Textile Engineering Internship

**Position Overview**:
**Qualifications and Personal Qualities**:

- Interest in composite manufacturing and materials science
- Experience with technical and/or natural fibre yarns and têxtiles
- Knowledge on fibre preparation, spinning and weaving, especially with bast fibres. Experience with dyeing is a plus
- Driving curiosity for independent problem solving
- Able to work autonomously and share relevant information with the team
- Structured way of working with an ability to handle many projects in parallel
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. French or German is a plus

**Main tasks and responsabilities**:
The list below is meant to illustrate the tasks you might be asked to do. It is not fixed and can be dis-cussed with Bcomp depending on your strength and Bcomp’s needs.
- Support R&D and quality teams in yarns and têxtiles validation for production / _Skills: Textile characterisation methods, QMS._
- Support R&D and quality teams in characterisation of dyed yarns and fabrics / _Skills: spectrophotometer, dyeing processes._
- Evaluate suitability of new yarn categories for composite in light of customers’ requirements / _Skills: Textile characterisation methods, composite manufacturing and characterisation._
- Evaluate suitability of new weaves for composite in light of our customers’ requirement /_Skills: weaving, composite manufacturing and characterisation._
- Develop measurement methods for fibres’ properties characterisation /_Skills: Textile characterisation methods, bast fibres._

**We offer**:

- 1’500 CHF / month gross salary (pro rata)
- 2.5 weeks paid vacation for 6 months (pro rata)
- High level of expertise to learn from and progress on composite manufacturing, testing, design, life cycle analysis, etc.
- Flexible and welcoming work environment
- Automatic authorship for publications / patents related to the work

Many full-fledged engineers at Bcomp were once interns who had shown the right interest, initiative and technical skills to be offered a position at the end of their Master’s studies

**About Us**:
We are a dynamic, international team working in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial yet equal and respectful environment. Each of us takes responsibility for their work and contributes to a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere based on mutual trust.

Job Opening - Textile Intern