Fermentation Hardware Intern: Build Production-Line Machines

Farmless; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1000 EUR gross per month

Free vegan lunch

Bike to work in Amsterdam

Hands-on learning

All under one roof

Job summary

Farmless is offering a 6-month full-time internship in Amsterdam, starting Sep/Oct 2026. You will join a team turning a batch harvest line into a continuous process, designing and building the hardware and controls, including CIP, tanks, and manifolds.

You’ll work across the workshop, pilot brewery, and R&D spaces, with significant ownership and impact on production readiness. You will be embedded in a small, fast-moving group, collaborating with scientists and engineers, and you will have

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled for the duration of the internship.
• Studying mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, process or chemical engineering (HBO/university/VET).
• Willing to work across workshop, pilot plant and desk environments.
• English fluency; Dutch not required.

Responsibilities

• Own a central project end to end within the line rebuild.
• Design and implement pieces of equipment and controls.
• Contribute to continuous line conversion from batch to continuous.
• Help build the workshop and supporting infrastructure.

Skills

Engineering student

Hands-on maker

English communication

Willingness to learn

Education

Engineering program (Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics/Process/Chemical)

Tools

Welding equipment

Machining tools

Automation systems

Electrical wiring

Programming

Job description

Farmless is offering a 6-month full-time internship in Amsterdam, starting Sep/Oct 2026. You will join a team turning a batch harvest line into a continuous process, designing and building the hardware and controls, including CIP, tanks, and manifolds.

You’ll work across the workshop, pilot brewery, and R&D spaces, with significant ownership and impact on production readiness. You will be embedded in a small, fast-moving group, collaborating with scientists and engineers, and you will have