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maxon Young Engineers Program

Moving tomorrow’s world together.

The maxon Young Engineers Program, or YEP for short, is aimed at innovative projects based on scientific research and technological breakthroughs. With YEP, we are redefining the possible and bring visionary ideas to life.

Confronting global challenges with engineering excellence.

With YEP, maxon has created an international platform for students at colleges and universities all over the world. The program merges different disciplines, brings together theory and practical implementation, combines innovations in both software, and hardware and creates cooperation between science, and industry. As a global enterprise, we have the resources, and motivation to help every idea reach its maximum potential.

YEP Story

Pioneers in the field of aerial robotics.

As part of a focus project at ETH Zürich, eight Bachelor students built a flying gripper that can hover in any orientation and grasp objects. The drone is even more agile than a quadcopter, and is intended to help flight robotics reach new heights.

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“Today’s students are tomorrow’s industry experts. What could be better than motivating them to think really big!”

Visions. Missions. Challenges.

Who is it for?

Students in the fields of mechanical engineering and robotics, engineering teams, and young talents with extraordinary ideas, and innovative start-ups. 

What is it for?

Extraordinarily innovative projects in the field of drive technology for aerospace, mobility, intralogistics, medical technology, and industrial automation.

Focus of YEP

Outstanding engineering, excellent science, global challenges, sustainability, and competitiveness.

maxon YEP benefits - One idea, many benefits.

The main goal of YEP is to bring together talented people, exchange information, and build networks. In doing so, maxon seeks to foster innovation and technological development, offering the participating teams a series of benefits:

Discounts and sponsoring

YEP projects selected by maxon receive subsidized prices or full product sponsoring. 

Support

Your project is mentored and supported by maxon experts from the relevant fields. You benefit from the best possible technical support and, at the same time, you can expand your own personal network. 

Communication

By promoting non-confidential projects on all company channels, such as the maxon corporate blog, our customer magazine, and our social media accounts, YEP helps students to reach a wider audience, including the right contacts at relevant partner firms in the market.

A unique experience

A YEP project is a unique experience that will enhance your knowledge, your career, and your personal development. This gives you the opportunity to apply your skills in a real project and to see how your ideas become reality.

YEP application

Tell us about your idea.

We invite students from all over the world to be innovative and help solve current challenges in drive technology in the fields of medical technology, aerospace, industry, and mobility. The most visionary, forward-looking, and scientifically valuable projects are selected for product discounts and technical expert support.

How the application process works:

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Fill out the online form and upload your project documentation

We review your applications at our headquarters in Switzerland, sometimes with the assistance of maxon teams in the USA or Asia.

We let you know whether and to what extent your project will be supported by YEP.

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maxon YEP projects.

A lot of support for big ideas. Flying robots, sustainable harvesting machines, factories on the moon, and exoskeletons – YEP has made it its mission to foster engineering talent all over the world. Here you will find a selection of dedicated projects, in which young talents apply their specialist knowledge and expertise to make the world a better place.

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    maxon UAV drive for Flybotix

    Drive specialist maxon has collaborated with drone startup Flybotix, specialist in drone design, to develop performance-optimized BLDC motors for a new kind of inspection drone. With the know-how gained from this and other projects, maxon is making inroads into the new UAV market, where the reliability and quality of components are becoming more important.
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    Agile collaborative robot

    Canadian researchers at Université Laval develop a novel collaborative robot that can match human agility.
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    Active rear wheel steering

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    It’s a can of worms.

    From a degree thesis to a start-up: Five young engineers want to take a sewer rehabilitation robot to the market—with a new approach, inspired by nature.
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    Stepping it up a notch.

    Stairs are still unsurmountable obstacles for many robots. Yet a young team at ETH Zurich is building a vehicle designed to negotiate steps with ease – by hopping.
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    Predicting future changes in water quality.

    As the impact of climate change and land use continue to harm aquatic environments, it is becoming increasingly important to measure and monitor changes in water quality. When Dublin City University (DCU) Water Institute was developing its new mobile lab technology to help predict future changes in water quality, it turned to precision drive and motor specialist, maxon for help.
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YEP milestones

We put innovations into practice.

YEP offers young engineers the opportunity to carry out projects for visionary drive technologies. When projects are selected for technical support, maxon’s experts are on hand to supply the teams with their in-depth knowledge and experience. They make sure that the teams consider not only the scientific and technical significance of an idea, but also its strategic feasibility and the long-term market perspectives of a development.

Typical milestones:

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Kick-off event

First design review

First prototype with maxon products

Final design verification

Prototype can be tested in maxon laboratories

Readiness review

Field test

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Additional interesting facts for you.

Learn more about maxon as a company, our values, and maxon events.

Company

Who we are

We have a common goal: to make exceptional drive technology even better. We turn ideas into solutions and help move the world forward.
Here you can learn more about our company and our values. 

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Blog

Stay curious

We have a common goal: to make exceptional drive technology even better. We turn ideas into solutions and help move the world forward.
Here you can learn more about our company and our values. 
 

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Market solutions

Our focus areas

Medical, Industrial Automation, Aerospace as well as Mobility Solutions – companies from a wide range of industries count on maxon products. Get to know our focus areas here.

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Drives & Systems

Swiss drive technology

We view transformative technologies as a chance to create sustainable value for the world of tomorrow. That is why we develop and build precision electric drives that are among the best in the world. From custom-made individual units to series production.

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