Stäfa
14 hours ago
Practical Trainee - Materials
- 17 April 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Stäfa
Job summary
Join Sonova AG in Staefa, Switzerland as a Practical Trainee! This internship offers hands-on experience in materials research.
Tasks
- Support materials engineers in evaluating hearing instruments.
- Conduct accelerated environmental tests and material characterizations.
- Document results and improve testing methods.
Skills
- Seeking BSc or MSc students in materials science or similar fields.
- Hands-on experience in laboratory work is essential.
- Good English communication skills are required.
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About the job
Staefa, Switzerland
Practical Trainee - Materials
Internship Materials (6 Months)
Research & Development delivers hearing solutions and services for people with hearing loss, hearing care professionals, and further related people, in the form of hearing devices, accessories, web services, mobile applications, and PC software.
As an intern in the R&D “Biological Safety and Materials” team you will support the materials engineers in the characterization and performance evaluation of hearing instruments and materials. You will prepare, run, analyze and report a variety of characterizations and accelerated environmental tests on materials and devices, as well as improve existing test routines.
This program is limited to 6 months.
Your tasks
- Perform and analyze accelerated environmental tests on hearing instruments
- Perform and analyze material characterization tests (e.g. contact angle, FTIR, SEM, XRF etc.)
- Evaluate results across tested devices and materials and draw conclusions on how to improve device performance.
- Develop and/or improve existing test methods
- Document and present the results
Your profile
- BSc or MSc student in the field of materials science, mechanical engineering or similar
- Interest in the field of material characterization and environmental testing
- Flair for laboratory hands-on work
- Open-minded and self-motivated, communicative
- Good communication skills in English (German is a plus)
Our offer
We can offer you a new challenge, with interesting tasks and much more – including an open corporate culture, flat hierarchies, support for further training and development, opportunities to take on responsibility, and an excellent range of foods, sports and cultural facilities.
Employment level 80-100%.
For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered. #LI-NB1
Sonova AG
Laubisrütistrasse 28
CH-8712 Stäfa
+41 58 928 01 01
