Praktikant*in Interior Gestaltung, Technologie und Forschung

Future Interior Designer

Do you want to shape the future of the automotive industry?

At Mercedes-Benz Research and Development (RD), we are shaping the automotive generations of the future. As a team "Future Interior," we research and develop the interior of the future.

In the development of innovative concepts and systems, we work as an interdisciplinary team from various fields such as engineering sciences, psychology, and design. The team's scope covers all aspects of the future interior, from space concepts to comfort functions, material innovations, and UX/UI concepts.

At Mercedes-Benz, we offer you the opportunity to contribute your expertise in a motivated team with a high degree of responsibility in an innovative and dynamic environment to drive tomorrow's innovations forward.

You are a design-affine and analytically gifted mind who enjoys working with future technologies? Then you are exactly the right fit for our team!

These challenges await you, among others:

• Analysis of current trends and innovations in the automotive industry with a focus on design and technology.
• Contribution to the idea generation and concept development of future vehicle interiors.
• Support in the development of concepts for the market positioning of new designs and technologies.
• Creation of presentations and decision templates with a high design demand for management meetings.
• Collaboration with the project management in the design of project contents and the development of innovations.

Your role can start in September 2026.

Qualifications:

• Degree in innovation management, automotive design, product design, or similar fields.
• Secure German and English language skills in speech and writing.
• An acute sense for form, light, and space as well as the confident use of common visualization and 3D modeling tools (preferably Blender).
• Secure use of MS-Office.
• Engagement and team capability.
• Communication and team skills.
• Profound analytical skills and a strategic working method.
• Enthusiasm for new challenges.
• Affinity for new technologies and current developments in the automotive industry.

Additional information:

We look forward to your online application with resume, cover letter, certificates, current enrollment certificate with indication of the semester, if applicable, internship proof, and proof of the standard study period. Please do not forget to mark your documents as "relevant for this application" in the online form and note the maximum file size of 5 MB.

Further information about the selection criteria can be found here.

Disabled and equally qualified applicants are welcome! The disabled employees' representative (sbv-s) will be happy to support you in the application process.

HR Services will be happy to help you with any questions about the application process. You can reach us by email at  or by phone at 0711/17-99000 (Mon-Fri 10-12 Uhr & 13-15 Uhr).