Business Developer for Space Technology

Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 16 000 students and 5 200 employees, including 446 professors. Our campus is in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland.  Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community

Would you like to grow a deep tech startup? Are you excited about creating an international business from research in the field of space technology.

Aalto University is now looking for a SPACE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS DEVELOPER to join a team of research experts from the School of Electrical Engineering. A funded Research to Business project SkyWake develops advancing imaging technology for small telescopes to monitor low earth orbit space objects.

What you’ll do 

You’ll actively identify partners for the project and negotiate with them. You also investigate an prepare commercialization paths to meet the potential clients’ demands. An important task is to make a go-to market plan for the services and products of the project and map out different commercialization options e.g. start-up establishment. 

What we offer 

We offer a meaningful job where you can create a business from research in an international environment. You’ll get the support of the research team, mentors, Aalto Innovation Services, Aalto Startup Center and the active Aalto community. After the project, there is a possibility that you could become co-founder of the new deep tech startup as a CEO or Business Director. 

You will be employed by Aalto University for the duration of the project. This job is intended to last 7 months, starting 1st of November, 2026.  The position is full-time.

Who are we looking for?  

We are looking for a business minded person with entrepreneurial mindset. You have the genuine interest to build a commercial business out of a superb deep tech research. We have the technology experts, you bring the business drive.  
 

What we value?

• Fluency in English   
• Experience and proven track record in business development, commercialization and entrepreneurship  
• Experience in the space technology or some exposure to it is required 
• Ability to work with people from different backgrounds 
• Excellent teamwork, negotiation and communications skills 

Working in Aalto 

All our work in Aalto is guided by the values of the university: responsibility, courage, and collaboration. It’s the people that create Aalto, now and in the future. We want to be an open community where equality and inclusion enable curiosity, innovation, collaboration and wellbeing. We offer you a meaningful and inspiring environment. We are proud of our purpose to shape a sustainable future. We spark the game changers of tomorrow, and renew society with research-based knowledge, creativity and an entrepreneurial mindset. 

Our community is made up of more than 12,000 students, 400 professors and over 4,000 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness.

Ready to apply? 

Are you still onboard? If you’d like to grow this project into an amazing deep tech startup, please share your application with us through our recruitment site ("Apply now!”) at the latest by September 27, 2026. Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. We encourage you to apply early, as we will go through applications, and we may invite suitable candidates to interview already during the application period.

All materials must be submitted in PDF format, with up to five (5) files, each no larger than 5 MB. The application materials must include:

• CV
• Motivation letter (with references)

Note that we are not looking for consultancy type of arrangements, but rather a team member who will be employed by Aalto University and would be interested also in participating in a potential future deep-tech startup as a CEO or Business Director. 

Want to know more? 
For more information, please contact: Innovation Advisor Pekka Kettunen, [email protected] or by phone +358 50 594 7050. In any question regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR Advisor, [email protected].  

More information about the SkyWake project:
https://www.aalto.fi/en/innovation-portfolio/skywake

More information about Business Finland Research to Business funding:  https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/for-finnish-customers/services/funding/cooperation-between-companies-and-research-organizations/research-to-business/ 

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