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
Mandatory internship/thesis: Development of automated data sheet maintenance in EDB database

Summer Semester 2026 - limited to 6 months

 

You will develop an automated system for the exchange and versioning of technical data sheets within our EDB database – contributing a key component to our documentation process.

 

YOUR TASKS:

  • Design and implement a fully automated process for maintaining data sheets in the EDB database

  • Systematically check whether a data sheet already exists for a given article number

  • Automatically increase the revision index when a new version is uploaded

  • Ensure complete version history by setting valid_from and valid_to dates

  • Validate new data sheets in terms of format, completeness, and content changes

  • Compare new and previous versions, ideally including automated PDF diff functionality

  • Maintain a change log in a separate table or log file

  • Visualize differences to ensure traceability

 

YOUR PROFILE:

  • Enrolled in a degree program in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

  • Confident handling of relational databases (e.g. SQL, PostgreSQL)

  • Experience developing scripts or applications for data processing (e.g. Python, C#)

  • Ideally, experience with AI-based tools for document analysis or the use of AI agents

  • Experience with automated PDF processing and version control is a plus

  • Structured, solution-oriented, and self-driven working style
Information at a Glance
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Requisition-ID:  37450
Posting Job Location:  Waldkirch (bei Freiburg)
Full-time/Part-time:  Full-time

Contact: Sarah Disch

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