Put your passion for technology into practice.
Be part of our future.
Welcome to STIWA - your gateway to exciting career opportunities in the world of innovative technologies. As an international leader in product and high performance automation, we offer high school and university students a unique opportunity to put their passion for technology into practice.
Immerse yourself in a world of innovation, team spirit and personal development. We look forward to meeting you!
DIPLOM-, BACHELOR- OR MASTERTHESIS FOR UNIVERSITIES / UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES
- Joint thesis, Bachelor thesis, Master thesis, dissertation
- Application for advertised topic or your personal proposal
- Requirement: Application letter with curriculum vitae / high school certificate / if already completed, the bachelor's certificate along with confirmation of enrollment of the current semester
- Finalization of contractual conditions incl. confidentiality agreement
DIPLOMA- / FINALTHESIS FOR HIGHER TECHNICAL COLLEGE
- Joint thesis (final project)
- Application for advertised topic
- Requirement: Application with curriculum vitae / certificate of 3. Grade (until 12/15 of the previous year) / confirmation school administration about project contents in the curriculum
- Starts usually in the course of the 1. HY of the 5. grade / cooperation via traineeship contract (with compensation of any expenses and incl. confidentiality agreement)
Your benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to ensure a good working environment. It is very important to us that our employees feel comfortable at the workplace. This contributes to a pleasant work atmosphere and an appreciative cooperation.
Free training material
We provide free digital training materials to educational institutions such as higher technical colleges, universities of applied sciences, and universities with a focus on mechatronics & automation, as well as to pupils and students. We want to actively support the education process with realistic use cases and data sets, including simulations for virtual commissioning and AI data sets.
Exciting projects
at the cutting edge of
research & technology
We have been a leader in automation, manufacturing and software for years. By cooperating with education and research, we always stay up to date. Join us! Dedicated students are always welcome to work with us on future high-tech manufacturing.
Diploma thesis of pupils at HTL Wels Mechatronics Department:
Functional Demonstrator for the concept test of a 3DOF-Spherical-Gear-Robot cinematic
Objective:
Development of an innovative demonstrator which is able to follow pre-defined and programmed points
Tasks:
- Concept test, design and construction of a drive module
- Construction of the bearing and calculation of the forward-cinematic
- Programming and selection of hardware components
Diploma thesis of pupils at HTL Vöcklabruck Mechatronics Department:
Flexible optical sorting machine for small series
Objective:
Development of a sorting machine for small series which checks quality features of the produced parts by an optical sensor
Tasks:
- Mechanics: Machine construction incl. 3D-modelling, components, assembly and optimization
- IT: PLC Programming & visualization, analogue and digital control outputs, user interface, testing and code optimization
- Electrical Engineering: Electrical plan development incl. trouble shooting, control electronic components, wire control cabinets, set and control frequency inverter
Research Topics in the Field of Virtual Commissioning Using a Digital Twin Motivation
Motivation:
Our goal is to make our manufacturing processes more efficient—from the initial concept to the completed industrial system—through the use of digital twins, enabling rapid feedback loops. For this reason, we have been developing our own platform for the automated generation of digital twins of STIWA systems for several years.
Digital twins are intended to Support cycle time validation during the design phase, Enable certain aspects of real commissioning at an earlier stage, before the physical system is assembled in our facility and Support customer presentations and demonstrations.
As part of your scientific thesis, you will join our small simulation team and contribute to areas such as collision analysis, intelligent material flow, or industrial robotics. You will also have the opportunity to develop and evaluate your own concepts. The exact scope of your thesis will be defined together based on your interests.
Tasks:
- Analysis of the State of the Art and review and compare existing technologies and related scientific research in the selected focus area.
- Collision Analysis for Identifying Design and Control Errors
- Evaluate different representations of 3D geometries (e.g., meshes, B-reps) for collision detection.
- Compare various collision detection strategies from computer graphics with regard to accuracy, speed, and efficiency.
- Develop or enhance a concept for automated and high-performance collision checking in complex manufacturing systems.
- Develop or improve a visualization concept for collisions that distinguishes between mere contact and actual collisions, while also assessing collision severity.
- Intelligent Material Flow
- Evaluate concepts for digitally moving product parts through a manufacturing system.
- Develop or improve a concept for a highly automatable and robust material flow.
- Depending on the selected concept, evaluate collision detection within the material flow.
- Develop or improve a user interface concept capable of representing both simple material flows and complex scenarios (e.g., product changeovers, setup procedures).
- Industrial Robots
- Evaluate interfaces such as: Robot Controller Simulation (RCS), Virtual Robot Controller (VRC), Realistic Robot Simulation (RRS)
- Evaluate different approaches for integrating robot paths and robot programs.
- Develop or enhance a concept for integrating path planning solutions from selected robot manufacturers.
- Optional Integration
- Integrate the developed solution into the existing digital twin generation platform or into external applications such as our CAD system.
Objective:
The objective of this thesis is to evaluate solution approaches based on the current state of the art within a focus area to be defined. Based on the findings, existing concepts should be enhanced or new, independent methods should be developed.
The concrete integration into STIWA software components may be part of the thesis, but it is not mandatory. An important outcome may also be a well-founded demonstration that the developed concept and its implementation are not yet suitable, or only partially suitable, for industrial application. In this case, the limitations of the proposed approach should be clearly identified and documented.
Development and evaluation of software prototypes for specific SMART maintenance problems
Motivation:
At STIWA Advanced Products (STIAP) in Gampern, we offer you the opportunity to solve real-world problems in the field of smart maintenance using software by applying state-of-the-art AI and data analysis methods, ranging from statistical models to machine learning and foundation models. We provide the ideal environment, including relevant data and systems, as well as intensive technical support. Use this to develop functioning software prototypes that will have a real impact on industry and to write an outstanding, practice-oriented thesis.
• Researching state-of-the-art technology: Analysing current AI solutions in industrial maintenance
• Identifying and solving problems: Identify STIAP-specific challenges and develop innovative software solutions
• You are studying software engineering, data science, artificial intelligence or a comparable degree programme
• Enthusiasm for Industry 4.0, data analysis and independent, solution-oriented work
• Good German and English skills
• Programming experience with Python is advantageous
Tasks:
• Real-world project: A highly topical task with direct industrial relevance
• Optimal environment: Intensive support from experts, access to production data and systems, deep insights into cutting-edge technologies
• Career boost: Gain valuable practical experience and bring your ideas to life
Objective:
• Create impact: Implement a functioning proof of concept and evaluate its feasibility and benefits
Automated test piece handling
Motivation:
STIWA Austria manufactures approximately 600,000 milled and turned parts in small batches and as individual pieces. The current quality assurance process requires the help of many employees. The testing concept, transport of test parts, and feedback of findings are labor-intensive processes that depend on employees.
Tasks:
- Create an automation concept for the 3D coordinate measuring machine.
- Create a concept for the automated transport, storage, and handling of test parts.
- Develop a concept for providing feedback on measurement rejections to machine operators.
Objectives:
- Evaluation and presentation of a solution for subsequent changeover of the entire machinery
- System proposal for new installation of a new manufacturing site (new building onto the green field)
- Worldwide operation in the STIWA Group Business area Manufacturing
You would like to write your thesis/final project at STIWA,
but there is no topic available for you at the moment?
Then send us your application
or an individual topic by e-mail.
We offer pupils and students exciting insights into our many careers. You will have the opportunity to get involved and develop both professionally and personally. Whether it's an internship or an academic thesis, we'll give you a solid foundation for a successful career.
Daniela Kaml
Human Resources