What's the role?
Kickstart your career by helping us innovate power tools! We're seeking an intern who is eager to dive into lithium-ion battery technology, leveraging chemistry and electrochemical understanding to create safer, more efficient lithium-ion batteries. You'll gain hands-on experience working at Hilti as part of our battery research team, actively supporting our research projects
Start date is flexible and depends on your availability. Full-time with minimum of 6 months.
What You'll do
You’ll be part of our interdisciplinary battery team, working on the latest lithium-ion battery technology. You’ll work closely with our experts focusing on battery research and development. Your key responsibilities involve different tasks within the following topics: investigation of latest commercial Li-ion cells, improving our current testing methods, conducting advanced experimental tests, and analyzing and reporting your findings.
What You’ll Bring
- Pursuing a Bachelor or master’s degree in chemistry, materials science or similar during the entire internship period.
- Hands-on experience in a laboratory setting is required (e.g., working with gloveboxes).
- Basic electrochemistry understanding and initial experience in data analysis (e.g., MATLAB) would be beneficial.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Demonstrated enthusiasm for contributing to a dynamic and stimulating international team.
- Troubleshooting skills and a self-reliant personality are highly valued.
What’s In It for You
We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this, creating your future to be just how you would want it. Some of our benefits include:
- Connection with a diverse community of over 2,100 colleagues from 70 nationalities in a region where Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland intersect.
- Employee groups actively supporting causes like female empowerment and the LGBTQIA+ community.
- Leisure activities like mountain biking and tennis.
- Opportunities for community engagement both locally and internationally.
- Shared e-bikes, an on-site gym, dining options, learning opportunities, free parking, fuel discounts, meditation/ relaxation rooms, and Hilti tool rental service.
Why Hilti
Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
Commitment to Inclusion
At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.
Hilti is an equal opportunity employer.
