Internship R&D Professional Vacuum Cleaners

Starting March 2027. These will be your WOW moments: Participation in innovations: You actively work on the development of future-proof modules and accessories for our professional wet/dry vacuum cleaners, steam cleaners and spray extraction devices and gain valuable 'on-the-job' insights into modern development and testing work. Concept development & idea generation: You independently develop creative concepts, contributing your own ideas, evaluating them and implementing them in the form of functional models. Testing & documentation: For concept validation, you develop suitable tests and carry out the necessary measurements in our test laboratories. You evaluate the results of your measurements and tests in a structured manner and document them precisely in German and English. Interface work & teamwork: You work closely and interdisciplinary with our specialists from design, testing, electronics and application technology to feed your findings directly into product development.

• Work on innovations: You actively help develop future-proof modules and accessories for our professional wet/dry vacuums, steam cleaners and spray extraction machines and gain valuable on-the-job insight into modern development and testing work.
• Concept development and idea generation: You independently develop creative concepts, contribute your own ideas, evaluate them and turn them into functional prototypes.
• Testing and documentation: To validate concepts, you develop suitable tests and carry out the necessary measurements in our test laboratories. You evaluate the results in a structured way and document them precisely in German or English.
• Interface work and teamwork: You work closely and across disciplines with our specialists in design, testing, electronics and application engineering so your findings feed directly into product development.

• Good academic performance in a technically oriented degree programme in mechanical engineering or mechatronics
• Advanced German and English skills, spoken and written, and confident use of common office and collaboration tools
• We are looking for bright minds who want to make a difference, score with innovative ideas during their studies and gain experience. Are you known for working independently?
• Do you count communication skills, creativity, team spirit and analytical talent among your strengths? Then you are a true Kärcher type!