Hochschulpraktikant/-in Projekt EIGER: Drohnen, Drohnenabwehr und Robotik für die Verteidigungsfähigkeit — Confederazione Svizzera

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Put to the Point

Help shape how Switzerland strengthens its defence capability with drones and robotics: directly alongside the co-leads in the construction of the new centre for unmanned systems in the VBS. You will develop analyses, decision bases and opinions and experience first hand how your work flows into security policy decisions.

• Entry date: by agreement
• Type of employment: temporary
• Reference No: JRQ$540-20928
• Location: Feuerwerkerstrasse 39, 3602 Thun

You can make this contribution

• Working closely with the two co-leads, preparing meetings, briefings and discussion dossiers and keeping up with penalties, decisions and deadlines.
• Quickly familiarize yourself with new, complex topics around drones and drone defense, analyze information from various sources and use it to develop sound decision-making bases
• Events, workshops, trials and technology demonstrations with the army, administration, industry and academia from the first idea to the evaluation, invite guests, document results and react flexibly to short-term changes
• Responses to stakeholders, opinions and reports, and create communication products such as factsheets and presentations
• Assume smaller projects and work packages independently, coordinate clarifications independently and actively accompany the planning and implementation of concrete measures

This makes you unique

• You are about to graduate or have recently completed your studies, ideally in political science, public management, communication science, international relations or economics. The degree must not have been completed more than 18 months after taking up the job
• Engaged, independent and flexible personality
• Strong conceptual, editorial and analytical skills
• Knowledge in the fields of drones and robotics as well as the Swiss army is an advantage
• You have oral and written knowledge of an official language. Good English skills are required

We offer this

• Working for Switzerland: We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Living diversity: Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at work: We support and advise our employees in the field of physical and mental health.

Application questions

Raphaela Zihlmann +41 58 46 51707

As the central purchasing agency of the Federal Administration, we procure security-relevant systems and goods and are responsible for the technology and real estate management of the VBS.

The Science and Technology (S&T) competence area is responsible for the scientific assessment of technology aspects of military systems on their life cycle, conducts risk analyses and develops security concepts. On behalf of VBS, W+T is also responsible for research in technology areas relevant to Switzerland’s security policy.

At armasuisse, we live a du-culture across all levels and deal with our values of courage, openness, foresight, trust, respect and joy every day. A pleasant and collegial working atmosphere is important to us. That is why we offer our employees a wide range of exchange and networking opportunities. As diverse as Switzerland should be armasuisse. We are actively committed to this within the framework of Diversity & Inclusion Management.

You and your skills are the focus of armasuisse. We offer you a meaningful, varied area of responsibility and support you in your personal development. Discover many more advantages of armasuisse such as our attractive employment conditions and flexible working models on our career page:

Additional information

We only accept applications through our application management system. Click on “Apply now”. We look forward to your application. For this position, we do not take into account recruitment dossiers.

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