The role

As a Market Research Intern, you'll play an important role in exploring exciting industries like autonomous driving, mining, agriculture, and more. You'll be helping to identify potential customers, key stakeholders, and emerging trends that will influence the future of our business.
In addition to supporting research, you'll be crafting executive summaries, analyzing competitors, and providing insights that will help shape our strategies and drive business development.

It's a fantastic chance to gain hands-on experience in the automotive and tech industries while building valuable research skills in a fast-paced, innovative environment.Your tasks

•  Conduct detailed market research to identify potential business opportunities in different sectors such as  AD/ADAS, robotics, agriculture, mining, and automotive sectors.

• Create executive summaries of potential customers, highlighting their relevance, contact details, and opportunities.

• Perform research on LinkedIn and other platforms to identify potential opportunities 

• Analyze trends and news in the autonomous driving and automotive industry and update the team on relevant developments.

• Assist in competitive analysis and provide insights into competitor activity and market positioning.

What will you need to be successful?

• Currently enrolled in a Business or Engineering Bachelor’s or Master’s program.
• Strong interest in the automotive industry, autonomous driving technologies, robotics, and innovations in engineering and business.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for technology, problem-solving, and analytical thinking.
• Ability to conduct in-depth desktop research, analyze data, and extract key insights.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to craft clear and concise executive summaries and reports.
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to work independently with a self-starter attitude.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken. German is a plus.
• Prior experience in market research or data analysis is a plus but not required.
• Experience using Google Sheets or Excel is a plus.

What we offer

• A dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can make a real impact.
• Hands-on experience in the tech industry with global teams and challenging projects.
• Opportunities to develop your skills and grow in the field of technical production and data annotation.
• Flexible working hours to balance your studies and work.
• A chance to contribute to innovative projects while learning from experienced professionals.

About us

Understand.ai was founded in 2017 with the vision in mind to make AI accessible to everyone. To achieve this goal, we’re solving the data problem of AI. The tooling and services provided by understand.ai enable our customers to get the right data, at the right quality and right quantity, to make production-grade AI products a reality. Join us to become part of this journey!

Headquartered in Karlsruhe, our team has grown to more than 70 employees since 2017 and is part of the dSPACE Group since 2019. dSPACE is a market innovator and leader in providing solutions and systems for embedded controller software development in the Automotive, Aerospace, and Manufacturing industries. Founded in Germany in 1988, dSPACE employs over 2200 people worldwide, who are committed to making the embedded controls software development process more efficient through innovative tools and services.

Due to our success in growing customer numbers and projects, we need to scale our structure and team sizes in order to continue providing excellent service. Our goal is to make our customers happy and our employees happy. We offer a variety of benefits, but more importantly, we offer an interesting & meaningful work environment and responsibilities, on which you can work with a great level of autonomy. 

We can’t wait to see what kind of future you choose to build at UAI - so click on the “apply for this position” button and together create the gold standard for ground truth data for autonomous transportation!