Student Worker – Development of smart manufacturing solutions

Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd. is recognised as one of the leading technology and service providers in the machine tool industry. The corporation is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and employs some 4,800 people throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Its revenues for the fiscal year ending 31st March 2025  totalled 1.4 billion EUR. Makino's wide range of premium-quality production solutions includes machining centres for the production of parts as well as for die and mould manufacturing in a great variety of applications in the aerospace, automotive, off-highway vehicles, industrial components and micro-technology industries. MAKINO Europe employs 225 people at technology centres and offices in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Slovakia and Poland, focusing on marketing, sales, application engineering and services.
 

Student Worker – Development of smart manufacturing solutions 

 
for our International Innovation Centre located in Aachen

Your principal tasks:

• Get familiar with the principles of data acquisition and usage from machine tool controls and built-in sensors to simulate, monitor and control processes.
• Use a mix of machine learning based and deterministic approaches to process data to predict or monitor process state conditions such as forces, vibrations, tool wear and part quality.
• Develop together with us software-based smart manufacturing solutions to increase productivity and protect the environment by reducing waste of resources.
• Test the developed solutions in our shopfloor on Makino machine tools by manufacturing die-and-mold, aerospace, or automotive parts.

 
Your qualifications & experience:

• Advanced knowledge in programming (Python, C#, C++, GCode, CAM, …)
• Out-of-the-box thinking and motivation to follow new paths
• Enthusiasm and knowledge in machine tools, CNC, process data analysis, control strategies and simulation
• Interest in Japanese culture of advantage 

Our offer:

• Become a member in our agile team of manufacturing and software engineers.
• Workstation in the creative office
• Intercultural working atmosphere – bridging European and Japanese cultures
• Modern working style with high intellectual freedom
• Entry in a high technology company with a long tradition
• Broad perspective to extend technological and professional skills
• Proceeding with Master thesis if a mutual interest for a topic evolves
• Part-time contract (at least 9h/week, max. 20h/week), salary above statutory minimum wage, no restrictions regarding start date

Interested?
Please email your full application, including your earliest possible starting date, to

Richard Zimmermann
Mobile: +49 (162) 1053-348
E-Mail: [email protected]

Makino Europe GmbH
Makino International Innovation Center
Karl-Friedrich-Straße 60, D-52072 Aachen
Germany

www.makino.eu
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