INTERNSHIP DETAILS

Summer Trainee, Laboratory

CompanyValmet Automotive / IONCOR
LocationSalo
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJanuary 14, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
As a Summer Trainee, you will assist laboratory engineers in laboratory development tasks and support laboratory operators in analysis work. You will ensure that work is performed and documented according to customer and standard requirements.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
1131
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Exceeding expectations effectively is what Valmet Automotive is famous for. We lead a new category of manufacturing solutions for fast-movers in automotive, defense, and other high-tech industrial sectors. Valmet Automotive is a trusted partner for industrializing future technologies across automotive, defence, and high-tech industrial sectors. With over 55 years of experience and continuous development in high-quality serial production, Valmet Automotive turns concepts into scalable manufacturing solutions with speed, precision, and flexibility. Driven by innovation and engineering excellence, we help customers accelerate growth and reduce time-to-market with an exceptional attention to operational performance and more sustainable solutions. Over 1,9 million vehicles produced since 1968 for leading global OEMs, including Mercedes-Benz. Carbon-neutral production since 2022, with an active path towards fully carbon-free own operations. Over 1,900 employees in 3 countries, and 1,300 employees with exceptional expertise in high-volume, high-quality manufacturing in contract manufacturing. End-to-end expertise in advanced manufacturing.
About the Role

IONCOR is an agile independent battery solutions company with Nordic roots and decades of experience as a leading partner for some of the world’s most admired brands. With a wide range of professionals in Finland and Germany, we provide modular battery products, customized solutions and contract manufacturing to energize a global energy transition. Buses, trucks, construction, material handling and agriculture are examples of categories where production volumes of equipment are lower, and end-use cases more complex and diverse, making a swift and viable transition a real challenge. This is where we come in. 

 

We help customers master and gain maximal value out of battery technologies across the lifecycle, from early specifications and end-user support to reuse and recycling. This is how we electrify a global energy transition.

 

We are now looking for eager Summer Trainees to join our team. As a Summer Trainee, you can kick-start your career with gaining hands-on experience and be a part in shaping the future of battery technology.

Would you like to be a new member of the Laboratory team?

Our laboratory at IONCOR Salo factory is an industrial laboratory focusing on dimensional, electrical and material testing. Our Laboratory team is responsible of quality assurance measurements and measurement management in Salo factory. We ensure that measurement equipment and methods are according to standard requirements, monitor product quality by performing analyses, and support product development activities. Our team consists of operators in charge of daily analysis work, and engineers responsible of specific measurement methods and development.

 

As a Summer Trainee, you will assist laboratory engineers in laboratory development tasks, e.g., upkeep of work instructions and other laboratory documentation, and testing and analysis of measurement systems. You will also support the laboratory operators in analysis work when needed, ensuring that work is performed and documented in agreed schedule according to both customer and standard requirements.

 

The location of this traineeship is in Salo, Finland. Remote workdays are occasionally possible, depending on the tasks.

We hope you have:

  • Ongoing bachelor's or master's studies in natural sciences or engineering
  • Work experience in a laboratory environment
  • Understanding of quality system requirements and quality assurance
  • Ability to lead your own work
  • Good teamwork and communication skills
  • Curiosity and eagerness to learn from both theory and hands-on work
  • Good spoken English and ability to write technical documentation in English is required. Finnish language is seen a plus.

This is what we offer you:

Opportunity to join an agile and innovative team dedicated to driving the global energy transition through advanced battery solutions. With our Nordic heritage and expertise, we provide the chance to work on cutting-edge projects across diverse industries, where electrification presents unique challenges, a good work–life balance and a feeling of creating something new.

 

  • Flexible working hours, and possibility for hybrid working
  • An international atmosphere, with both Finnish and English as working languages
  • Trainee community and fun events throughout the summer
  • Employee benefits such as free access to our gyms in Salo and Uusikaupunki, occupational healthcare, lunch benefit, and various discounts at selected stores and gyms.

 

Interested, but still have questions? You can find more information about us on our website. If you can’t find an answer to your question, please do not hesitate to reach out to our HR team: talentmanagement@ioncor-batteries.com.

 

Join our team and apply by 15.2.2026 via our application tool. We look forward to receiving your application!

 

We’ll review applications after the deadline and invite selected candidates to meet the hiring manager (and possibly future teammates), either face-to-face or via Teams. We aim to keep our trainee recruitment process straightforward and transparent, and after one interview, you can expect a decision from us by the end of March.

 

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Key Skills
Natural SciencesEngineeringLaboratory ExperienceQuality AssuranceTeamworkCommunication SkillsCuriosityEagerness To LearnTechnical DocumentationEnglish LanguageFinnish Language
Categories
EngineeringScience & ResearchEnergyManufacturingEnvironmental & Sustainability
Benefits
Free Access To GymsOccupational HealthcareLunch BenefitVarious Discounts