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Project Management Intern – Grant Administration (m/f/d)

CompanySynapticon
LocationSchönaich
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJune 12, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will maintain project schedules and milestone tracking for customer and R&D projects while supporting grant administration and compliance. They will also coordinate design reviews and documentation between internal teams and external research partners.
Internship Type
intern / student
Company Size
77
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Synapticon is a leading full-stack provider of intelligent drive and safety technologies for robotics and mechanical engineering. Headquartered in Schönaich near Stuttgart and with locations in Silicon Valley and Shenzhen, the company develops and produces highly integrated solutions for motion control and functional safety. The product portfolio includes the award-winning and safety-certified SOMANET Circulo and Integro servo drive families, power-dense actuators for robotics and mechanical engineering from the ACTILINK series, the OBLAC and MOTORCORTEX software solutions and the POSITRON Safety AI platform for the most demanding applications in the field of functional safety. With its software-first approach, deeply integrated electronics and innovative control technology, Synapticon reduces engineering complexity while increasing performance, precision and efficiency. Leading developers of industrial, collaborative, mobile and humanoid robots and complex machines worldwide rely on Synapticon as a trusted partner for the realisation of their most ambitious products.
About the Role

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We're looking for a motivated Project Management Intern (ideally 6 months, mandatory internship) to join our Robotics team in Schönaich (close to Stuttgart), with a flexible start date. If you're structured, reliable, and curious about how a hardware and software robotics company manages complex multi-party projects — including challenging humanoid robotics customers and publicly funded R&D programmes — this internship gives you hands-on experience that is genuinely rare in industry.

HERE'S WHERE YOU MAKE AN IMPACT

  • Maintain project schedules and milestone tracking across multiple simultaneous customer and R&D projects — the structural work that keeps complex parallel workstreams from drifting out of sync

  • Support regular progress reporting for customer projects, turning internal status into clear, reliable communication that builds confidence externally

  • Assist with grant administration and compliance documentation — the careful, detail-oriented work that keeps a publicly funded project in good standing with its funders

  • Coordinate design review and milestone sign-off processes with internal teams and external partners, making sure the right people have the right information before decisions are made

  • Support consortium documentation and coordination with research institute partners, prepare monthly Gantt/PM tool exports for both customer and grant reporting

WHO YOU ARE

  • Enrolled BSc/MSc student in Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, or a technical engineering degree with a genuine interest in project management

  • Structured, organised, and reliable — in a multi-project environment, deadline management isn't a skill on a CV, it's the foundation

  • Fluent written German is essential: grant administration in a German-funded programme requires precision, formality, and zero ambiguity in the language

  • Working proficiency in English is equally required — customer project communication happens in English, and clarity matters just as much there as it does in the grant documentation

  • Proficient in MS Excel or Google Sheets; experience with Wrike, Odoo, or similar PM tools is a plus and will shorten your ramp-up considerably

  • Technical curiosity is genuinely valued here — you don't need to know ROS2, but being interested in what engineers are actually building makes you meaningfully more effective in this role

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

  • Flexible working hours when life takes unexpected turns

  • Company support for gym memberships through Wellpass

  • Birthday vouchers

  • Drinks and coffee (free of charge, of course)

  • Snacks and fruit for all employees, as well as breakfast every Monday

  • Regular global team-building events such as boot camps, skiing, and summer BBQs

  • An international team with long-term prospects

  • Highly competent colleagues who are experts in their field and happy to support you in your learning and growth

  • Modern office space

  • Our company's WG (upon availability)

About us

HACKING THE PHYSICS AND ECONOMICS OF MOTION CONTROL WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

At Synapticon, we are revolutionizing motion control for robotics and machines—right at the point of motion.
Our approach is completely new: we integrate previously separate components such as motors, drives, sensors, and gearboxes into seamless units. At the same time, we are digitizing performance and quality factors that previously depended on expensive mechanical manufacturing.
World-leading innovators are choosing Synapticon to pave their way into the future of intelligent, motion-controlled systems.

Be part of our success story – apply now at Synapticon!
Key Skills
Project ManagementGrant AdministrationMilestone TrackingProgress ReportingCompliance DocumentationConsortium CoordinationMS ExcelGoogle SheetsWrikeOdooGerman FluencyEnglish ProficiencyIndustrial EngineeringEngineering ManagementDeadline ManagementTechnical Curiosity
Categories
EngineeringManagement & LeadershipScience & ResearchTechnologyAdministrative
Benefits
Flexible Working HoursGym Membership Support via WellpassBirthday VouchersFree Drinks and CoffeeFree Snacks and FruitWeekly BreakfastGlobal Team-building EventsInternational TeamModern Office SpaceCompany Housing (WG) based on availability