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Mechanical Engineering Graduation Internship - Structural Platforms

Hybrid in Utrecht·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 29 Oct)

Movares

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Our summary

Salary
€550 a month
Work mode
Hybrid, Utrecht
Contract
Internship, full-time hours
Languages
Dutch

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

An internship at Movares is a kickstart to your career, and there are several reasons for that. For instance, you can count on top-notch support from your internship supervisor, your team, and campus recruiter Noortje. Additionally, you will join a group full of like-minded people. Every year, we welcome between 30 and 40 interns. You will meet them during the monthly Movares Backstage meetings, where connecting with others is the priority. Sometimes you will go out for lunch together or visit a project. Other months, a substantive session is on the schedule, where you might learn to present or advise better, for example.

And also as a member of Young Movares, our youth association, fun activities are regularly in your calendar. Additionally, every second Tuesday of the month, you can join the Café van de Toekomst: an inspiration session where you are updated together with your colleagues on topics and projects playing out in our organization. And that is not all: you can make use of our own Academy with over 3,000 different learning paths, trainings, and e-learning modules.

At Movares, you will work on a challenging assignment with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself. There is a fun and cozy atmosphere. You will get a look behind the scenes of a leading consultancy and engineering firm, with plenty of room for your own initiative and good guidance. The duration and start date are to be determined in consultation. Furthermore, you will receive:

  • an attractive allowance of €550 based on full-time employment;

  • room to find your ideal work-life balance;

  • great colleagues and a graduation placement in the heart of Utrecht.

And there is more. Because graduating at Movares also means:

  • contributing to a cleaner world, because you are interning at the first company in the Netherlands with a Zero Waste certificate;

  • membership in Young Movares, the youth association where you learn from and with other young colleagues.

The role

Help me make platforms smarter, more sustainable, and future-proof for the traveling Netherlands.

What you'll do

  • research how structural platforms can be designed smarter, more sustainably, and circularly;

  • analyze existing platforms and innovative solutions with new materials;

  • map out opportunities for cost savings, reduced material use, and faster construction;

  • develop optimizations and test technical feasibility;

  • advise on next steps and present your research results to experts.

Structural platforms play an important role in a reliable railway. Together with specialists from Movares and ProRail, you will research how these platforms can be designed smarter and more sustainably. You will compare existing solutions with innovative alternatives, such as composite structures, and translate your findings into concrete improvements for practice.

This is who you are at Movares

For this vacancy, you bring:

  • you are pursuing a HBO or WO degree in Mechanical Engineering or Civil Engineering;

  • you have knowledge of structures, material properties, statics, or dynamics;

  • you are curious and investigative, ask sharp questions, and substantiate choices;

  • you are proactive, actively explore new ideas, and think in solutions;

  • you work connectively, easily seek collaboration, and share insights clearly.

About Movares

Industry
Engineering Consultancy

In their own words

About the company & team

For you as a graduation intern Structural Platforms, there is a place in our Integrated Design department within the W-installations team.

Within this team, colleagues with different technical backgrounds work together on sustainable and future-proof solutions for the railway. You will enter an open and engaged working environment where sharing knowledge is a matter of course. During your graduation internship, you will work closely with specialists in the fields of structures, geotechnics, and dynamics. You will also have contact with ProRail and suppliers. The atmosphere is technically strong, but at the same time, low-threshold. You will get plenty of space to conduct independent research, test ideas, and discuss your results with experienced colleagues. This way, you will directly experience how your research can make an impact on the railway infrastructure of tomorrow.

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