Internship / Working Student – Physics Simulation for Medical Soft-Body Modeling (f/m/x)

As a student, you work with your colleagues on an equal footing and create ideal conditions for your future career. Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That’s just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people. In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together. Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow. Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity. Apply now! It takes less than 10 minutes. Your role

Motivation for the Work

Turning today’s research into tomorrow’s applications – together. At ZEISS, we focus on user-centric innovation to transform ideas into cutting-edge solutions. The ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT fosters collaboration between students, researchers, and industry professionals to drive technological advancements.

Your Role

With us, you have the opportunity to perfectly combine your studies with practical experience while actively contributing to exciting projects. This allows you to gain valuable skills, expand your network, and grow both professionally and personally.

Combine your studies with hands-on experience as an intern or working student to support applied research and prototyping in medical soft-body simulation for six months or longer

Implement and validate soft-tissue deformation models using real patient data to build and validate simulation pipelines.

Collaborate with research engineers and scientists, contribute to reusable tooling in Python, and translate research findings into practical applications

Your profile

Enrolled in a Master’s Program in Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field

Programming skills in Python; C++ is a plus

Solid understanding of computational modeling methods

Solid understanding of geometry processing and mesh data structures

Good communication skills in English; German is a plus

You are curious, proactive, and collaborative, and you enjoy tackling challenging research-to-product problems.

Nice to have

Experience with simulation software such as Ansys, COMSOL, or Abaqus

Project or coursework experience in biomechanical modeling, soft-body simulation, or surgical simulation

Experience with version control (Git)

Familiarity with modeling software

Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future! Please provide your complete application documents (CV, transcript of records, etc.).

Contact

Selina Safradin