{"id":1591,"date":"2021-01-13T16:43:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T21:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:07:35","slug":"interns-inspiring-innovation-with-susanne-barnsteiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/engineering-the-future-workforce\/interns-inspiring-innovation-with-susanne-barnsteiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Interns Inspiring Innovation with Susanne Barnsteiner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How do you combine your passions into a career? How do you make sure you get the experience you need to excel? These are questions interns around the world are grappling with every day. In a competitive and quickly changing industry, the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world experiences is essential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/innovation-in-the-classroom\/\">Innovation in the Classroom<\/a>, Christina DePinto sits down with fellow intern&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xing.com\/profile\/Susanne_Barnsteiner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Susanne Barnsteiner<\/a>. An industrial engineering intern at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fendt.com\/int\/agco#:~:text=The%20Fendt%20brand%20has%20been,a%20full%20line%20of%20products.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AGCO<\/a>&nbsp;and graduate student at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hs-kempten.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Applied Sciences<\/a>&nbsp;in Kempten, Germany. Barnsteiner has reaped the benefits of learning software like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dex.siemens.com\/plm\/tecnomatix\/plant-simulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siemens Plant Simulation<\/a>&nbsp;in school. Her theoretical and software knowledge has allowed her to positively impact her company with large scale projects as an intern. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"row podcast-social\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-2\"><p>Listen on:<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n        <a class=\"button itunes-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/innovation-in-the-classroom\/id1484004628\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>\n        <a class=\"button google-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBpcHBhLmlvL3B1YmxpYy9zaG93cy9pbm5vdmF0aW9uLWluLXRoZS1jbGFzc3Jvb20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Podcasts<\/a>\n        <a class=\"button spotify-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/32hoLGqqCNQHObq4jJha3j?si=R80tIg_GTCm4Dz20XmeFSw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>\n        <a class=\"button stitcher-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/pippa-65\/innovation-in-the-classrom\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>\n        <a class=\"button tunein-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Innovation-in-the-Classroom-p1257976\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TuneIn<\/a>\n        <a class=\"button rss-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.acast.com\/public\/shows\/5d9371326057b96e6496e754\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"podcast-infonotes\">\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"headingOne\">\n      <span class=\"mb-0\">\n        <button class=\"btn btn-link collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapseOne\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapseOne\">\n          Expand Show Notes        <\/button>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"collapseOne\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"headingOne\" data-parent=\"#accordion\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <p><b>Some Questions I Ask\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why did you choose industrial engineering? (1:29)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How did it feel to get to take on such a large project as an intern? (5:36)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you have to learn software for your internship or did you go in prepared knowing a few different types of software? (6:15)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How has your experience with Siemens software helped you with other projects? (9:33)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>In This Episode You Will Learn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What a day in the life of Susanne\u2019s internship looks like (2:45)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The impactful projects that Susanne has previously worked on (4:31)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How Susanne\u2019s role was impacted by COVID-19 (7:31)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Susanne wants to accomplish in the next few years (10:37)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Susanne\u2019s advice for other students (11:45)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div><!-- end #accordion -->\n\n\n<p>When asked why she chose industrial engineering, Barnsteiner said, &#8220;in school, my favorite subjects were Math, Physics, and Economics, but also languages like English and French. So, I was searching for a study that combines all of them. And, as an industrial engineer, the spectrum of possibilities in this field is almost infinite.&#8221;  This diversity in opportunity is what brought Barnsteiner to write her masters thesis on virtual reality and has informed her work throughout her academic and professional background. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the podcast to learn more about Susanne Barnsteiner and subscribe to the series below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"podcast-information-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-4 podcast-cover\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/cover-innovation-in-the-classroom.jpg\" alt=\"Innovation in the Classroom\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-8 podcast-info\">\n        <div class=\"podcast-header\">\n            <h2>Innovation in the Classroom<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"podcast-description\">\n            <p><em>Innovation in the Classroom<\/em> by Siemens explores best practices to empower the next generation of digital talent. 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