Giant Leap Trainee, RF Research

Are you ready to take a Giant Leap? We’re looking for a Research trainee for our Giant Leap program – a project-based internship in our HQ in Vantaa. We are looking for a talented individual to study the applicability of using new frontline methodologies to measure weather parameters with millimeter radio frequency (mmRF) technology. As a Giant Leaper, you will get your own project to lead for three months, starting in June.

Vaisala is a global leader in measurement instruments and intelligence helping industries, nations, people, and the planet to thrive. From predicting hurricanes to optimizing renewable energy production, our technology is used where it matters the most – from data centers, windfarms and laboratories to airports, the Arctic and even the surface of Mars. Our team of over 2,300 experts and 59 nationalities around the world is committed to taking every measure for the planet. Driven by our shared purpose, curiosity, and pioneering spirit, we stay ahead and make a difference. At Vaisala, you don't have to fit in to belong.

Giant Leap is a unique opportunity for you to be the project manager of your own project, with the support of your teammates and project supervisor. Every year, these projects are carefully selected by our leadership teams, meaning that you get to work on real-life questions that are important for us as a company.

We invest in your growth with training sessions throughout the summer. Along with lessons from your own field and work life in general, you have a chance to learn, for instance, presentation skills, project management and problem solving. Connections built with fellow Giant Leapers, Vaisala’s brilliant experts and our leadership form an invaluable network for your career. Many of our former Giant Leapers have also gone on to build impressive careers at Vaisala after the program.

What will your summer look like?

• Gaining a fundamental theoretical understanding of the applied measurement weather sensing technique and the physical phenomena of interest.
• Developing and innovating new frontline methodologies for new weather parameters using cutting-edge mmRF technology.
• Building your own learning prototypes with pioneering technology, and documenting and presenting the results.
• Getting hands-on laboratory testing experience by setting up a test plan and conducting measurements in Vaisala laboratory facilities, first indoors and then potentially outdoors.
• Learning data analysis skills and drawing conclusions from the results.
• Being mentored by highly experienced Senior Scientists and working with Scientist colleagues as part of the multi-disciplinary Vaisala Weather and Environment Science team.
• Working at Vaisala headquarters in Vantaa. A major part of the work requires presence in the office and labs, while minor parts of data analysis can be carried out remotely.

What kind of skillset are we looking for?

• 3+ year physics, math, RF engineering, or electrical engineering student
• Skills in algorithm development and data analysis, methodology development
• Interest in laboratory testing
• Curiosity and research-mindset

Are you ready to take on a Giant Leap?

Apply at the latest on February 2, 2025 and please attach your CV. We’d also appreciate learning about what made you apply for this position and to Vaisala in the form of a motivation letter.

Schedule and steps of the recruitment process:

• Application period: January 13 – February 2
• Invitations to the interview events: during week 6 (February 3 – February 7)
• Interview events at Vaisala, Vantaa (F2F): February 11 and February 13
• Selections and signing of the contracts: during week 8 (February 17–21) at the latest

If you want to know more, feel free to reach out to the hiring manager Minttu Tuononen via email minttu.tuononen@vaisala.com. Please note that applications sent via email cannot be processed due to privacy reasons.

Kindly note that we are not able to provide support in relocation or work permit-related matters.