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Employee Profile of Ilgaz Onur Tas

Ilgaz Onur Tas

Describe yourself in one sentence:

» I enjoy my life full-time, chase my dreams, be happy, make people happy and discover new things because life is about moments and stories. «

Division: Communication Systems

Job/ Position: Research Assistant (R&D Engineer)

My Life Motto: If one day my dreams die, I must remember look up to the sky and revive them.

My Life Hack: Finding cheap flights 😉

Volunteer Work / Hobbies: Chess, Literature, Philosophy

Best part of my job:
The best thing about my job is the opportunity to learn many things in a flexible way. I also like the positive work environment with nice people who are always willing to help.

This is how I will later describe my job to my grandchildren:
Did you know that I once wanted to be an astronaut? This is not what happened but I did something similar. I worked on many topics that had to do with space.

My dream job as a child:
Astronaut

This is our office jam:
Carmen Suite No. 1: Toreador March

This is how I experienced onboarding in my department:
It was smooth and encouraging. Definitely was a good kick start!

I incorporate the following private interests into my job:
Philosophy teaches us how to think and behave in certain situations. That improved my problem-solving skills.

I particularly enjoyed this training at Fraunhofer:

Teammanagement which is quite useful at work.

My favorite Fraunhofer technology:

FOBP

The greatest scientist / inventor of all time:

Einstein

Four things I associate with Fraunhofer culture:

·         Flexibility
·         Technologically ambitious
·         Innovation
·         Saying YES

What I always wanted to say:

Life is only meaningful if we allow it to be.

I prefer ♥

Early Bird ☒ ☐ Night owl