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NIO posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Munich: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits. You can also open ChatGPT or Claude with a ready-made prompt to tailor your CV, check your fit, draft a cover letter or prep for the interview.
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Description provided by NIO
About Us
NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering smart, premium electric vehicles and providing the best user experience. NIO was founded in November 2014 as a global electric vehicle company, with world-class research and development, design and manufacturing centers in Shanghai, Beijing, San Jose, Munich, London and 20 other locations.
For our Europe Headquarter in Munich we are looking for an
Intern Transportation Interior Design (m/f/x)
As an Intern (m/f/x) in the Interior Design department you have the chance to get to know an up-and-coming international automotive start-up. In our design and EU headquarters in Munich, you will work with the international Transportation Interior Design team and make a valuable contribution to the development of the NIO brand.
Responsibilities
- Illustrate and visualize concepts and ideas through high-level sketches
- Design and creation of emotionally demanding content in Photoshop
- Ability and sensibility on the creation of elegant, refined and beautiful designs
- Research and conception studies based on user experience driven thinking
- Visualization of automotive interiors and products
Qualifications
- You are an enrolled student (m/f/x) at a university/ university of applied sciences and ideally studying transportation interior design, automotive design, mobility design or a comparable course of study
- You have experience in working with a CAD modeling software (Alias and/or Maya) as well as a rendering software (KeyShot, VRED)
- Knowledge of a gaming engine (Unreal/ Unity) is a plus
- You are well organized and have the ability and commitment to meet tight design schedules
- High degree of social competence, good interpersonal skills, teamwork and independence
- Enjoy creating innovative, creative solutions, implementing new ideas and concepts in a fast-growing company
- Fluency in written and spoken English (other languages are an asset)
This is more than a job — it is an opportunity to join a dynamic team shaping the mobility experiences of the future. If this sounds as exciting to you as it does to us, please submit your CV and, in parallel with your application, send your portfolio in English to [email protected], clearly stating the job title in your email subject line.
As a global user-focused company, NIO has organized its operations worldwide. Depending on the position you apply for, it may be necessary to involve recruitment managers outside the European Economic Area (EEA), such as from other NIO group companies like NIO Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China, or NIO USA Inc. in Palo Alto, USA. If data is processed in countries outside the EEA, NIO uses standard contractual clauses published by the European Commission with appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that your personal data is handled according to European data protection standards.
Working student essentials
What this Engineering internship in Munich means for you: the pay rules, the social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Internships have no 20-hour cap, but a voluntary internship longer than three months generally has to pay at least the German minimum wage. Mandatory internships in your study programme are exempt.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Mandatory internships are largely exempt from social contributions. Voluntary internships are treated like regular employment once they run long enough, so contributions usually apply.
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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