Location
Noordwijk |
This position is based at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) – Noordwijk, Netherlands
CIC-S is the Commercialisation Services Department where ESA ScaleUp Programme resides. The ScaleUp programme is a key element of ESA’s commitment to accelerating space commercialisation for a green and digital Europe and supporting the growth of private investment in space. We promote game-changing New Space innovation by providing start-ups with technical, financial, and business support, and help businesses access global markets and investors to accelerate growth.
For further information visit our web site: http://www.esa.int
You can choose between the following topics:
1) Topic 1: INVEST, investors and finance
You will be involved in supporting ScaleUp INVEST activities. This includes:
1. Space Market Research and Business Analysis:
2. Communication and Relationship with the Industry:
3. Reporting and Business Accelerator:
Topic 2: Innovation and technology trends:
You will support the Innovation and Technology leads of the Innovation unit on the following matters:
Innovation
Technology
Your tasks are:
3) Topic 3: Business Incubation
You will work on two main topics: ESA BIC and Φ-LabNet Office.
The ESA BIC & ΦLabNet Office represents a visible contribution to ESA’s entrepreneurial effort to boost green and digital commercialization. By tapping into Europe’s enterprising communities, the office is expeditiously extending the reach of European commercial space into the global economy and society at large. While the ESA Φ-Labs should support space related innovation with a high potential for commercialization, the ESA Business Incubation Centers (ESA BICs) focus on supporting entrepreneurs and early-stage start-ups using space related technologies and/or data.
a) ESA BICs:
The European Space Agency (ESA) has a network of ESA Business Incubation Centers (ESA BICs) across Europe. Each year around 250 startups with a space related business idea are selected for incubation. The ESA BICs helps these start-ups to develop and grow their businesses. ESA routinely collects information about the incubates and alumni of ESA BICs. So far this has mainly been done to evaluate the entire portfolio of start-ups in terms of field of activity, revenue, employment, and investments. To develop a better understanding of which kinds of early-stage start-ups have the highest growth potential, it would be useful to examine start-ups from their initial applications to their post-incubation activities. Such an understanding could help the ESA BICs in their selection of applicants and increase the probability of supporting high-potential start-ups (“moon shots”). Ultimately it may influence how ESA BIC start-ups are selected for incubation in the future.
Your tasks will be to:
b) The second topic connects the Φ-Labs and the ESA BICs.
The first Φ-Labs will be set up end 2023 and early 2024. They focus on early-stage innovation with a high potential for impact and should produce research and ideas that are ready for commercialization.
Your tasks will be to:
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
You must have student status and be enrolled at university for the entire duration of the internship. You should preferably be in your final or second to last year of a university course at master’s level in a technical or scientific discipline.
The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
Other information
For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.
If you require support with your application due to a disability, please email contact.human.resources@esa.int.
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Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).