HTL Diploma Thesis Internship – Automation & Digitalization (Approx. 8 Weeks)

Job Description Summary

We are looking for a motivated HTL student (m/f/d) who would like to complete their diploma thesis in cooperation with GE Healthcare. This approximately 8‑week internship focuses on an automation or digitalization topic with measurable Value Creation Productivity (VCP) impact. While the exact topic will be defined together with the student and their supervising teacher, the project will contribute directly to improving efficiency, quality, or digital workflows within our production environment.
This internship offers hands‑on experience in industrial automation and digital transformation within a global healthcare company, providing valuable practical insight into real production systems and modern engineering methods.

At GE HealthCare, our machines, our software, our solutions, our services, and our people make a genuine difference to medical professionals and patients all over the world. That’s because we never lose sight of what healthcare really needs—the human touch.

Job Description

HTL Diploma Thesis Internship – Automation & Digitalization (Approx. 8 Weeks)

Short Role Description

We are looking for a motivated HTL student (m/f/d) who would like to complete their diploma thesis in cooperation with GE Healthcare. This approximately 8‑week internship focuses on an automation or digitalization topic with measurable Value Creation Productivity (VCP) impact. While the exact topic will be defined together with the student and their supervising teacher, the project will contribute directly to improving efficiency, quality, or digital workflows within our production environment.

This internship offers hands‑on experience in industrial automation and digital transformation within a global healthcare company, providing valuable practical insight into real production systems and modern engineering methods.

Responsibilities

• Collaboration in defining the diploma thesis topic in automation, digitalization, or production IT
• Analysis of existing processes, tools, or workflows to identify improvement potential with clear VCP relevance
• Support in designing and developing technical concepts, prototypes, or small digital tools (e.g., dashboards, automation scripts, workflow digitization)
• Partial implementation of selected solution components suitable for the 8‑week project scope
• Documentation of findings and results for both the HTL diploma thesis and internal stakeholders
• Optional evaluation of alternative technologies, available market solutions, and innovative or non‑traditional approaches
• Support in basic testing, validation, or optimization activities
• Participation in meetings with engineering, production, and technical specialists

Possible Topic Directions (final topic will be defined collaboratively)

• Automation of simple production or documentation steps
• Digitalization of workflow elements with measurable productivity impact
• Development of lightweight tools for monitoring, reporting, or operator support
• Data collection, transformation, or visualization for improved decision‑making
• Integration or evaluation of sensors, microcontrollers, or low‑complexity automation hardware
• Assessment of modern software or low‑code/no‑code solutions for production use

Qualifications

• Current HTL student (m/f/d) in Mechatronics, Electronics, Information Technology, Automation, Mechatronics/Robotics, or a comparable technical discipline
• Interest in working on a real‑world digitalization or automation challenge with measurable business impact
• Basic knowledge in programming, automation technology, digital tools, databases, or data analysis (depending on topic)
• Analytical mindset and structured way of working
• Ability to independently document project results for diploma thesis purposes
• Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate with technical teams
• Availability for an approx. 8‑week internship

What we offer

• We offer a role specific compensation and a competitive salary and fringe benefit package reflecting your profile and experience.
• The internship salarydepends on the KV Elektro- und Elektronikindustrie, and is dependent on school level and area of responsibility.
• An exciting and diverse range of responsibilities in a growth-oriented company
• An interdisciplinary team and an international work environment
• Flextime and flexible working hours
• Free electric charging stations and ample parking facilities on the company premises
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Convenient public transportation access with a complimentary company shuttle to the Redl-Zipf train station, located 2 km away.

If you are interested in learning more we are looking forward to your online-application!

Don't meet all the requirements? We are aware that there is almost never a perfect profile. You can learn (almost) anything as long as you are interested and enjoy new topics and challenges. In short: we look forward to receiving your application, even if you do not yet meet the requirements 100%!

About us

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator with over 100 years of healthcare industry experience and around 50,000 employees globally. We enable clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, data analytics, applications and services, supported by our Edison intelligence platform. We operate at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision health - digitizing healthcare, helping drive productivity and improving outcomes for patients, providers, health systems and researchers around the world.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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