Job Reference: See the Satellite Applications Catapult "Space Placements in Industry" website.
Salary: Starting from £3,663 (GBP)
Contract Type: 8 weeks minimum fixed term contract to be agreed with successful candidate, 5 days holiday to be taken during the placement
Location: Hybrid - Gloucestershire, UK
Closing date: 11:59pm, 20th May 2025 BST
Company Background
NAICKER SCIENTIFIC is a cross-sector technology development micro-SME based in Tetbury, England.
The company was incorporated in 2021, initially as a technical consultancy, supporting hardware technology start-ups research/design/build/test early proof-of-concept prototypes - a mixture of space and non-space related projects.
Our broad-spectrum delivery capability has allowed the company to evolve into an originator of technology innovations.
NAICKER SCIENTIFIC was recently named the overall winner of the Aqualunar Challenge by the UK Space Agency - a competition to develop new technologies that could reliably supply water to a permanent crewed base on the Moon by purifying ice frozen in the lunar soil.
Job Description:
This internship opportunity involves the research and development of a hybrid energy storage system which allows Lithium-Ion battery life extension in remote and long-lived space infrastructure, such as a lunar base, through the pairing of a second battery with substantially different operational characteristics.
As part of this internship, the successful candidate will:
Details of the proposed tasks can be tailored for the intern.
The successful applicant should have the following qualities and abilities:
Academic:
Examples of relevant science and engineering degree programmes are chemistry (or closely related scientific field with sufficient chemistry content), physics, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering
Desirable:
Enthusiasm for absorbing new knowledge and skills across traditional fields
Application Process
Apply at the Satellite Applications Catapult "Space Placements in Industry" website. NOT BELOW.
Job Reference: #001
Salary: £30 000 per annum (Negotiable based on work experience)
Hours: Full-time (Part-time may be possible)
Contract Type: Initially 1 year fixed-term (Renewal may be possible)
Location: On-site, South-West England, UK
Company Background
NAICKER SCIENTIFIC is a cross-sector technology development micro-SME based in South-West England.
The company was incorporated in 2021, initially as a technical consultancy, supporting hardware technology start-ups research/design/build/test early proof-of-concept prototypes.
We specialise in technical generalism - traversing the learning curve to develop new technology, in new technical fields, in a short timeframe.
Our development projects have ranged from kitchen appliances to rocket engines.
This broad-spectrum delivery capability has increasingly been turned towards internal technology development projects, allowing the company to evolve into an originator of product innovations.
Role
We are looking for a recent graduate or early-career chemist to support us develop technology with a "chemical processing in space" theme (e.g. In-Situ Resource Utilisation technology for the moon), as well as directly derived technologies for terrestrial applications.
This R&D role would suit someone who has good command of the theoretical and experimental fundamentals of chemistry, enjoys working on more applied research and development, enjoys working on projects where the 'right approach' isn't known (because no one has done it before).
As we are a small company just beginning to expand its operations, execution-level autonomy is an important productivity requirement i.e. you will be supported and guided by a senior chemist and the technical director, but you should be comfortable working autonomously to "fill in the blanks" on a day-to-day basis.
Key Responsibilities
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Job Reference: #002
Salary: £30 000 per annum (Negotiable based on work experience)
Hours: Full-time (Part-time may be possible)
Contract Type: Initially 1 year fixed-term (Renewal may be possible)
Location: On-site, South-West England, UK
Company Background
NAICKER SCIENTIFIC is a cross-sector technology development micro-SME based in South-West England.
The company was incorporated in 2021, initially as a technical consultancy, supporting hardware technology start-ups research/design/build/test early proof-of-concept prototypes.
We specialise in technical generalism - traversing the learning curve to develop new technology, in new technical fields, in a short timeframe.
Our development projects have ranged from kitchen appliances to rocket engines.
This broad-spectrum delivery capability has increasingly been turned towards internal technology development projects, allowing the company to evolve into an originator of product innovations.
Role
We are looking for a recent graduate or an early-career "technical generalist" or systems engineer to support with delivery across a VERY broad range of projects.
This R&D role would suit someone who has good command of fundamental theory, is practically orientated, and enjoys working on projects where the 'right approach' isn't known (because no one has done it before).
As we are a small company just beginning to expand its operations, execution-level autonomy is an important productivity requirement i.e. you will be working closely with the technical director to help ensure delivery across all projects, but will be given sufficient autonomy to "fill in the blanks" on a day-to-day basis.
Key Responsibilities
Key Requirements
Desirable Requirements
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