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Junior Managers Program (Trainee) - Start your Leadership Journey in R&D

Gerlingen, BW, deFull-time2026-11-13
Hybrid

Core

A 12-24 month rotational leadership program for master's graduates and PhDs to develop future managers in R&D for mobility, energy, and smart systems.

Role type

Junior Manager Trainee (R&D Leadership)

Builds

Hardware value chains for automotive control units, software/IoT systems for smart homes, and applied AI/robotics solutions.

Domain

Automotive, Energy, IoT, Robotics, Applied AI

Required skills

Strategic thinking, cross-functional coordination, agile project leadership, technical feasibility analysis, hands-on programming (Matlab, Python, C, Java), data science, AI agent design

Preferred skills

PhD, international experience, high mobility, German language proficiency

Technologies

Matlab, Python, C, Java, AI models, IoT, embedded systems, cloud architectures

Responsibilities

Rotate through different R&D areas globally, lead high-impact work packages, coordinate interdisciplinary teams, manage interfaces with manufacturing and customers, develop R&D roadmaps, design AI agents and mechatronic architectures

Seniority

Junior, rotational trainee