
Internship - Smart Robotic Sensor Benchmarking and Control (m/w/x)
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Job description
ZEISS Group posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Oberkochen: 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 ZEISS Group
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.
Benchmark a prototype smart sensing system against high-precision external reference measurements
Design and execute robot accuracy experiments inspired by industrial robot performance standards
Analyze positioning accuracy, repeatability, trajectory-following error, and dynamic behavior
Develop Python-based tools for data acquisition, synchronization, visualization, and statistical evaluation
Support the development of inverse kinematics, trajectory generation, and robot calibration routines
Compare commanded, internally estimated, and externally measured robot positions
Prepare clear scientific plots, reports, and presentations to communicate experimental results
Your profile
You are enrolled in a master's degree in robotics, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, control engineering, automation, or a related field
Strong proficiency in Python and/or C++, with demonstrable hands-on project experience
Good understanding of robot kinematics, coordinate transformations, and 3D geometry
Basic knowledge of control engineering, including PID control and motion-profile generation
Practical hands-on experience with experimental setups, sensors, actuators, or robotic systems
Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future! Please provide your complete application documents (CV, transcript of records, etc.).
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Franziska GansloserWorking student essentials
What this Engineering internship in Oberkochen 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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