Founders Associate Intern

SAEKI - Autonomous factories for the free world

SAEKI builds autonomous factories for the free world. Born in Switzerland and scaling from our factory in Munich, we deliver the most demanding mission-critical parts at a speed and volume traditional suppliers cannot match. Our software learns from every part we make and carries that knowledge into every machine and every factory we add. We are building the industrial base that ensures the free world outbuilds any rival.

You run your own projects end to end while we scale Factory ONE: preparing a financing round, building a process that does not exist yet, opening a new market or partnership. You work directly with our CEO and Chief of Staff, own the outcome of your workstreams and are trusted to make decisions, not just work through a to-do list.

You build the company that builds the factories.

The Role

Operations. You own workstreams across HR, finance, logistics and compliance: running onboarding for new hires, setting up processes in our ERP, managing suppliers and the logistics that move equipment into Factory ONE.

Strategic projects. You drive pieces around financing, expansion planning and partnerships: building the models, preparing materials, assessing markets and grants. You start with clearly scoped projects and take on bigger ones as you prove yourself.

Process building. Where no process exists, you build one. You document how things work so the next hire can run it without you.

Gap-filling. You spot the tasks nobody owns and pick them up. You fix the problem first, then report it.

What We're Looking For

• Student or recent graduate in business, economics, engineering or a related field, available for 6 months full-time. First experience in a startup, consulting, VC or banking (internship, working student job, student consulting club) is a plus.
• Operational grit. You switch between a supplier negotiation, an ERP setup and a building a deck without dropping quality, and you set up structure where there is none.
• Structured thinking. You break a problem down, analyze it and present a clear recommendation that connects to the bigger picture.
• Ownership. You do not need to be told twice. You see a problem, you fix it, then you tell us.
• People skills. You are professional and warm with new hires, investors, accountants, lawyers, colleagues and suppliers alike.
• Language: Fluent German and English. You work with German authorities, landlords and suppliers in Munich and with the team in Zurich.
• On-site: Ability to work in person at Factory ONE in Munich, Germany.

What we're not looking for

• People who need a fixed job description. This role changes month to month.
• Pure analysts who avoid hands-on work like filing, coordinating movers, setting up accounts and chasing invoices.
• People who need heavy hand-holding. You will get direct feedback and support, but you are expected to figure things out.
• People who need fixed priorities. Ours move as fast as the factory grows.

What we offer

• Mission: Eliminate the industrial bottlenecks that limit human progress. You help build the company that produces defense and space hardware for the free world.
• The Work: Real ownership from week one across finance, HR, legal, strategy and logistics, not a side project. Strong interns get the chance to grow into a full-time role.
• The Team: You work daily with the CEO and Chief of Staff and report to the Chief of Staff. A small team where everyone ships, with direct feedback, high standards and minimal bureaucracy.
• Compensation: Standard internship salary.
• Location: Factory ONE, Munich.

Apply

• Resume: Show us what you built, shipped or fixed, not just where you studied or worked.
• Cover letter: Why this mission? Why now? Tell us about a time you owned something messy and made it work. Include your earliest start date.