Deputy Project Manager

Are you fascinated by space?
Do you wonder what is possible when academic and industry work together?
Would you like to join a team that makes real rocket launches happen?
If the answer is yes, yes and yes, we would love to hear from you!

DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER

ARIS is a student initiative based at ETH Zürich (Dübendorf) and inspires students across Switzerland
with opportunities to put into practice that you have been studying in theory by gaining hands-on
space engineering experience and contribute to space engineering challenges through academic and
industry collaborations.
As part of the business team, you will tackle the challenge of enhancing our competition systems,
growing our team and building our network.
From the technical side, this year ARIS goes into the 6th round of challenges. Following project
HELVETIA, ARIS will participate at the European Rocketry Challenge in Portugal with its own hybrid
rocket engine. ARIS also conducts events to support these activities, and has ongoing engagement with
sponsors, the public and professors.
To achieve the ambitious projects and continue our exciting growth, we require a motivated Deputy
Project Manager .
As Deputy Project Manager your main responsibility is to know the project and team processes. You
delegate tasks in the project team and shape a focused, collegial atmosphere. You will coordinate
various appointments and registration procedures and meet mandatory deadlines. In addition, you will
help to increase the budget by acquiring sponsorships in order to secure the financial basis for the
development of new systems.
Tasks include:

• Structure the project, define work-packages, advise teams and members


• Plan and conduct project specific events and reviews


• Find new sponsors and maintain the relationship with existing ones


• Additional in case of demand/ interest: risk management, management of knowledge, ...


• Help to grow our community

Expectations
From each our team members we expect:

• We expect you to spend 1-2 days a week on the project and be able to join team meetings
  and workshops at Switzerland Innovation Park in Dübendorf, ZH


• Be proactive and able to take responsibility


• Fail, get up and learn from it


• Take responsibilities over your projects and tasks


• Work close with the engineering team but also with our business teams and the board

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What do you get?
By participating in this unique challenge, you will:

• Get in contact with many sponsors from academia and industry


• Take initiative outside of the classroom and gain hands-on experience


• Establish and grow your network in industry and academia


• Be part of a friendly community, grow as a unit and build life-long friendships


• Kick start your career!

Project start: August/September 2022
Duration: 2semester
Working hours: 1-2 days/week or per project

Please be informed that your work will be entirely voluntary. As we are a student project, we do not offer
any paid employment.

Any questions? Get in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you! Please submit a complete application, including CV. If you have
any questions, please reach us on hr@aris-space.ch .

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