Internship - Measurement Systems for Industrial Process Monitoring - #46683

Internship - Measurement Systems for Industrial Process Monitoring

100%, Zurich, fixed-term

inspire AG is Switzerland’s leading competence center for product innovation and advanced manufacturing. As a strategic partner of ETH Zurich, our mission is to transfer knowledge and technology from academic research into the Swiss mechanical, electrical, and metal industries.

Project background

We are looking for a motivated intern to support the setup, integration, and validation of measurement systems for an industry-oriented research project in advanced manufacturing. The focus is on preparing a sensor and monitoring system for preliminary test runs on an industrial test bench.

Job description

Your Tasks

• Define relevant process parameters and quality metrics for experimental validation.
• Select, position, and integrate suitable measurement technologies, such as pressure and flow sensors, imaging systems, and additional process-monitoring equipment.
• Implement the data-acquisition architecture, including hardware interfaces, sampling rates, signal processing, and automated data logging.

Integrate the measurement system into an industrial test-bench environment and prepare representative preliminary test runs

Profile

Required experience

• CH/EU/EFTA citizenship or valid Swiss work permit
• BSc/MSc studies in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Process Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Interest in experimental work, measurement technology, sensors, or industrial manufacturing processes.
• Basic programming and data-analysis skills, preferably in Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW.
• Experience with data-acquisition systems, imaging systems, particle or flow measurement, or surface/process metrology is a plus.

Required people skills

• Self-motivated, structured, and hands-on in laboratory and test-bench environments.
• Strong analytical mindset with careful and reliable experimental working habits.
• Comfortable working in interdisciplinary, industry-oriented teams.

Good communication skills in English or German

Workplace

Workplace

We offer

This 6-month internship offers a unique opportunity to work at the interface of applied research, measurement technology, and industrial process development. You will contribute directly to the development of an integrated measurement framework supporting process understanding, optimization, and model validation.

Curious? So are we.

Please send your full application (cover letter, transcripts, CV, references) with reference ”Measurement Systems Internship” to our HR department ([email protected]).

For technical questions, please contact Dr. Markus Maier, Head of Machine Concepts ([email protected]). Start date is by agreement. Please also visit our websites www.inspire.ch and https://mohr.ethz.ch/.