Mechatronics Student Assistant – Control Engineering Support and Implementation (all genders)

About HAMBURG WASSER and the role

HAMBURG WASSER closes the water cycle from drinking water supply to wastewater disposal under one roof. With around 2,400 employees and more than 20 locations, the organisation helps keep things running in Hamburg every day. Together with its subsidiaries, it invests its experience in pioneering water and environmental protection projects and is committed to conserving resources and protecting the livelihood of future generations in Hamburg. The stated working environment is characterised by openness, appreciation, trust, respectful and peaceful cooperation, and a diverse community.

Plant engineering at HAMBURG WASSER covers the planning, modernisation and realisation of technical infrastructure, with a particular focus on EMSR technology: electrical, measurement, control and regulation technology. This technology supports automated processes, safe control and efficient monitoring. The work ranges from analysis and technical design through implementation and project support across all project phases. As a working student, you support the team responsible for the electrical power supply of waterworks and gain practical insight into demanding infrastructure projects.

Your tasks

• Participate in projects involving the electrical power supply of waterworks.
• Support the implementation of technical projects in automation and EMSR technology and electrical power supply.
• Help prepare bills of quantities and technical service descriptions.
• Prepare technical documentation, including 1-pole representations and principle and block diagrams.
• Carry out network calculations and simulations with NEPLAN 10, including static and time-dependent load-flow calculations, short-circuit current calculations, selectivity proofs and protection design.

These activities connect analysis, technical design, implementation and project support. Close cooperation between technical disciplines contributes to robust, modern and sustainable system solutions for reliable, future-ready plant operations.

What you bring

• Enrolment in electrical engineering, mechatronics or a comparable programme.
• A completed vocational qualification, ideally in a technical field, is an advantage.
• Interest in EMSR technology and electrical power supply.
• A structured, careful and reliable way of working.
• Good spoken and written German.

What HAMBURG WASSER offers

• Well supported: An engaging role with individual support from specialist departments, varied learning and development opportunities, and group-wide development prospects for after your studies.
• Connected: Information and exchange formats, after-work events and modern tools support networking and smooth collaboration.
• Flexible: Variable working hours, monetary overtime compensation and the possibility of mobile work depending on the task.
• Fit: Health and sports offers such as Urban Sports Club.
• Mobile: Benefits including a subsidy for the hvv Jobticket and bicycle-mobility offers.

Further benefits can be found on the career page and/or discussed with the recruiting team. The role may suit students who meet the enrolment, subject-interest and German-language requirements and want practical exposure to waterworks infrastructure. Which specific working hours and remuneration apply to this working-student position, and through which route can candidates apply?