Working Student Lightweight Construction and Weight Management

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Number: MER0003YPO Mercedes‐Benz Group AG is one of the world's most successful automotive companies. With Mercedes‐Benz AG, the Group is one of the leading providers of premium and luxury cars and vans. You work in the area of weight management of future models in the weight management and lightweight construction department. This team coordinates all development activities for vehicles of the Full-Size segment and for electrical models in the conceptual phase. Your contractually agreed working time can be flexible up to 20 hours per week. With increasing demands on environmental compatibility, lightweight construction is becoming increasingly important in the development of passenger cars. The team is responsible for defining and deriving weight targets for vehicles up to 2035 and for weight management of current prototypes. The main focus is the identification and implementation of lightweight construction strategies as well as a predictive control of the weight profiles – in short: we ensure that future models become easier, more efficient and sustainable. These challenges include: Evaluation and processing of results of vehicle weighing

Track and review of weight-relevant lightweight construction measures

Participation in the preparation and implementation of weight claws and the competitive analysis

Data processing, comparative analysis and documentation of technical results

The activity can begin from April 2026.

Study programme in the field of mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, materials science, lightweight engineering or a comparable study programme

Knowledge and practical experience with Power BI for visualization and processing of technical data

Secure handling of MS Office (in Excel) and basic data analysis capabilities

Technical understanding, structured working and high level of learning

Analytical thinking and strategic working

Good knowledge of German and good English in word and writing

Team spirit, communication strength and enthusiasm for automotive construction

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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