Is this a working student role or an internship?

This is a working student (Werkstudent) position — part-time alongside your studies, capped at 20 hours a week during term time.

How many hours a week can I work?

Working students in Germany may work up to 20 hours per week during the semester and full-time during the semester breaks. Going over 20 hours in term time can cost you the working-student health-insurance rate.

What can I earn in a Engineering role in Berlin?

This listing states €17.00/hr. As a working student you keep more of it thanks to reduced social contributions — see the estimated monthly take-home pay above.

Do I need to speak German for this role?

Yes — this listing flags German as a requirement, so you'll be expected to work in German. Roles that accept English are tagged separately.

Can international students apply?

Yes. International students, including those from outside the EU, can take working student roles within the 140 full / 280 half-day annual work limit (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). Confirm the conditions on your residence permit before you apply.

Working Student (Laser Spectroscopy, Prototyping, Lab Management)

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Working Student (Laser Spectroscopy, Prototyping, Lab Management)

Quantune Technologies GmbHa day agoWorking Student

€17.00/hrOn-siteEnglish requiredGerman requiredEngineering Hardware Engineering

Estimated take-home

Monthly net after taxes & social security

€1,234/mo+

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Required skills

3D printingLinuxlab equipment maintenancesolderingprototypinginventory managementdata analysisPythoncalibrationwire bondingoptical alignmentspectroscopy

Job description

Quantune Technologies GmbH published this listing. We've added our own working-student context below — what this role means for your weekly hours, take-home pay and student visa as a student in Berlin, Germany.

Description provided by Quantune Technologies GmbH

Your mission

As a Working Student, you support the Lab Team hands-on with a variety of tasks. You take ownership for important but unpretentious lab duties as well as for exciting tech development tasks in our well-equipped labs in Berlin-Adlershof.

Your tasks:

Characterization of components for our MIR spectrometers
Assembly of prototypes and production of high- and low-tech components (e.g. 3D printing, soldering, wire bonding, optical alignment, packaging and more)
Sample preparation, setting up and conducting measurements, data analysis using custom scripts
Maintenance, calibration, and documentation of laboratory equipment and measurement technology
Ordering consumables and managing inventory
Sharing responsibility for keeping the laboratory tidy and clean
Close collaboration with physicists, technicians, engineers, scientists, and developers

Your profile

Master student (physics or closely related), preferably starting this summer or at least 1.5 years left until starting the thesis; the student status is absolutely mandatory for this position
Located in Berlin (no remote work, labs in Adlershof) with a student work permit for Germany
Initial practical experience in a laboratory setting, ideally in the fields of optics, electronics, spectroscopy, or microscopy
Knowledge of Python for data analysis and experience in Linux environments
Interest in and enjoyment of laboratory work
Willingness to also take on tasks that may be less exciting
A thorough and independent work ethic, reliability, team spirit and intrinsic motivation
Proficiency in German and English

About Us

Cutting-edge Deep Tech made in Berlin – that’s what we do at Quantune. We have developed the world’s smallest mid-infrared spectrometer. Without compromising sensitivity. Included in a wearable, it will revolutionize pro-active healthcare: Biomarkers, such as glucose, blood alcohol or lactate can be measured continuously with a purely optical approach. Combined with models, personalized health transients tell you the near, mid, and long term impact of your lifestyle on health and well-being. No pain, no friction, true insights. Quantune’s excellent team builds a new foundation for human health.

Working student essentials

What this Engineering working student role in Berlin means for you — the weekly-hours rules, 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 rules

Social 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.

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International 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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