
Internship in Machine Learning, Visual Language (Action) Models (f/m/x)
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Job description
ZEISS Group 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 Munich, Germany.
Description provided by ZEISS Group
Welcome to ZEISS – a company that combines innovation and responsibility! Our corporate functions are diverse and make a decisive contribution to the strategic orientation and sustainable success of ZEISS.
We are seeking passionate and talented students who want to make an impact by helping to develop next generation products and innovative machine learning algorithms at ZEISS.
Integrated in a fast-growing team of scientists and research engineers, you will work (for at least 3 months (ideally 6), starting as early as possible, preferably already from August or September) on helping us to develop core algorithms and taking academic ideas into working prototypes.
Your role
With us, you have the opportunity to perfectly combine your studies with practical experience while actively contributing to exciting projects. This allows you to gain valuable skills, expand your network, and grow both professionally and personally.
Work with the latest VLMs and / or VLAs
Read latest research on the topic, implement and use SOTA training techniques
Evaluate results qualitatively, come up with metrics to do quantitative evaluations
Plan and conduct experiments, benchmark and analyze results
Document your findings
Your profile
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related fields with an outstanding study record, and currently enrolled in a master’s program
Solid understanding of Machine Learning and Computer Vision
Solid understanding of transformers, LLMs and VLMs
Programming background in Python and hands-on experience with Pytorch
Effective communication and presentation skills in English
Ways to stand out:
Industrial / academic experience with VLMs / VLAs, publications on the topic
Solid understanding of modern Reinforcement Learning
Solid understanding of Flow Matching
Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future! Please provide your complete application documents (CV, transcript of records).
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Ines KlodaWorking student essentials
What this Tech internship in Munich means for you — pay rules, 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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