
Working Student (m/f/d) – Laboratory Preparation & Testing of Innovative High-Performance Materials
Required skills
Job description
tesa posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Hamburg: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits.
Will your CV clear this job's ATS filter? Scan it against this job with Jobscan
Description provided by tesa
What you will do
Working Student (m/f/d) – Laboratory Materials Development & Testing
As a Working Student, you will support the preparation and testing of innovative high-performance materials for various industrial customers. Your tasks include producing adhesive tape samples in the laboratory and evaluating them using advanced test methods.
A strong focus will be on the reproducibility of test data and the accurate documentation of experimental results. You will work in a highly dynamic and positive team environment on a core project.
In this role, you will contribute to building a robust, high-quality data basis for technology-related decision-making.
What you will need
Your Profile
- Enrolled student (m/f/d) in materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, physics, mechanical engineering, or a related technical/scientific field
- Interest in laboratory work, materials development, and experimental testing
- Careful, structured, and reliable way of working
- Strong attention to detail, especially in documentation and data quality
- Hands-on mentality and willingness to learn new test methods
- Team-oriented, proactive, and motivated to work in a dynamic environment
- Good communication skills in English (German is a plus, depending on team setup)
What you can expect
tesa is one of the world's leading manufacturers of adhesive tape solutions, with a range of more than 7,000 products. With passion for technology, we drive innovation, reliability, and sustainability to shape a better future.
Our solutions make a difference in the work, products, and lives of our customers across a variety of industries, including Automotive, Electronics, and Home applications. With this, we address a broad segment of business customers, but also you as a private consumer.
You might be surprised to discover the many places where our adhesive solutions are at work, from the battery in your electric car, to the display of your mobile phone, and even in the elevator in your building. Wherever you look, you'll find tesa - holding the world together since more than 125 years.
Working student essentials
What this Engineering working student role in Hamburg 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.
Studying in Germany