Internship – Industry X
- Period ~6-8 months (minimum of 4 months)
- Hours a week 40
- Location Accenture main office in Amsterdam, Industrial Design Innovation Center in Eindhoven (and/or The Hague)
- Start date First of each month
The work
At Industry X (IX) we work in the world of Research & Development, Product Design & Engineering, Connected Devices, Manufacturing & Operations or Smart Services. As an intern at Industry X you will become a consultant and will join the IX intern team.
- Team(s)
In general, IX is a diverse and dynamic team of innovators, visionaries, and problem solvers in the fields of Engineering and Manufacturing.
You will either join PES - Product Engineering and Servicing which focuses on the next-generation R&D and imagining and reinventing the future of Products and the end-to-end Product journey from the initial design, to managing Product Lifecycle Systems, their Sustainable Footprint and the ultimate retiring and replacement.
Or you will join M&O - Manufacturing and Operations which focuses on digital Manufacturing, Intelligent Asset Management and any other innovations you can find on the factory floor to provide a digital transformation at the core of Manufacturing.
- Daily tasks
During your internship you’ll connect with many Industry X colleagues from Accenture and gain a valuable insight into the world of strategy & consulting. Your work location can be at the main office in Amsterdam or the Eindhoven Industrial Design Center, where you will be required to be present at least 3 days a week.
- Research
Your research topics can be in line with one of the following topics but if you have a great idea which is in the realm of either Engineering or Manufacturing please let us know in your motivational letter:
- Next Generation R&D Strategy
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Virtual/Augmented Reality & Metaverse
- ESG Sustainability Reporting
- Food of the Future
- Smart & Sustainable Buildings
- Edge Computing & VisionAI
- Product as a Service
- Embedded Technology
- Asset Strategy
- Smart Grid & IOT
- Digital Factory & Smart Manufacturing
- Geospatial Technology
We understand that this might sound rather abstract, for more information on the research topics please send an email to lotte.soeteman@accenture.com. In case you want to contribute on another topic feel free to suggest in your application letter.
Interested? Please apply with your CV and cover letter with your preference for a topic. If you have a portfolio, please also include that.
Within all our internships, we offer you the opportunity to develop, learn, orient, build relationships and gain insights into what it’s like to work as a consultant. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your work as well as your academical needs and happy to help you navigate in the beginning of your career.Therefore, within our recruiting process, we are highly interested in your motivation and academical interest.
Who we are – Accenture Industry X
At Industry X we like to do it differently. We embrace change. We reimagine. We transform. How companies design, engineer, manufacture, service and maintain their products. We embed sustainability and bring digital into every part of the company’s enterprise.We create value by strategy and design, unraveling complexities with our approach as a powerful instrument of change. The way we do so is by designing and engineering products, platforms and services that build bridges between users, technology and business needs.
Putting people and planet in the center of everything we do to add value to our clients’ businesses.
Industry X is one of five services that make up one Accenture – the others are Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Song and Operations.