Internship in Computer Vision / Calibration Pipelines (f/m/x)

ZEISS Group; Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen; Hybrid; EUR 8,900 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work days

Master thesis option

Continuing employment as working-stud.

Career opportunities

Job summary

ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT invites students to join a team of researchers and engineers to work on cutting-edge computer vision and photogrammetry projects. You will contribute to camera calibration, simulation in digital twins, and develop algorithms for object detection and depth estimation.

The role offers hybrid working options, with a path to continue as a working student for up to 2 years and opportunities to choose topics aligned with your interests.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering with a focus on computer vision, machine learning or similar.
• Strong coding skills in Python; C++ is a plus.
• Initial experience in computer vision, ideally camera calibration, photogrammetry, PyTorch, and OpenCV.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to research projects in computer vision and photogrammetry.
• Work on camera calibration, simulation of camera characteristics in digital twins, object detection and depth estimation algorithms.

Skills

Python

C++

Computer Vision

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS or EE with CV/ML focus

Tools

PyTorch

OpenCV

Job description

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 into a team of scientists and research engineers, you will work on research projects in computer vision and photogrammetry. These projects can range from custom camera calibration and simulation of camera characteristics in digital twins to object detection and depth estimation algorithms.

What We Offer

• An opportunity to build the foundation for next-generation products
• The option to write a master thesis following an internship or working student position
• Hands‑on work on intrinsic, extrinsic, and multi‑camera calibration for ZEISS use cases
• The possibility of continuing employment as a working student for up to 2 years
• A unique opportunity to choose the topics that interest you most within an exciting project
• A modern working environment enabling hybrid work by offering remote workdays
• An opportunity to join a growing company with many career opportunities

Your Profile

• You are interested in technology and motivated to work on challenging tasks
• You are enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering specializing in computer vision, machine learning or similar
• You have a strong computer science background with very good coding skills in Python (C++ is a plus)
• You have initial experience with computer vision, ideally camera calibration, photogrammetry, PyTorch, and OpenCVYou understand camera models, projection geometry, coordinate systems, and basic 3D geometry.
• You are willing to collaborate and work in interdisciplinary teams
• Good communication skills in English and/or German
• You are willing to learn and explore with a high degree of initiative and creativity