Your mission

We are looking for a procurement intern with a strong technical background to support our market research, datasheet verification, and compliance checks for equipment and sensors in our First-of-a-Kind (tFOAK) projects. You will work at the intersection of engineering, procurement, and project management, ensuring that the right components are sourced, validated, and cost-optimized for our cutting-edge climate-tech systems.
This internship offers a steep learning curve, exposure to real technical challenges, and the opportunity to work closely with engineers and the project management team.

Key points

• Market research: Identify and evaluate suppliers for technical components, test equipment, and services.
• Offer comparison: Support the comparison of technical quotes in collaboration with engineering and project leads.
• Legal and regulatory screening: Check compliance requirements (e.g., CE marking, ATEX, REACH) in coordination with technical experts.
• Cost optimization: Assist in comparing procurement options and preparing decision support materials for investments.
• Supplier interaction: Help draft specifications, reach out to suppliers, follow up on offers, and support vendor selection.

Your profile

Skills and Experience

• Enrolled in a technical degree program (Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or similar).
• Looking to complete a compulsory internship (minimum 3 months).
• Enjoy working in a structured and detail-oriented way, especially with technical content.
• Strong German skills (C1+) and English fluency (company language).
• Interested in working at the interface between engineering, procurement, and project management. Workstyle and culture
• Fast learning and quick to grasp complex topics
• A team player with a hands-on mentality
• Authentic and reflective self
• self-Organizer and structures workstyle to keep focus and get things done
• Good listener and effective communicator in cross-sectional team
• Curious and open-minded Other
• Valid Work Permit for Germany, or able to obtain a permit
• Location: Exiting industrial Co-Working Space in Marzahn where we have our own industrial halls to build

Benefits

• Unique experience contributing to a first-of-a-kind climate-tech project (tFOAK).
• A steep learning curve, exposure to cross-functional challenges, and the ability to shape a project from the ground up.
• Fast-paced, collaborative environment where your decisions have a real impact.
• Flexible working hours
• Regular team events

At Ucaneo we develop a pioneering Direct Air Capture technology mimicking the human lung to remove carbon dioxide from the air. Climate change is a global problem and needs to be tackled at scale. Therefore, we set the goal to capture 0.5 GT of CO2 from the air by 2035 - roughly the same weight as all humans on earth combined!

After the first promising results in the lab we continue to focus on our technology. If you want to join an ambitious team with lots of freedom and growth check out our career page and LinkedIn jobs. We are looking for talents in the area of chemical engineering, electrochemistry and mechanical engineering and cannot wait to meet you!