience Level

Student

Job Family

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