Space Technology Internship

For more than 70 years, NATO's mission has been to preserve peace and security in the Alliance for nearly one billion citizens. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) and its predecessors have worked tirelessly in providing the means that enable the connectedness and togetherness that keep our Alliance strong. We are the NCI Agency, a team of 3000 civilian and military staff in 29 locations throughout Europe, North America and Asia.

Our technology and cyber experts allow NATO to conduct critical operations, protect NATO's airspace, make data-driven decisions, defend against cyber-attacks, secure NATO networks and maintain superiority in space. This is all possible because of our greatest force, our people. In order to keep this edge we aim to hire, train and retain the very best staff.

Our staff members represent both the diversity and unity of our Alliance. When you join the NCI Agency, you will be part of an organization where you can contribute authentically to the mission and purpose of NATO and help us keep our technological edge.

About the Program

An NCI Agency internship is between 6 and 10 months located at one of our key hubs in The Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal. Our internship opportunities start from either 1st March or 1st September with the start date being dependent on the timeline to secure the required security clearance to work within the NATO community.  During an internship, you will join and support different teams and simultaneously learn from our business experts via on-the-job training and working on purposeful projects or initiatives during your tenure.

About the Internship

Internship duration: 10 months

Location: The Hague, Netherlands

The Chief Technology Office (CTO) is a key enabler of NATO's digital transformation. This office is a cornerstone for the NCI Agency's work to advance NATO's information communications technologies (ICT), which are critical to maintain NATO's technological edge. With Agency scientists, architects and engineers, the CTO is the Agency's hub for architecting and designing NATO's ICT technical landscape while considering innovation, standardization, and coherence across the Alliance.

        Perform analysis of Space technology trends, in particular in the field of ISR and SATCOM, gathering information from various sources (internal and external/open source)

        Support the PM with the work requested by the NATO BiSC Space Working Group and ACT Space programme of work, including development of documentation and presentations, participation in education and training initiatives, and engagement with main NATO, National, and external stakeholders

        Support the PM with maintaining Orion Space Domain Application System

        Support the PM with Space-related activities, such as the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space programme, including organisation of meetings and development of material and procedures

        Manipulate and analyse Space-related information and data

        Support conferences and other initiatives that are of interest for the work to be performed.

About you:

The valuable knowledge and experience that you bring to this role is:

        You are currently studying towards a university-level degree or be recent university graduates in the field of Aerospace/Space/Astronautical or Telecommunications engineering

        Knowledge of MS Office suite, especially Word, PowerPoint, Excel

        Knowledge of programming languages and tools (e.g., python, ExcelBI, PowerBI) (Desirable)

        Ability to work on its own and as part of a team

        Motivated, proactive, good communication skills, team player

        Willing to travel

        Interest in Technology Innovation topics in international and multi-disciplinary contexts

        Interpersonal skills, to be able to liaise with different types of stakeholders in NATO

        Ability to organize time and work without supervision

        Ability to clearly and concisely summarize discussions and presentations

        Excellent presentation and writing skills

Specialisation in one of the following areas will be considered as an asset to your application

  Remote sensing (e.g., imagery processing), satellite communications, orbital analysis, navigation systems, Space GIS applications

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply to our internship program, you will need to meet the following criteria:

        You are a national of a NATO member country

        You are currently studying towards a university-level degree or have recently graduated in the past 12 months

        You have strong communication skills in English, both written and oral

We also request that you please attach the following documents to your application form:

        Copy of the university degree you have completed and/or

        Proof of ongoing studies with the dates clearly mentioned if you are still studying

Application Process:

The application process for an internship at the NCI Agency is:

  Apply via the NCI Agency Careers site by midnight CET 17th March 2024

  If selected to be progress the first stage evaluation consists of logical and numeracy exercises in addition on a variety of on-demand video questions aligned to the requirements of the internship

  The teams are aiming to virtually interview candidates during the month of March for tentative offer to be presented to successful candidates by early April

Compensation

You will be compensated at a fixed taxable rate of 1,375.09 EUR per month, based on 38 hours of work per week and for travel expenses.

Thank you for your patience while we consider your application.  To learn more about NCI Agency and our work, please visit our website. 

The NCI Agency prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment of mutual respect and value uniqueness and differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnic or cultural origin, age, religion, sexual orientation and physical or neurocognitive ability. 

Additional details on the conditions of application can be found via the NCI Agency career site.