Company information

  • Company name
    Avy
  • Industry
    Aerospace
  • Available on Delft Career Platform
  • Spoken languages
    Dutch, English
  • Type
    Start-up

Facts & figures

  • Employees in the Netherlands
    40
  • Employees worldwide
    0
  • Number of academics in the Netherlands
    30
  • Number of countries
    1
  • Number of internships and/or graduation projects available
    4
  • Job opportunities for technical students
    Occasional job opportunities
  • We offer part-time jobs for students

Event participation

  • Application Trainings
  • CV Checks
  • Orientation Days
    15 February
  • Presentation during Orientation Days
  • Coffee Dates
  • In-house Days

Profile

Company profile

Avy is a drone company from Amsterdam. We build autonomous aircraft for missions that matter: medical deliveries, emergency response and nature conservation.

Our Avy Aera is a VTOL wing drone, a mix of a drone and an aeroplane. It takes off, hovers and lands vertically like a drone, so it can operate almost anywhere. In the air it flies like an aeroplane, which makes it very efficient. That lets it fly more than 100 km, stay airborne for hours and operate fully autonomously beyond visual line of sight.

The Aera works together with the Avy Dock, an automated base station where the drone is stored, charged and launched. Together they form the Avy Drone Response Network. Emergency services, hospitals and conservation organisations can use it to get a drone in the air within minutes, without a pilot on site.

Avy drones fly in Europe and Africa. They give firefighters and police a view from above as first responders, and protect wildlife and nature.

Student profile

We’re looking for students who want to see their work fly. Most of our internships are in R&D, so we especially welcome students in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems & Control and Computer Science. There are also roles in flight operations, regulatory affairs, marketing, sales and HR.

You’ll fit in at Avy if you are:

Hands-on and not afraid to pick up the tools yourself
Meticulous and systematic, also when it comes to documentation
Creative, flexible and able to work independently in a fast-paced startup
Passionate about drones and aviation, and motivated to make a positive impact
A student at a Dutch university (WO or HBO), available for about 6 months, 32–40 hours a week
Fluent in English (Dutch is a plus)

Experience with things like C++/Python, PX4, CAD (SolidWorks), PCB design, CFD (OpenFOAM) or flying drones is a big plus. Don’t tick every box? Apply anyway!

Career opportunities

Avy offers internships and graduation projects across the company:

Engineering & R&D: aerodynamics & CFD, mechanical design, avionics & embedded systems, software & flight controls, systems engineering and testing
Flight operations: drone operator, flight support and regulatory affairs (SORA, BVLOS, U-Space)
Business: marketing & communication, sales and HR

You work on a real project that is fully yours. You build, test and fly it on our drones, with a dedicated supervisor at your side. In return you get an internship allowance, a travel allowance, daily vegetarian lunches and an office in Amsterdam with a maker space, a wind tunnel and a sunny rooftop terrace.

Application procedure

We accept applications all year round, on a rolling basis, and start dates are flexible. Send your CV and a short motivation to us via our website (www.avy.eu). If there’s a match, we’ll invite you for a first interview, followed by a second interview with your future team. Want to get to know us first? Visit our stand at the Delft Bedrijvendagen!

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