
Intern / Working Student – Turbine Mechanical Design & Analysis (m/f/d)
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GE Aerospace posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Garching: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits.
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Job Description Summary
Join the Mechanical Design team at GE Aerospace in Garching near Munich as an Intern or Working Student. In this role, you will apply your technical and analytical skills to support the development of advanced aircraft engine technologies. You will gain hands-on experience while working with experienced engineers on real design and analysis tasks.
Start: October / November. Duration: min. 6 months. Working hours: 20h/week
Discover more about our innovative Garching team and its cutting-edge work here: https://invent.ge/garching
About Us
Join us and you’ll find yourself in a dynamic environment where our ongoing, substantial investment in research and development keeps us looking ahead. At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies. As a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft, our substantial investment in research and development keeps us looking ahead. We have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen.
GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Responsibilities
Job Description
- Support documentation of low-pressure turbine design activities, trade studies, and analysis results.
- Develop and improve automation scripts (e.g., Bash, ANSYS macros, Python) to reduce manual effort.
- Assist with data post-processing, reporting, and structural assessments under engineer guidance.
- Prepare and present technical results to team members and supervisors.
Qualifications
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience with scripting (e.g., Bash, Python) is an advantage.
- Initial experience with structural analysis or FEM/FEA tools such as ANSYS is a plus.
- Initial experience with 3D CAD tools, ideally Siemens NX, and basic knowledge of technical drawings, dimensions, and tolerances.
- Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and concisely.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team.
- Proactive mindset and willingness to take on challenges.
- Interest in aerospace engineering and basic understanding of mechanical design or analysis, ideally in turbine or frame modules.
- Enrolled in the 3rd year or higher of a Bachelor’s program, or in a Master’s program, in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
Why Join Us?
- Gain hands-on experience in the aerospace industry.
- Work with an international team of experienced professionals.
- Enhance your skills and build your resume.
At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Working student essentials
What this Engineering working student role in Garching means for you: the weekly-hours rules, the social-contribution perks, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Working students may work up to 20 hours a week during the semester and full-time during the breaks. Staying within this keeps your student status and the Werkstudent benefits.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Under the Werkstudentenprivileg you're exempt from health, care and unemployment insurance contributions — only pension insurance applies. That leaves more net pay than a regular job.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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