Working student in the field of ECU networking on test setups and vehicles

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Number: MER000413X Your heart beats for the electrical/electronic development of control units? Dissolving questions and challenges in electronics development and control unit networking will delight you? Then you are right with us! We are part of the most inspiring brand, combine mobility, technology and lifestyle and create experiences for fascination and ease in the lives of our customers. In the Mercedes-Benz Technology Center (MTC), we design the automotive generations of the future. Our work is characterised by the visions and requirements of a mobile future. We mean innovative products with the highest quality and efficient development processes. We are already working on vehicles that will secure the technology leadership of Mercedes-Benz in the future. The networking of modern vehicles becomes increasingly complex. The functions are distributed over several control units or even located outside the vehicle. Therefore, reliable and fast data exchange across the control units is the basic prerequisite for innovation. We are looking for dedicated working students who look forward to exciting and challenging tasks in networking. As part of the Bordnetz department, the core tasks of the team are the further development of the bus systems (CAN, CAN-FD and Automotive Ethernet), the development of new powerful bus systems incl. their hardware and ensuring the correct behavior of the connected control units on the bus systems. Our employees form the foundation of our success. Be part of the team. As a working student in the field of networking, you have the opportunity to introduce your knowledge and experience as well as to develop yourself personally. You will gain insight into the areas of networking development through project-specific activities, e.g.: Working on testing the network interfaces of control units from all domains as the basis for a functioning networking Preparation and implementation of control unit tests of the network interfaces Preparation of test results documentation and preparation of results

Participation in the development of test programs and the automation of processes with the help of modern development methods and use of AI Participation in the protection of current and future networking technologies and topologies, if necessary with investigations of environmental influences commissioning of suitable test setups Development of HW and/or SW sizes for test setups and test automation and much more

The activity can begin from August 2026.

Immatrikulation at a university Degree programme Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Communication Technology, Mechatronics, Computer Science or a comparable technical degree programme Secure handling of MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Access) Programming experience in a high language AI user knowledge Knowledge in the field of measurement technology Knowledge of one or more of the following bus systems LIN, CAN, FlexRay or Automotive Ethernet Secure knowledge of German and English in word and writing High initiative and commitment Good analytical skills and self-control Team skills Do you want to acquire practical experience in the field of bus systems as a working student? Then we have the right one for you! We offer you a working student activity with exciting insights and diverse tasks. Working time: 10h/week (running time). Working time can be flexibly controlled in coordination and for example in the semester holidays to max. 20h/week and reduced during the semester.

Additional information: We are looking forward to your online application with CV, lettering, certificates, current enrollment certificate, giving the semester 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. HR Services 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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