Working Student in Advanced Process Control – with Salary Information

You want to apply your knowledge from your studies in practice and actively work on optimizing industrial processes? Then you are exactly right with us! In the Advanced Process Control (APC) team at Covestro in Leverkusen, you will gain exciting insights into industrial control engineering, modern process optimization and Python-based software development. Together with experienced colleagues, you work on solutions that make our chemical production processes more efficient and powerful. In addition to our diverse benefits, you can expect a gross hourly wage of 20 € plus Christmas and holiday pay. We offer you flexible working time models with 10, 15 or 18 hours per week during the lecture period. Let us know which model best suits your studies.

• You support our APC team in the development of control concepts, the design of PID controllers and the commissioning of advanced process control projects at our production sites
• You conduct dynamic process simulations of chemical plants with Honeywell UniSim to verify control strategies and analyze process behavior under various operating conditions
• Depending on your previous knowledge, you participate in the implementation of Model Predictive Control (MPC) and the development of modern closed-loop control solutions
• You support the development of Python-based tools, dashboards and web frontends to optimize internal APC processes and visualize data clearly
• You work closely with experienced process engineers, take on tasks after technical guidance and gain valuable practical experience in an industrial environment

• You are enrolled in a technical or scientific degree program, ideally in chemical engineering, process engineering, control engineering, computer science or a comparable field
• You have acquired initial knowledge in control engineering, process simulation or automation technology, for example during your studies or through your own projects
• You have basic knowledge of Python or are interested in learning programming
• You work carefully and structured, are curious and enjoy familiarizing yourself with new technical topics
• You have good German and English skills
• For this position, a valid enrollment at a university and the authorization to take up employment in Germany are required
• If you need a residence permit to take up employment, please ensure that it permits the intended working student activity