Are you a recent bachelor's degree graduate or a student looking for an exciting opportunity to kickstart your career in the automotive innovation industry? Join our young & dynamic team at STARTUP AUTOBAHN (startupautobahn.com), one of the most successful programs of Plug and Play Tech Center (HQ based in Silicon Valley), where you'll experience the world of cutting-edge technology, corporate partnerships, and international collaboration. Whether you're planning to pursue a master's degree or simply eager to gain hands-on experience, our nternship opportunities are designed for you.About Us:

Plug and Play Tech Center is the largest global technology startup Innovation Platform and Silicon Valley’s most active investor with 220 investments per year. With 20 industry-specific programs run annually over 50 locations, we accelerate over 1,000 startups and help corporate leaders, such as ING, Daimler and Deutsche Bank, meet their strategic goals and objectives.

Our success story includes STARTUP AUTOBAHN, based in Stuttgart, Germany, and founded by Plug and Play, Daimler AG, ARENA2036, and the University of Stuttgart. This program connects startups from all corners of the world with our 29 corporate partners, including Porsche, Daimler, ZF, Deutsche Post DHL, Bosch, and more. Over the past three years, we've worked with over 250 startups, from early-stage to growth-stage, focusing on innovative solutions in Future Mobility, Production, Enterprise 2.0, Sustainability, and beyond.

Your Role:

As an Innovation Program Intern, you will have the chance to be part of our diverse and dynamic team, collaborating on exciting projects and interacting with leading international startups, investors, and corporations. While your primary responsibilities may vary, your key role will include:

• Managing and strengthening relationships with our corporate partners, such as Porsche, Hyundai, Webasto, Schaeffler, Bosch and others.
• Identifying potential new strategic partners and introducing them to our platform.
• Building and developing our new service offerings in corporate-facing documents (proposals, marketing materials, contracts).
• Preparing reports for our headquarters in Silicon Valley.
• Providing management support to our daily business operations.
• Supporting our team in organizing monthly events with several hundred attendees like our unique yearly EXPO – watch our after movie to get a sneak peak of what you are establishing together with the STARTUP AUTOBAHN Team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-yJFm0DmcY

What We Offer: 

• Be at the forefront of innovation and get access to groundbreaking technologies.
• Join a dynamic, international, and open-minded team.
• Connect and collaborate with leading international startups and investors.
• Work closely with our corporate partners on a daily basis, expanding your professional network.
• Experience various stations during the program, enabling personal and professional growth.

Requirements:

Recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business, Engineering, Informatics, or similar from a leading university.

• • Exceptionally strong analytical, research, and writing skills with a natural curiosity.
  • Ability to work with all levels of management is crucial.
  • Excellent written and spoken German and English skills are essential.
  • Highly motivated work style, strong people skills, and a positive mindset.
  • Good organizational, collaboration, and communication skills.
  • Analytical, structured, and independent approach to work.
  • Strong interest in various technologies and leading corporates in the automotive industry
  • Ideally, some prior experience in a management consulting firm and/or corporate environment.
  • Starting as soon as possible