Company Description

Robert Bosch Produktie N.V., located in Tienen, Belgium, is within the Bosch Group the lead plant and worldwide center of competence for development, engineering and manufacturing of wiper arms. Customers are both original equipment automotive car manufactures and aftermarket customers. As part of the Bosch strategy, we offer students the opportunity to participate in an internship at our location. Safety, Cost efficiency and quality are our main focus points, and to maintain the excellent position we are at, we strive for: continuous improvement of our equipment efficiency, proactive work on process understanding and root cause analysis, introduction of new process and process automatisation to reduce manufacturing cost and introduction of new products to improve customer satisfaction.

If you look for a position where you can take initiative, learn and bring added value in an industrial environment, you’re the student we are looking for. The internship will ideally last 3-6 months and can be either full-time or part-time (let us know your availability, and we’ll work something out). At present, you can work remotely.

Job Description

The Group of "Wiper Rubber Manufacturing" is responsible for delivering more than 80 million wiper rubbers per year to the Robert Bosch Worldwide wiper blade assembly locations.. To manufacture a wiper rubber, a wide range of production techniques and corresponding measurement systems is used, from rubber mixing, to extrusion, injection moulding, surface treatment, wet and powder coating to  cutting.

Safety, Cost efficiency and quality are our main focus points, and to maintain the excellent position we are at, we strive for:

Continuous improvement of our equipment efficiency
Proactive work on process understanding and root cause analysis
Introduction of new process and process automatisation to reduce manufacturing cost
Introduction of new products to improve customer satisfaction
We offers participation in several of above activities

The tasks include:

Collaboration in shopfloor and engineering improvement projects
Assistance in planning and carrying out experiments and capability analysis in running series production
Analysis of data, elaboration of cause and effect relations, problem solving

Our internship offers you a great opportunity to experience a structured system of cost, quality and safety improvement in a cutting edge industrial environment.
If you look for a position where you can take initiative, learn and bring added value in an industrial environment, you’re the student we are looking for.

Qualifications
Student in the areas of chemical engineering, mechanical engineering (Bachelor / Master)
Completed basic studies, knowledge of statistics
Good MS Office skills
Good knowledge of English and optional Dutch
Capable of communication, team-oriented and sense for responsibility
Eager to learn and take initiative
Hands on with good problem solving skills
Intercultural awareness and understanding

The internship requires that you have the nationality of a EU-country or that you are taking part in the Erasmus- or Leonardo program.

Additional Information

The internship requires that you have the nationality of a EU-country or that you are taking part in the Erasmus program.

The personal experience of the interns is usually the following: The company employs 10-15 interns all year round from various countries. Therefore this is also a great opportunity to enhance your social and language skills. The interns live mostly in Tienen or in Leuven, known as a multicultural university city. You receive 800 € as expense reimbursement per month.


The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 429,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). The company generated sales of 91.6 billion euros in 2023. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 90,000 associates in research and development, of which nearly 48,000 are software engineers.

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Internship at Robert Bosch Produktie N.V. in Tienen, Belgium focuses on wiper rubber manufacturing. The role involves improving equipment efficiency, process understanding, and introducing new processes and products. The internship is open to students in chemical or mechanical engineering, offering a structured experience in industrial cost, quality, and safety improvements.

Internship in the area of Wiper Rubber Manufacturing

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