MASTER’S THESIS WITH PRE-INTERNSHIP: SILOXANE VAPOURS AND ELECTRICAL RELAYS (F/M/D)

MASTER’S THESIS WITH PRE-INTERNSHIP: SILOXANE VAPOURS AND ELECTRICAL RELAYS (F/M/D)

Location Lippstadt, Germany

FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 36,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.1 billion in fiscal year 2024.

YOUR TASKS

As part of this master’s thesis with a pre-internship, you will investigate the influence of siloxane vapours on electrical relays. The role combines hands‑on experiments, technical analysis and the development of measures to increase reliability in electronics manufacturing.

• Hands‑on Experiments: You will carry out practical investigations on electrical relays exposed to siloxane vapours and evaluate the effects on their function.
• Literature Research and Familiarization: Part of your work will be to familiarize yourself with the current state of the art in process technologies, materials and design approaches.
• Standardized Test Procedure: You will optimize an existing test setup in order to establish a more standardized test procedure.
• Material and Process Analysis: Your responsibilities will also include material analysis and the characterization of volatile siloxanes.
• Optimization Potentials: You will identify promising approaches for cost reduction and efficiency improvement in electronics manufacturing and derive countermeasures to increase reliability.

START: after arrangement, DURATION: at least 12 weeks

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Enrollment: You are enrolled at a university during your time at HELLA and have not yet started or completed your final mandatory academic requirement.
• Field of Study: You are studying mechanical engineering, forming technology, materials science, physics, chemistry or an comparable field.
• IT Skills: You have basic MS Office skills and can work confidently with emails and documents.
• Material Knowledge: Ideally, you have knowledge of silicone materials and electrical relays.
• Analytical Skills: You have a strong interest in the analysis of assembly and joining technologies as well as automotive products.
• Soft Skills: Enthusiasm, team spirit and the ability to work independently complete your profile.

Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.

Hella stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.

HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
Benedict Stratmann
Rixbecker Str. 75
59552 Lippstadt