Internship Development of Optimization Algorithms for Industrial Solutions in Ladenburg bei ABB

Internship (m/f/d) Development of Optimization Algorithms for Industrial Solutions

Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

Looking for a taste of working life in an international, future-focused corporate group? Then join us as an intern (m/f/d) and familiarise yourself with a suitable department for 3 to 6 months. You will be involved in large-scale projects and perform a defined set of duties independently. Use your internship to build a network and become familiar with our company

Your responsibilities

• Contribute to ongoing research activities on energy-saving and CO2 reduction for industrial solutions that help to reduce energy usage and cost for a more sustainable future.
• Research, develop and test optimization algorithms for various applications.
• Support the project team through evaluating case studies, conducting performance and /or unit tests, and presenting experimental results.
• We expect you to have the willingness to tackle difficult problems, above-average motivation to implement and test developed models and algorithms, and proactiveness to come up with new ideas on how to overcome possible challenges.
• We expect a proactive approach and the ability to perform independent work tasks as a project team member.

Your background

• Enrolled in master's program in Mathematics, Computer Science, or similar field.
• You are well acquainted with mathematical optimization techniques such as (mixed integer) linear programming, (mixed integer) non-linear programming, combinatorial optimization, optimization algorithms on graphs, or similar.
• You have programming experience in Python and are familiar with object-oriented programming.
• You are interested in solving complex industrial optimization problems.
• As a good communicator, you have sound English skills in speaking and writing required by an international team.

More about us

We believe in fairness, so interns who join us will benefit from our expertise as they expand their own knowledge. We give you the scope to try things out for yourself and obtain practical experience. Your time is valuable, so you will receive appropriate remuneration for the duration of the internship. Please note that internships are generally limited to six months, while voluntary internships during a bachelor course are for a maximum of three months. Please state whether you are applying for a voluntary internship or undertaking a mandatory internship, and be sure to enclose your certificate of enrolment. In the case of mandatory internships, please include the corresponding extract from your university’s internship guidelines. Interested? Then we look forward to receiving your informative application (cover letter, CV, certificate of enrolment, current transcript of grades and other supporting documents) through our online careers tool.