Internship in Next-Generation System Interaction with Contextual Voice Command Activation

ZEISS; Oberkochen; Hybrid; EUR 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship by PhD-level experts

Option to write a master thesis

Hybrid work environment with remote工作日

Growing company with career options

Job summary

ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT in Germany is seeking students for an internship to shape next-generation interactive systems. You will join a team of scientists and research engineers to work on projects for voice commands and HCI without a wake word, exploring new hardware and sensors for automated speech recognition.

The role offers mentorship by PhD-level experts, an option to write a master thesis following the internship, and a modern, hybrid work environment with remote workdays.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a master’s or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or similar.
• Strong computer science background with very good coding skills.
• Interest in human-centered design and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Work on research projects for interactive systems for at least 4 months.
• Focus on voice commands with speaker and context identification without a wake-up word.
• Include user interaction design and prototyping with new hardware and sensors in automated speech recognition.

Skills

Coding skills

Human-centered design

Team collaboration

English and German communication

Strong CS background

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree candidate in CS/EE/Physics

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 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!