What's the role?
In this role, you will play a key part in advancing Hilti’s product portfolio through the development of innovative and sustainable technologies. You will collaborate with our interdisciplinary team to perform material analysis and testing, focusing on metallography, corrosion, and tribology. Your hands-on approach and creative thinking will be essential to our success.
Start date is flexible to the student's availability, duration for at least 3 months (preferably 6+ months)
Who is Hilti?
At Hilti, we are a passionate global team committed to making construction better. As a trusted partner for productivity, safety, and sustainability, we provide our customers innovative solutions that impact the buildings, roads, and infrastructure people rely on every day.
Hilti is where individuals grow lasting careers by exploring possibilities, maximizing their potential, owning their development, and making a real difference every day.
What does the role involve?
As an intern in the materials team, you will work closely with our experts, project managers, and research engineers in the areas of metallography, corrosion, and tribology. You will prepare metallographic samples and characterize them for failure analysis and development projects. In the area of corrosion, you will support material and coatings characterization and perform accelerated corrosion tests in the lab. In tribology, you will conduct experimental tests on tribometers and component test rigs to analyze friction and wear phenomena.
You will work with state-of-the-art equipment in a modern lab environment, developing and optimizing test methods, refining experimental procedures, and enhancing testing protocols across all fields. Documenting results and preparing comprehensive reports will be crucial to your role. Your contributions will be vital in advancing Hilti’s innovative and sustainable technologies.
Corporate Research & Technology conducts and supports research and development for all business units at Hilti. Working in our team is therefore a great opportunity to get in contact with different areas of the Hilti business.
What do we offer?
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.
What you need is:
- Enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters program in material science, mechanical engineering or a related fields during the entire internship period
- Experience in working in a laboratory environment or with experimental testing methods is a plus
- You have a proactive and self-reliant personality and enjoy working in an international team
- You possess a structured approach to work
- You enjoy hands-on work
Why should you apply?
About you: You are a self-responsible intern who takes his/her share of responsibility, and you enjoy working in an international team. You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies, where a job title is not considered a final destination but the starting point.
So, if you have no specific knowledge about metallography, corrosion or specialty lubricants, that’s fine with us. We’re more interested in your ability, commitment and drive to succeed.
Hilti is an equal opportunity employer.