Work-study Bachelor’s degree program (PiBS)

You have completed your academic baccalaureate, but you cannot decide whether you would rather study or enter the working world directly? With the PiBS, you don’t have to choose one or the other, but can combine the two. It is, therefore, a great opportunity for you to acquire extensive technical knowledge in a short period of time.

Gain professional experience by working part-time and put the knowledge you acquire during your studies directly into practice. There’s no chance of your career getting stuck in a rut. On the contrary, you will grow with each exciting project and expand your skills. To this end, we offer you a unique working environment in which you can take on responsibility and be valued as a full team member. Moreover, we pay particular attention to providing you with personal support during your time with us so that you can benefit fully from the PiBS.

What you can expect

Together we will tackle challenging tasks and thus provide you with numerous opportunities for professional development. With your commitment, creative ideas and initiative, you can really make a difference with us.

What you can offer

You have successfully completed your academic baccalaureate. You enjoy solving problems, both as part of a team and on your own. You love to think logically and analytically and have a strong technical understanding. You are organized, disciplined and can easily balance your studies and work.

Your career opportunities

Being able to successfully juggle your studies, work and personal life is a testament to your ambition, perseverance, resilience and self-organization skills. These are all qualities that are highly valued by RUAG as well as other employers. By successfully completing the PiBS, you will position yourself as a competent specialist and thus lay the foundation for the rest of your career.

THE WORK-STUDY BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAM (PiBS) AT A GLANCE

The work-study Bachelor’s degree program (PiBS) is aimed at people with an academic baccalaureate or a vocational baccalaureate not related to their field of study who would like to gain valuable professional experience in a part-time role throughout the duration of their studies at the university of applied sciences.

OUR PiBS AND AREAS OF APPLICATION

Degree in Computer Science:

System engineering
ICT services
Software engineering

Degree in Mechanical Engineering:

Design engineering
Support in the development of mechanical and electronic assemblies
Support in the development of complete systems (containers, wheeled/tracked vehicles)

Depending on your interests and our internal possibilities, it may be possible to gain an insight into other areas.

Place of work
In the first year of your studies, you will complete a basic training program at the Berufsbildungscenter Bern (vocational training center). After that, you will work at our Thun site (only applies for the PiBS in Computer Science).

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Level of employment and duration
The minimum level of employment is 40 percent. This corresponds to two working days, which can be distributed flexibly over the weekdays in coordination with your timetable and your line manager. You must start working for us before or at the beginning of your Bachelor’s degree so that you can work for us for the entire four years of your studies in a fixed-term employment relationship.

Support
For the entire duration of your employment with us, you will be supported by an experienced mentor. This person will be your first point of contact. Of course, someone from the Human Resources team will be available if you have any questions or comments regarding HR-related matters.

Salary
We offer you a standardized and attractive annual salary. It will be communicated during the application process.

Application and start
Our available positions for the work-study Bachelor’s degree program (PiBS) are advertised year-round. We only consider applications that reach us via our job portal. Please note that applicants who are shortlisted for the work-study Bachelor’s degree program (PiBS) will be invited to an assessment day at one of our sites. On this day, applicants will be given various tasks to solve, get to know our mentors and be asked a few questions.

The start date varies between August and September. It will be specified in the application process.

Information on the application process

If you have any questions or need clarification regarding entry opportunities at RUAG, do not hesitate to contact Debora.