
Working Student (m/f/x) – Laboratory Materials Development & Testing
As a Working Student, you will support the preparation and testing of innovative high-performance materials for various industrial customers. Your tasks include producing adhesive tape samples in the laboratory and evaluating them using advanced test methods.
A strong focus will be on the reproducibility of test data and the accurate documentation of experimental results. You will work in a highly dynamic and positive team environment on a core project.
In this role, you will contribute to building a robust, high-quality data basis for technology-related decision-making.
Your Profile
• Enrolled student (m/f/x) in materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, physics, mechanical engineering, or a related technical/scientific field
• Interest in laboratory work, materials development, and experimental testing
• Careful, structured, and reliable way of working
• Strong attention to detail, especially in documentation and data quality
• Hands-on mentality and willingness to learn new test methods
• Team-oriented, proactive, and motivated to work in a dynamic environment
• Good communication skills in English (German is a plus, depending on team setup)
tesa is one of the world's leading manufacturers of adhesive tape solutions, with a range of more than 7,000 products. With passion for technology, we drive innovation, reliability, and sustainability to shape a better future.
Our solutions make a difference in the work, products, and lives of our customers across a variety of industries, including Automotive, Electronics, and Home applications. With this, we address a broad segment of business customers, but also you as a private consumer.
You might be surprised to discover the many places where our adhesive solutions are at work, from the battery in your electric car, to the display of your mobile phone, and even in the elevator in your building. Wherever you look, you'll find tesa - holding the world together since more than 125 years.

As a multinational company, tesa develops innovative adhesive tapes and self-adhesive product solutions for various industries, commercial customers, and end consumers. There are already more than 7,000 tesa adhesive solutions that help improve the work, products or lives of our customers. Today, the focus is on sustainability and energy-saving processes. tesa invests in the development of environmentally friendly products and solvent-free manufacture processes as well as in the use of renewable energy sources at its locations.
tesa is active in 100 countries and operates plants in Germany, Italy, China, the USA, and in Vietnam. Around three quarters of the tesa Group’s sales (2023: EUR 1.7 billion euro) are generated by applications for industries. Together with its international clients, tesa develops innovations that are customized at product and process level. Already more than 130 tesa tapes may be installed in an electric car and over 70 in a smartphone. In the printing and construction industries, too, tesa is constantly penetrating new segments and countries with its special adhesive tapes. The company generates almost one quarter of its sales with products for end consumers and professional craftsmen. 300 applications, such as the legendary tesafilm®, make life easier or, when it comes to insect protection, even make it a bit more pleasant. tesa counts among the world’s leading manufacturers of adhesive solutions. Since 2001, tesa SE is an independent 100% affiliate of Beiersdorf AG (i.e., NIVEA, Eucerin, la prairie) with approx. 5,200 employees today.
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