Technical Trainee - Automotive Engineering and Automotive Test Engineering (m/f/d)

Founded in 1977, the GTÜ Gesellschaft für Technische Surveillance mbH is the largest officially recognized vehicle monitoring organisation of freelance motor vehicle experts in Germany and is therefore one of the largest expert organisations at all. She sees herself as a comprehensive expert network. More than 2,300 independent and professional motor vehicle experts and their qualified employees are available at more than 11,000 test bases in workshops and car homes, as well as at more than 700 separate test points of the GTÜ contract partners. For our headquarters in Stuttgart we are looking for dedicated personalities as Technischer Trainee (m/w/d) - Automotive Engineering Start of the program: 01.01.2027 Programme duration: 12 months Application deadline: 30.11.2026 Annual salary: 48,000 € gross Place of work: Stuttgart with stakes in Baden-Württemberg

Strong vehicle conversion. But can he go to the street? Vehicle technology enthuses you and you want to understand what is technically possible, safe and capable of approval? In our twelve-month trainee program, you will explore vehicle modifications, individual permits and technical regulations. Together with experienced professionals, you will get to know challenging technical questions, get to know the practice in our partner offices and get insights into other technical areas of the GTÜ.

In doing so, you develop your technical judgment and learn to give professionally sound answers that help in practice. In the case of bilateral fitting, fulfilling formal requirements and corresponding requirements, there is a prospect of qualification for the test engineer (m/w/d) and a technical function in our headquarters. At least six months your focus is on the technical service. You work with vehicle remodels, individual permits, technical regulations and test reports. In specific cases, you will learn to evaluate technical facts, apply regulations and justify your assessments in a comprehensible manner. Knowing the practice behind the questions: At the beginning you will accompany the field service and experienced experts in selected partner offices in Baden-Württemberg. You experience vehicle checks, customer contact and the test site daily from first hand. Later you will intensify these insights with a view to the tasks of the technical service. Extend your look at the core business: In addition to your focus on vehicle modifications, individual permits and technical regulations, you will gain insights into other areas of expertise. At the Competence Center, you will learn how technical special cases are arranged from the partner network and practical aids developed. Quality assurance and academy show you how we secure technical standards and transfer knowledge to practice. Making a viable solution from a technical question: you are working independently on a practical project relating to vehicle reconstructions, permits or technical regulations – from analysis to the feasible solution. In doing so, you combine the expertise from the central office with the experience of the test site practice and create concrete added value for the GTÜ and its partner network.

Your studies: You have successfully completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in mechanical engineering, automotive engineering or electrical engineering until the start of the program. Other technical courses can be taken into account if their formal suitability for the subsequent qualification to the test engineer (m/w/d) has been confirmed in advance. You want to understand why something works technically and under what conditions it is permissible. You are interested in applying manufacturer specifications and control units to real vehicles, classifying special technical cases and representing professional positions comprehensible. First practical insights are welcome: a practical semester, a working student activity, a technical thesis, a vocational training or private technical projects are of advantage, but no prerequisite. Your technical understanding and your willingness to work on new topics are crucial. You think digitally and work structured: You will bring first experiences with project work and common digital tools, for example from your studies. Data analysis and the sensible use of AI are of interest to you. You check results critically and can explain technical content in a comprehensible way. You want to develop at the GTÜ in the long term: After the trainee program, you want to complete the approximately eight-month qualification to the test engineer (m/w/d) and then use your knowledge in a technical function of our headquarters – for example as a referent or perspective as a person entitled to signature in the technical service. You can find more on our QPI career page. You are mobile and take initiative: The driving permit class B is available at program entry. You are willing to be on the move in Baden-Württemberg and to acquire the further driving licence classes required for later entrustment to the test engineer (m/w/d) in the agreed time frame. You ask questions, introduce your own ideas and take responsibility.

A structured development year: You run clearly defined stations, work on real technical issues and regularly receive feedback on your development. Festive accompaniment and professional proximity: A fixed contact person accompanies you throughout the program. In addition, you work closely with experienced professionals from the technical service and other areas. Practice and network: You will get to know our partner offices, the field service and the technical areas of the headquarters. You understand how technical decisions arise and how You work in practice. A clear development perspective: In the event of a successful program completion, completed formal requirements, bilateral fit and corresponding need, there is a prospect of a takeover and the subsequent qualification to the test engineer (m/w/d) supported by the GTÜ. Space for your ideas: Whether technical questions, digitalization or better processes – you can introduce your perspective and develop your own solutions. Further information *The specific remuneration depends on your qualification, professional experience and the competences relevant to the position and the scope of responsibility. Depending on the profile, a correspondingly higher remuneration is possible. Additional benefits and benefits are not taken into account here. .