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, the company with headquarters in Waldkirch im Breisgau near Freiburg ranks among the technological market leaders. With 63 subsidiaries and equity investments as well as numerous agencies, SICK maintains a presence around the globe. SICK has more than 10,000 employees worldwide and generated a group revenue of EUR 2.1 billion in the 2024 fiscal year.

Job Description
Internship / Thesis: Evaluating AI‑Ready Industrial PCs for Logistics

Winter Semester 2026/27 – Limited to 5-6 months

 

Help shaping the future of industrial sizing systems with us: As part of our R&D team, you’ll work to enable the next generation of our logistics sensor systems. Your role: Conducting a thorough analysis of current and future hardware platforms that enable real-time AI performance in industrial environments. In doing so, you’ll lay the groundwork for the hardware strategy of our upcoming product generations.

 

YOUR TASKS:

  • Analysis of existing system variants: Evaluating current hardware architectures and determining current resource requirements.
  • Research on AI inference in industrial environments: Investigating modern CPU, GPU, and AI accelerator technologies in terms of real-time capability, robustness, and industrial requirements.
  • Deriving future hardware requirements: Developing robust recommendations for future industrial PC platforms based on your analyses.
  • Focus: Real-time AI on embedded accelerators: Verifying whether existing models can run entirely on AI accelerators—including evaluation of latency and throughput.
  • Evaluation of cost-optimized hardware solutions: Comparison of different platforms in terms of performance, robustness, and budget constraints.
  • Structured documentation: Creation of clear and well-founded reports that support future decisions in R&D and procurement. 

 

YOUR PROFILE:

  • Degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, business informatics, or a related field.
  • Interest in hardware-software co-design, embedded systems, or performance analysis.
  • Initial practical experience working with computer hardware.
  • Programming skills in Python or a similar programming language.
  • Basic understanding of AI, machine learning, or edge computing (preferred: knowledge of inference engines or embedded hardware).
  • Independent, structured, and reliable work ethic.
  • Good written and spoken English skills.
Information at a Glance
Requisition-ID:  37747
Posting Job Location:  Waldkirch (near Freiburg)
Full-time/Part-time:  Full-time
Contract Type: 

Contact: Sarah Disch

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