Internship – Battery Cell Technology (Corporate Research & Technology) [m/f/x]

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Kickstart your career by helping us innovate power tools! We're seeking an intern who is eager to dive into lithium-ion battery technology, leveraging chemistry and electrochemical understanding to create safer, more efficient lithium-ion batteries. You'll gain hands-on experience working at Hilti as part of our battery research team, actively supporting our research projects
This internship position is available from January 2027 and runs for at least 6 months.

What You'll do

You’ll be part of our interdisciplinary battery team, working on the latest lithium-ion battery technology. You’ll work closely with our experts focusing on battery research and development. Your key responsibilities involve different tasks within the following topics: investigation of latest commercial Li-ion cells, improving our current testing methods, conducting advanced experimental tests, and analyzing and reporting your findings.

What You’ll Bring

About you: you are someone who wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for a company where you can pursue your interests across functions and geographies, where a job title is not considered a final destination but the starting point.
· Academic Background: Currently pursuing a degree in chemistry, materials science or similar
· Laboratory Experience: Hands-on experience in a laboratory setting is required (e.g., working with gloveboxes)
· Technical Skills: Basic electrochemistry and prior experience in data analysis (e.g., MATLAB) would be beneficial
· Team Spirit: Demonstrated enthusiasm for contributing to a dynamic and stimulating international team
· Personal Attributes: Troubleshooting skills and a self-reliant personality are highly valued

What’s In It for You

We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this, creating your future to be just how you would want it. Some of our benefits include:

• Diverse global headquarters community of over 2,100 colleagues from 70 nationalities.
• Flexible and trust-based working model including remote work, workation and sabbaticals.
• Inclusive culture supported by more than 60 employee-led activity networks.
• Modern campus with onsite gym, restaurants, mobility benefits and outdoor activities.
• Opportunities to contribute to social impact initiatives both locally and globally.

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

For further questions, please feel free to contact [email protected].
For non-EU/ EFTA citizens: Please state your eligibility status to work in Switzerland/ Liechtenstein and note that if you do not own a valid Swiss/ Liechtenstein work permit, Hilti cannot guarantee your final employment due to authority regulations.