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Internship - Smart Robotic Sensor Benchmarking and Control (m/w/x)

ZEISS Group2 months agoUpdated a day agoInternship
On-siteEnglish requiredEngineeringRobotics Engineering

Required skills

motion-profile generationactuatorsrobot kinematicsexperimental setupstrajectory generationPID controlstatistical evaluationsensorscoordinate transformationscontrol engineeringvisualizationrobot calibrationC++Pythondata acquisition

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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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 Gansloser

Working 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.

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Social 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.

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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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