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Intern or Thesis student – Structural Engineer for Mass Timber and/or Precast Concrete connections (m/f/x)

What's the role?

Together with the team, you will research and analyze Mass Timber and/or Precast Concrete building systems.
As an example, your role could be to come up with ways of optimizing, revolutionizing, or innovating those buildings through creating new connection concepts between structural elements. The ideation ultimately would lead
to a proof-of-concept prototype, which is tested in our lab to ensure it meets building specifications.

Flexible start date, according to the student's availability.
Duration between 6 and 12 months.

Who is Hilti?

For the sixth time in the past 11 years, Hilti has been named one of the best employers by Great Place to Work.

What began as a family business in 1941, founded by brothers Eugene and Martin Hilti, has become a leading industry player with over 120 locations worldwide and a workforce of more than 32,000 colleagues. Our incredible journey, from humble beginnings to a global powerhouse, is a shining example of the rewards of a hard-working and dedicated team.

At Hilti, we provide leading-edge tools, technologies, software, and services for the global construction industry and beyond. Our purpose is making construction better based on a passionate and inclusive global team and a caring and performance-oriented culture.

We invest a substantial amount of our annual profit to the Hilti Foundation, which focuses on initiatives that empower people to live independently and autonomously, contribute to building stronger societies, and create networks of competent partners to achieve sustainable and scalable impact.

What does the role involve?

Join an interdisciplinary and international research team solving the challenges of tomorrow.

You’ll work closely with our experts and external network developing innovative connection concepts for Mass Timber and Precast Concrete building systems. Our goal is to enable a circular and more sustainable construction industry.

You can significantly contribute by working on different topics:

  • Analyze and iterate different building systems combining materials (e.g. concrete, steel, timber, etc) to assess carbon footprint and structural performance.
  • Ideate on new building systems and connections.
  • Define connection requirements.
  • Support the team defining lab test planning and execution.
  • Identify value proposition of your ideas.

We are in a special position of connecting Universities & Industry. This network, together with your creativity, will generate practical solutions out of innovative concepts.

What do we offer?

Join over 2200 colleagues from over 70 nationalities at one of our Headquarter locations in Schaan, Nendeln (Liechtenstein), or Buchs SG (Switzerland) is more than a career move. It’s your opportunity to enjoy the energizing, alpine lifestyle - where Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland seamlessly meet. It’s an unforgettable life change.

We’ll give you the tools you need to excel in your internship, including one-to-one coaching. You’ll enjoy a rare combination of autonomy and camaraderie, as you’ll manage your own project while being part of a friendly team.

You’ll not just be another pair of hands but a fully integrated team member with lots of self-responsibility. From there, we’ll trust you to do whatever it takes to deliver outstanding results. Go the extra mile and we’ll reward you with strategic development discussions and career opportunities.

We’ll support you even before you start with us through relocation and integration support. With the international interns community at Hilti you’ll never be bored. Further, the snow-draped mountains, crystal-clear lakes and marvelous landscapes in the Happy Valley invite for lots of outdoor activities.

What you need is:

  • Enrollment for the whole internship period in a Master’s program in Structural Engineering
  • Knowledge and practical experience in the field of Mass Timber and/or Precast Concrete construction is an advantage
  • Willingness and creativity in finding solutions for interdisciplinary technical challenges
  • Passion for innovation and research
  • A proactive approach and self-reliant personality
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with good English skills.

Why should you apply?

We have an excellent mix of people, which we believe makes for a more vibrant, more innovative, more productive team. We’re interested in your ability, commitment and drive to succeed.


We take our time to get to know you. As part of your recruitment process, you’ll get to talk to your internship coach as well as your HR Manager who both can answer some of your burning questions.

Hilti is an equal opportunity employer.

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