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: Mechatronics technician (f/m/d)

3.5-year apprenticeship as a mechatronics technician (f/m/d) starting on 01.09.2027 at our Donaueschingen site in cooperation with the Villingen-Schwenningen vocational school (part-time teaching). 

 

 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: 

  • A wide range of insights and work in various departments such as production, repair, development and logistics 
  • Programming of control systems 
  • Development of applications with SICK sensor technology  
  • Combination/construction of superstructures with mechanical, electronic and pneumatic components 
  • Commissioning and maintenance of technical equipment 
  • Creation of project and device documentation 

 

 

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 
  • Knowledge of data processing 
  • Analytical and precise way of working 
  • Developer spirit and inventiveness 
  • Enjoy working in a team
  • If you want to apply, please write in German

 

 

YOUR APPRENTICESHIP SALARY:

  • 1st year of training: 1.303,00 €
  • 2nd year of training: 1.377,50 €
  • 3rd year of training: 1.488,00 €
  • 4th year of training: 1.563,00 €
Information at a Glance
Posting Start Date:  7/14/26
Requisition-ID:  38023
Posting Job Location:  Donaueschingen
Full-time/Part-time:  Full-time

Contact: Sandra Winterhalter, +49 7681 202-3104

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.