Immerse yourself in the world of Switzerland’s largest travel and transport company with a varied higher education internship.
Various specialist disciplines.
At SBB, you can complete a higher education internship in a variety of specialist areas. Whether marketing, finance, HR, IT and strategy or technical fields such as maintenance, network development, energy, construction projects, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering – we have a wide range of opportunities to offer you. After we have got to know you and your skills and interests better, we’ll look together for a suitable field for your internship with us.
Fascinating tasks.
Throughout your higher education internship you’ll tackle challenging tasks in a field that’s tailored to you and your studies. That means that you will take on responsibility for important tasks in innovative projects or conceptual topics. Once we are better acquainted with your skills and interests, we will help you look for a suitable entry position at SBB.
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After my master’s in maths, the higher education internship provided the perfect opportunity to gain some professional experience.
FrederikSteiner
Former higher education intern and occupancy forecasting data scientist, Footballer and hiker.
You can choose to start your higher education internship at an individual date that suits both you and us. The duration of your higher education internship depends on the working percentage you choose. You are free to choose a working percentage between 50% and 100%:
50% – 12 months
60% – 10 months
80% – 7.5 months
100% – 6 months
That means you have enough time for your leisure activities outside of work.
You will have ideally successfully completed at least four semesters of your studies and are now looking to gain professional experience. You are ambitious and already know exactly which areas you are interested in.
Remuneration.
You will receive attractive remuneration during your higher education internship:
During your bachelor’s degree: CHF 2,800
After your bachelor’s degree and during your master’s degree: CHF 3,800
After your master’s degree: CHF 4,800
The amounts in Swiss francs relate to the monthly pay when working at 100%.
At SBB, you have pension fund insurance if your annual income is CHF 3,000 or more. This means you will benefit from attractive pension fund benefits.
For the full duration of the internship, you will have a 2nd class GA Travelcard. You are entitled to five weeks of holiday per year. The amount of holiday decreases pro rata according to the length of your internship. You have the opportunity to participate in networking events and will be part of the SBB Young Talents Community.
Permanent position.
After completing the programme, you have a good chance of securing a permanent position at SBB.
Application process.
Here you can find all the key information on the entire application process:
Submit your application within one of the four application windows:
Application window to start in April, May, June or July 2025: 3.2.2025–16.2.2025
Application window to start in August, September, October, November or December 2025: 5.5.2025–18.5.2025
You do not have to decide on a field before you apply. Instead, you can simply apply to the general higher education internship adverts for the start date that suits you. We offer higher education internships in the French-speaking and German-speaking parts of Switzerland. Please note that we advertise the higher education internships in separate advertisements for each language region.
A complete application file will contain your CV with all key information on your skills and competencies as well as your qualifications, evaluation sheets and references of employment. Cover letters are specifically not required.
All our jobs are advertised under vacancies. You can only apply directly online via the job advertisement.
We assess your application file in the following periods:
Pre-selection: 17.2.2025–19.2.2025
Pre-selection: 19.5.2025–21.5.2025
After an initial selection process, a decision will be made as to whether you will be accepted into our pool of higher education interns.
From the pool of higher education interns, we will match your dossier with possible suitable positions at SBB. The manager responsible for the position in question will invite you to an interview. This is your opportunity to get more in-depth insights into the position. If the introductory interview goes well for both parties, there is then a clear path to a position and your work contract will be written up. If the fit isn’t good, the application will be matched with other positions.
