Working Student / Internship
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Feb 9, 2023. Software Defined Automation scores B on the Alion truth index.
Description
Software Defined Automation is an industrial deep tech software company that enables Manufacturing-as-Code through the creation of completely new degrees of freedom for the automated configuration, operation, maintenance and continuous change of production plants. We have set ourselves a great mission, targeting the resource efficiency of one third of the global value creation and energy consumption. Software Defined Automation is the enabler for AI based self-optimizing production, thereby reaching the next technological innovation step function in productivity for the world.
For this new world of Software Defined Automation, we build a team that masters both Cloud as well as real-time shop floor operations technology. Join our team with your high energy driven nature, interest in industrial manufacturing and motivation to push the boundaries from the cloud all the way to all moving things on the shop floor!
Responsibilities
At SDA, we are hiring working students to work with our team to shape the future of software development for industrial automation engineers.
Join our development team in creating state of the art software development and collaboration tools for industrial automation engineers.
Support the development and testing of graphical interfaces to display industrial programming languages (IEC 61131-3).
Set up test environments and implement edge cases for rendering of graphical languages.
Support the implementation of demo systems for industrial fairs and customer sessions.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical / electrical engineering, computer science or equivalent
Experience in configuring and programming of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) (e.g., Siemens, Codesys, Rockwell) using IEC 61131-3 graphical languages
(Optional) Experience with Python
(Optional) Experience with Front-End development (JS, TS, React, SVG)
Minimum availability of 12 working hours per week, preferably more (up to 40 hours for internship)
Partial on-site attendance at company office at TUM Campus in Garching Forschungszentrum required
Self-starter mentality with excitement to relentlessly solve technical challenges
Intercultural competence as well as strong communication skills (English is a must!)