Sentec is a Swiss-American medical device company specializing in respiratory care. Since its founding in 1999, the company utilizes deep-tech to develop and manufacture avant-garde technology for complex respiratory patients. Sentec provides healthcare professionals worldwide with non-invasive, accurate monitoring and effective therapeutic solutions.

Sentec earned Kununu’s Top Company award in 2025 and 2026.

Duration: 6 or 12 months.

Start date: 1st of March 2027

Hypothesis formulation, experiment design, testing and data interpretation
Are you passionate about advancing respiratory care technology and improving the lives of individuals with respiratory conditions? Join our dynamic team as an Intern specializing in Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation (IPV) Technology. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a cutting-edge field that combines medical technology and patient care. The internship duration is minimum 6 month. It is necessary to work on site 100% (no home office possible).

Position overview

As an IPV Technology Intern, you will work closely with our experienced professionals to learn about, contribute to, and explore intrapulmonary percussive ventilation technology. You will be exposed to the development, testing, and application of IPV devices, helping you acquire valuable skills.

Key tasks

• Characterize and test IPV prototypes
• Design experiments to investigate functional aspects of IPV devices
• Collect and analyse data, and present findings to the rest of the team
• Bring your own ideas to the table on how to improve current design

Requirements

• Currently enrolled or recently graduated as Bachelor or Master student in a technical / scientific field
• Motivated to understand our systems on a detailed level
• Prepared to help out with a variety of tasks ranging from lab work and prototype building to data interpratation.
• Very good command of English (spoken and written). Conversational German is a plus
• Determined to draw insights from data and develop new solutions

Benefits

• Meaningful work on life-saving products that support effective respiratory therapy
• A truly interdisciplinary working community with a flat hierarchy
• Opportunity to contribute your ideas, speak up and make decisions