Internship in Stuttgart — the home of automotive engineering
Stuttgart is where the automobile was invented. Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Bosch all have their global HQ here. The Baden-Württemberg capital combines Swabian engineering precision with a booming software and AI scene around the Cyber Valley.
Why intern in Stuttgart
If your degree touches mechanical engineering, automotive, embedded software, AI or materials science, this is the densest engineering ecosystem in Europe. Mercedes, Porsche and Bosch all hire 1,000+ interns each per year, and the Cyber Valley AI hub now hosts Amazon and IBM Research labs.
Sectors hiring interns in Stuttgart
Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Mahle, ZF Friedrichshafen, Daimler Truck.
Bosch HQ (300k employees globally), Trumpf, Festo, Stihl.
Cyber Valley, Amazon Research, IBM, SAP nearby (Walldorf).
Airbus Defence Friedrichshafen, Diehl, Liebherr Aerospace.
EnBW, hydrogen research, e-mobility startups.
Life as an intern in Stuttgart
- 01Live in Stuttgart-West, Heslach or Bad Cannstatt — hillside vineyards meet city centre.
- 02VVS Deutschlandticket: S-Bahn, U-Bahn and bus for €49/month.
- 03Cannstatter Volksfest (Germany's #2 Oktoberfest), Black Forest weekends, Lake Constance.
- 04Surrounded by vineyards within city limits — the only major German wine-growing city.
"Six months at Porsche on the 911 production line. The CV writes itself."
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