SICK is one of the world’s leading solutions providers for sensor-based applications in the industrial sector. Founded in 1946 by Dr.-Ing. e. h. Erwin Sick and headquartered in Waldkirch im Breisgau near Freiburg, the company is a technology and market leader with 63 subsidiaries and affiliates as well as numerous agencies around the globe. SICK has more than 10,000 employees worldwide and generated a group revenue of EUR 1.8 billion in the 2025 fiscal year.
Job Description
Apprenticeship 2027: Electronics technician for devices and systems (f/m/d)

3.5-year apprenticeship as an electronics technician (f/m/d) for devices and systems starting on 1 September 2027 at our Waldkirch site in cooperation with the Walter-Rathenau-Gewerbeschule Freiburg (block teaching).

 

 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:

  • Diverse insights and work in various departments such as production, repair and development
  • Acquire basic electrical engineering knowledge in analogue and digital electronics
  • Working with software applications and measuring devices
  • Production of electronic cards
  • Development of circuit diagrams via the design of printed circuit boards
  • Production and commissioning of devices and systems
  • Recognising faults in systems and rectifying them, isolating the causes of faults, repairing and overhauling electronic devices
  • Safety assessments of electrical devices
  • Assembling printed circuit boards
  • Programming microcontrollers in various programming languages

 

 

WHAT YOU NEED:

  • Secondary school leaving certificate, vocational college, A-levels or comparable training
  • Basic technical understanding and enjoy manual and technical activities
  • Good spatial awareness
  • Good knowledge of maths, physics and computer science
  • Analytical and precise way of working
  • Developer spirit and a wealth of ideas
  • Enjoy working in a team
  • German language skills (language level B2 recommended)
  • If you want to apply, please write in German

 

 

YOUR APPRENTICESHIP SALARY:

  • 1st year of training: 1.303 €
  • 2nd year of training: 1.377,50 €
  • 3rd year of training: 1.488 €
  • 4th year of training: 1.563 €
Information at a Glance
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Posting Start Date:  7/14/26
Requisition-ID:  38012
Posting Job Location:  Waldkirch (near Freiburg)
Full-time/Part-time:  Full-time

Contact: Sandra Winterhalter, +49 7681 202-3104

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At SICK, we see people, not gender. 
We put great emphasis on diversity, reject discrimination and do not think in categories such as gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, age or sexual identity.