Intern for the development of functional materials

Life is always about becoming... In life it is about going on a journey to become the best version of our future self. As we discover new things, we face challenges, master them and grow beyond us.

Apply to Mercedes-Benz and find the area where you can develop your talents individually. You will be supported by visionary colleagues who share your pioneering spirit. Joining us means becoming part of a global team whose goal is to build the most desirable cars in the world. Together for excellence.

Number: MER000472I The Mercedes-Benz plant Sindelfingen has been writing automotive history since 1919. In addition to the production of E- and S-Class, the Mercedes-Benz car development, the material purchase of cars, the quality management and the IT area are located at the Sindelfingen site. In addition, Sindelfinger engineers plan all production processes for the global Mercedes-Benz factories, develop new manufacturing technologies and materials. In a team, we work with high self-responsibility and diverse future topics as drivers and initiators of new coating techniques, new adhesives / adhesive systems as well as acoustic materials across all the company's structures for worldwide use. Your tasks include: Aluminium pretreatment for raw materials Determining the measurement accuracy of a mobile RFA device for conversion coatings on different aluminum substrates

Comparison of the abrasion resistance of the conversion layers of the aluminum pretreatments for crude structural joining processes (3 systems)

Comparison of the temporary corrosion protection effect of the aluminum conversion coatings

cavity preservation materials Test methods for preservatives: investigation of the reproducibility of the results of certain tests and HRK materials

Adhesives Implementation and evaluation of material experiments in the adhesive laboratory and their documentation for the release of materials for the structures of raw construction, surface and assembly

Investigation Corrosion behavior of various adhesives for the release of materials and balance test specimens with components

Support in the preparation or evaluation of aging studies or odor tests

Planning and implementation of experimental programmes

Documentation of test results and production of results presentations

Conducting research on adhesive topics

The activity can start from October 2026.

Degree course: Engineering (Material and Material Engineering, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering), Natural Sciences (Chemie) or a comparable degree course Knowledge of German and English in Word and Writing IT knowledge: Secure handling of MS Office Personal competencies: commitment, independent and systematic working, good communication skills, pleasure in practical experiments and laboratory work, initiative and reliability Other: driving licence Additional information: We are looking forward to your online application with CV, lettering, certificates, current enrollment certificate with a specification of the semester, if necessary. Compulsory internship certificate and proof of the regular study period. Please do not forget to mark your documents as ''relevant for this application' in the online form and note the maximum file size of 5 MB. Further information on the setting criteria can be found here. Disabled and equalized applicants are welcome! The severely disabled representative (sbv-sindelfingen@mercedes-benz.com) is happy to support you in the application process. People Solutions will be happy to help you with questions about the application process. You can reach us by email via myhrservice@mercedes-benz.com or by phone at 0711/17-99000 (Mo-Fr 10-12am & 13-15am).

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