A trainee program is one option to start your career in industry and can be a great opportunity. As there are many in different sectors the GAUSS Career Service collates and regularly updates a list of those we are aware of. At all those companies alumni of us are employed - so take your chance and scroll through the different trainee programs and see if something is of interest for you.
Please click on the different industry sectors in order to see a list of the Trainee Programs. Then click on a specific trainee program to see further details concerning industry, target group, duration and application period.
Target group: Master's degree or PhD in natural sciences, pharmacy, engineering, industrial information technology or automation, with excellent grades
Duration: 24 months
Application period: Application deadlines vary depending on the start of the program
Application: Selection of suitable candidates through Assessment Center
Target group: Current graduate students enrolled in an Engineering Graduate Program (Master’s) graduating by June 2025 - preferred Majors: Bioengineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Material Science, Robotics, Systems, Software, and Optical Engineering
Duration: 2 years
Application period: Application deadlines vary depending on the start of the program
Target group: Recent (no more than 2 years) university graduates with a bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biology), Computer Science, or Data Science preferred
Duration: 2 years (4 six months rotations)
Application period: New positions are posted when available
Target group: University degree in the natural sciences with additional business knowledge or business degree with at least six months of pharmaceutical industry experience and/or knowledge of the natural sciences
Duration: 24 months
Start of program: 1-2 recruitment rounds per year, starting dates are variable
Application: 3-step application process: online application, telephone interview, assessment center
Target group: Above average PhD in chemistry, polymer chemistry, or physical chemistry and a broad range of experience in polymer physics, materials science, polymer synthesis, or polymer characterization
Duration: 18-24 months
Application period: New positions are posted when available
Target group: University graduates (Diploma, Master's or Bachelor's degree) in the fields of business administration, economics, computer science or natural sciences and interest in economic contexts
Duration: 12 months
Application period: New positions are posted when available
Relevant trainee programs for PhD students: Technology Transformation
Target group: University degree in business informatics, business administration, industrial engineering or natural sciences with initial IT experience or a strong interest in technology
Duration: 3,5 months
Start of the program: 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October
Target group: Above-average academic degree in informatics, business informatics, business administration, economics or (business) mathematics, physics or a good degree in another business/mathematics-related field of study
Duration: 12-15 months
Application period: Applications are possible at any time, they should be sent 3-6 months before the planned starting date
Target group: Exceptional university degree in the field of automation engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, electrical engineering, process engineering, business administration with a technical background, material science, quality, safety & health or comparable qualifications
Duration: 18 months
Application period: Nov-Feb for the start of the program in March
Target group: University degree; nationality/citizenship of an EU member state, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
Duration: 5 months
Application period: Call for applications opens in January for traineeships starting in October and in July/August for traineeships starting in March the next year
Available places: Around 650 per application cycle
