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Internship in Next-Generation System Interaction with Contextual Voice Command Activation (f/m/x)

CompanyZEISS Group
LocationOberkochen
Work ModeOn Site
PostedOctober 12, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
You will work within a team of scientists and research engineers to develop interactive systems focusing on voice command activation. Your tasks include conceptualizing interaction designs and prototyping with new hardware and sensors.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
26576
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling almost 12 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets (September 30, 2025). For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces, and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and binoculars. With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare, and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future. With over 46,600 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 30 production facilities worldwide. Learn more about ZEISS: www.zeiss.com/about Data privacy: www.zeiss.com/data-protection Imprint: www.zeiss.com/publisher This is ZEISS's official LinkedIn account. It follows the ZEISS Netiquette: www.zeiss.com/netiquette
About the Role

Motivation for the Work

Turning today’s research into tomorrow’s applications – together. At ZEISS, we focus on user-centric innovation to transform ideas into cutting-edge solutions. The ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT fosters collaboration between students, researchers, and industry professionals to drive technological advancements.

 

Your Role


We are seeking passionate and talented students who are eager to shape next-generation products at ZEISS. Integrated in a team of scientists and research engineers, you will work (for at least 4 months) on research projects for interactive systems. In these projects voice commands play a crucial role for human-computer interaction capabilities. The internship will focus on voice commands with speaker and context identification without a wake-up word. It includes user interaction design with novel form factors and prototyping with new hardware and sensors in the context of automated speech recognition.

 

What We Offer

  • An opportunity to build the foundation for next-generation products
  • The possibility to conceptualize and implement interaction design and to prototype with new hardware and sensors
  • Mentorship by experienced PhD-level experts
  • The option to write a master thesis following an internship position
  • A modern working environment enabling hybrid work by offering remote workdays
  • An opportunity to join a growing company with many career options

Your Profile


  • You are enrolled in a master’s or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or similar
  • You are interested in technology and motivated to work on challenging tasks
  • You have a strong computer science background with very good coding skills
  • You have experience and/or strong interest in human-centered design
  • You also have some experiences in at least one of the topics listed above
  • You are willing to collaborate and work in complementary teams
  • Good communication skills in English and/or German
  • You are willing to learn and explore with a high degree of initiative and creativity

Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future! Please provide your complete application documents (CV, transcript of records, etc.).

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Selina Safradin
Key Skills
Computer ScienceElectrical EngineeringPhysicsHuman-computer interactionVoice command technologyAutomated speech recognitionPrototypingHardware integrationSensor technologyInteraction designCodingResearch
Categories
TechnologyScience & ResearchEngineeringSoftware
Benefits
Mentorship by PhD-level expertsHybrid work environmentRemote workdaysCareer development opportunitiesMaster thesis opportunity