Early Career Opportunities
Join. Innovate. Lead.
Open Positions
Working Student (m/f/d)
Bachelor Thesis (m/f/d)
Master Thesis (m/f/d)
Our Program Offerings
Project Ownership
Students take ownership of their own projects, gaining responsibility and the opportunity to lead their work. This allows excellent application possibilities for typical roles of an industrial engineer.
Guided Work
Students benefit from structured guidance, ensuring they stay on track and avoid navigating challenges without support. Every student is assigned a dedicated methodological supervisor and a subject-specific contact person.
Regular Feedback
Students receive regular feedback on their projects in weekly jour fix meetings. In addition, interim and final presentations provide detailed reviews from the management and the professors.
Flexible Work
Students are provided with a laptop and the flexibility to work remotely, offering a balanced work environment. In addition to our own office, we also provide the opportunity to work in a co-working space in Hamburg.
International Environment
Students will have the opportunity to work with diverse nationalities in their daily work, since we cooperate with colleagues from more than ten countries. This allows gaining valuable exposure to different cultures and languages.
Team Work
Students collaborate with peers and engage with colleagues from partner companies, fostering a dynamic teamwork environment. A special highlight for the student teams is their visit on board a container ship.
Our Experience and Network

Our mentoring of a large number of bachelor’s and master’s theses has resulted in deep expertise.

Our university cooperations merge different competencies, enhancing the learning experience for students.

Our extensive network of partner companies offers students a variety of thesis opportunities.
Our Topic Areas
Category Management
Example of former bachelor thesis: "Concept for the reorganization of the supply chain and inventory management of lashing material"
Artificial Intelligence
Example of former master thesis: "Feasibility study & Prototyping for an AI-supported energy management"
Supply Chain Solutions
Example of former bachelor thesis: "Developing and implementing a framework for Sustainable Supply Chain Management"
Process Optimization
Example of former bachelor thesis: "Data flow analysis & concept for process automation in customer reporting"
Product Development
Example of former bachelor thesis: “Development of a simulation tool for the maintenance service of marine auxiliary engines”
Technical Innovations
Example of former bachelor thesis: "Analysis of operational measures and their implementation as part of the ship energy efficiency "
Your Potential Tasks
Business & Market Analysis
- Conduct market research to identify suitable vendors, business sites, partners, and competition
- Analyze the product's value proposition, customer profile, and stakeholder structure
- Apply classic operation research methods on real-world cases
- Analyze, compare, and model business processes
Product & Process Optimization
- Perform process KPI analytics and process mining
- Prototype and design UX for business applications
- Code in Python or Excel VBA for business applications or smaller process automations
- Harmonize and standardize products using a self-defined key
Innovation & Strategy Execution
- Compare and choose between different organizational structures
- Design and execute case studies on container vessels
- Participate in pitching developed products in front of external partners
- Present project updates regularly to stakeholders